Infrastructure and Transportation

RAND research addresses the challenges of developing, managing, and protecting energy, transportation, water, communications, and other critical infrastructure throughout the world.

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Mar 1, 1954

Project Feedback Summary Report: Volume I

An analysis of the potential of an unconventional reconnaissance method whereby inaccessible points on the earth may be viewed by television from a satellite orbiting at 300-mi altitude. The current code name for this project is "Feed Back."
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Mar 1, 1954

Project Feedback Summary Report: Volume II

This volume contains information on the specific design aspects of the Feed Back device.
Research

Jan 1, 1954

A Brief Survey of the Technology and Economics of Water Supply

A RAND Corporation study that delineates the problems of water supply and indicates the more important areas of research in this field.
Expert Insights

Dec 3, 1953

The Allocation of Switching Work in a System of Classification Yards

A paper which examines, from an economic standpoint, the switching work of a given system of classification yards through which fixed traffic flows move.
Research

Oct 19, 1953

Use of Alternative Recovery Bases by Air Defense Interceptor Aircraft

This report assesses the benefits of using alternate recovery bases for Air Defense Command interceptor aircraft to reduce fuel requirements.
Research

Aug 1, 1953

An Empirical Method for the Prediction of Airplane Drag Divergence Mach Number

A 1953 RAND study that investigates the problem of prediction of airplane drag divergence Mach number and provides an empirically determined expression that is applicable to clean airplane configurations.
Research

Mar 1, 1953

Special Staff Report: The Selection of Strategic Air Bases

This report analyzes major factors involved in the selection of strategic bases and traces the implications of this analysis for the basing of the 1956 bomber force.
Research

Jul 1, 1952

Employment and Labour Productivity in USSR Railroads, 1928-1950

A descriptive survey of employment, traffic volume, and labor productivity in USSR railroads from 1928-1950.
Research

Apr 1, 1951

Utility of a Satellite Vehicle for Reconnaissance

The authors investigate the utility of an earth-circling space vehicle as a reconnaissance device. They conclude that TV satellites are feasible and likely to be useful if built and operated.
Research

Oct 4, 1950

The Satellite Rocket Vehicle: Political and Psychological Problems

This paper deals with the probable political effects resulting from the launching of a satellite vehicle under United States auspices, and from its successful use for purposes of military intelligence.
Research

Jan 1, 1950

The Capacity of a Railroad Freight Yard: A Survey of the Problem -- Not a Solution

A study of the ability of a railroad freight yard to receive, hold, and deliver freight cars upon order.
Research

Jan 1, 1949

A Mathematical Model of an Air Transportation System

A development of a mathematical model of an air transportation system in order to study the most efficient program of operations for transporting a given amount of goods between two fixed locations per unit of time.

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Project Feedback Summary Report: Volume I

Project Feedback Summary Report: Volume II

A Brief Survey of the Technology and Economics of Water Supply

The Allocation of Switching Work in a System of Classification Yards

Use of Alternative Recovery Bases by Air Defense Interceptor Aircraft

An Empirical Method for the Prediction of Airplane Drag Divergence Mach Number

Special Staff Report: The Selection of Strategic Air Bases

Employment and Labour Productivity in USSR Railroads, 1928-1950

Utility of a Satellite Vehicle for Reconnaissance

The Satellite Rocket Vehicle: Political and Psychological Problems

The Capacity of a Railroad Freight Yard: A Survey of the Problem -- Not a Solution

A Mathematical Model of an Air Transportation System

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Infrastructure and Transportation

Related Topics

Agricultural Security Considerations for the U.S. Corn Belt

Improving the Coast Guard's Waterways Safety Risk Assessment Tools

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Project Feedback Summary Report: Volume I

Project Feedback Summary Report: Volume II

A Brief Survey of the Technology and Economics of Water Supply

The Allocation of Switching Work in a System of Classification Yards

Use of Alternative Recovery Bases by Air Defense Interceptor Aircraft

An Empirical Method for the Prediction of Airplane Drag Divergence Mach Number

Special Staff Report: The Selection of Strategic Air Bases

Employment and Labour Productivity in USSR Railroads, 1928-1950

Utility of a Satellite Vehicle for Reconnaissance

The Satellite Rocket Vehicle: Political and Psychological Problems

The Capacity of a Railroad Freight Yard: A Survey of the Problem -- Not a Solution

A Mathematical Model of an Air Transportation System

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