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- Title
PERCEPTIONS OF WOOD IN THE HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE MARKET.
- Authors
Smith, Robert L.; Spradlin, Warren E.; Alderman Jr., Delton R.; Cesa, Ed
- Abstract
U.S. highway decision makers' perception of wood as an infrastructure material was investigated. Wood was compared to steel, reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete, aluminum, and plastic on 6 predetermined factor groups and by 30 material attributes. The foremost decision factors in highway decision maker material choice were durability, maintenance, and cost. Highway decision makers rated wood lower in overall material performance as compared to prestressed and reinforced concrete, steel, and aluminum. Only plastic was rated lower than wood in perceived material performance.
- Subjects
UNITED States; WOOD; HIGHWAY engineers; INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics)
- Publication
Forest Products Journal, 2000, Vol 50, Issue 6, p23
- ISSN
0015-7473
- Publication type
Article