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G3- Transportation Engineering Flashcards

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  • Movement of goods, people, or animals from one place to another, using various modes such as vehicles, vessels, or aircraft
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Transportation

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Roles of Transportation

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  1. Economic Development
  2. Social Effect
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  • The application of principles of engineering to the disciplines comprising transportation.
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Transportation Engineering

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What are the transportation ways?

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  1. Railways
  2. Road Transportation
  3. Air Transportation
  4. Water Transportation
  5. Pipelines
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  • A means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks
  • One of the two primary means of land transport
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Railways

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Types of Railways:

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  1. Surface
  2. Underground
  3. Elevated
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Types of locomotives:

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Diesel and Electric

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  • A branch of civil engineering concerned with the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of railways.
  • Includes elements of civil, mechanical, industrial, and electrical engineering.
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Railway Engineering

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  • Paths or surfaces built for vehicles to travel on, like streets and highways.
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Roadways

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Classification of Roadways

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  1. Express Ways
  2. National Highway
  3. State Highways
  4. District Road
  5. Village Road
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High-speed roads for faster vehicular traffic

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Express Ways

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connect major cities, ports, and industrial hubs across the country

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National Highways

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Serve as feeder roads t national highways

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State Highways

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connects different towns, villages and movement of goods and people

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District Roads

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Provides access to rural areas and connect villages

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Village Road

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  • Involves planning roadway construction and improvement projects
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Highway Engineering

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  • Involves using aircraft to move people or goods quickly over long distance.
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Air tranportation

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  • A comprehensive facility for aircraft operations, encompassing runways, taxiways, passenger terminals, cargo areas, and other services essential for aviation.
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Airport

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Types of Airport:

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  1. Commercial Airport
  2. Regional Airports
  3. General Aviation Airports
  4. Cargo Airports
  5. Military Airports
  6. Heliports
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manage both passenger and cargo flights

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Commercial Airports

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Serve smaller cities and handle domestic flights

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Regional Airports

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Private and small aircraft

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General Aviation Airport

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efficient handling of goods and logistics

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Cargo Airports

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used by the military

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Military Airports

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Built for helicopter use
heliports
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- Place designated for aircraft operations, including takeoffs, landings, and maintenance.
Airfields
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- Focuses on designing, constructing, and maintaining airport structures.
Airport Engineering
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- Suited for international trade and transport and along oceans, coastlines and rivers.
Water Transportation
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Water Transportation is divided into three:
Oceanic Shipping Coastal Shipping Inland Water Transport
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Common water ways are:
1. Ports 2. Harbors 3. Docks
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- are on the coast where ships arrive and depart
Ports
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Harbors
protected are where ships can safely anchor
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Types of harbors
Natural Harbors Semi-Natural Artificial Harbor
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protected from storms and waves by the natural configuration of the land and water
Natural Harbors
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protected on sides by headlands protection and requires man-made protection
Semi-natural
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breakwaters are needed
Artificial Harbor
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exact place where ship ties up or parks
Docks
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Types of docks:
Wet and dry docks
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have lock entrances
wet docks
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water level is made equal
Dry Docks
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- Handle the design, construction, and operation of maritime facilities
Ports and Harbor Engineering
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- A system of pipes designed to transport fluids, gases, and other substance from one location to another
Pipeline
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- Deals with the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of pipelines.
Pipeline Engineering
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What are the current challenges of tranportation engineering?
1. Traffic Congestion 2. Infrastructure Quality 3. Safety Concerns
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Salary
- Approximately 447,700

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