Your Web News in One Place

Help Webnuz

Referal links:

Sign up for GreenGeeks web hosting
January 23, 2016 05:16 am +08

The first step in Hyperloop construction is underway

Hyperloop-test-track

Hyperloop is officially on step closer to reality. JumpStartFund’s Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) announced Thursday that it has filed construction permit paperwork with Kings County, CA for the proposed Quay Valley Hyperloop corridor.

See also: Faraday Future's 1,000-horsepower concept car should make Tesla very, very nervous

Once approved, the first part of the construction will include a geotechnical investigation. Before the support pylons for the Hyperloop track can be built, soil samples will need to be taken to determine the stability of the ground. With this information, contractors will be able to determine how deep the pylons will have to go in order to support the mass of the Hyperloop. Read more...

More about Cars, Tech, Transportation, and Hyperloop

Original Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/mashable/tech/~3/-LGo8EgkfYs/

Share this article:    Share on Facebook
View Full Article

Mashable

Mashable is the top source for news in social and digital media, technology and web culture.

More About this Source Visit Mashable