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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
20
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manage both passenger and cargo flights

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Commercial Airports

21
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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

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heliports

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  • Place designated for aircraft operations, including takeoffs, landings, and maintenance.
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Airfields

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  • Focuses on designing, constructing, and maintaining airport structures.
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Airport Engineering

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  • Suited for international trade and transport and along oceans, coastlines and rivers.
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Water Transportation

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Water Transportation is divided into three:

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Oceanic Shipping
Coastal Shipping
Inland Water Transport

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Common water ways are:

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  1. Ports
  2. Harbors
  3. Docks
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  • are on the coast where ships arrive and depart
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Ports

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Harbors

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protected are where ships can safely anchor

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Types of harbors

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Natural Harbors
Semi-Natural
Artificial Harbor

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protected from storms and waves by the natural configuration of the land and water

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Natural Harbors

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protected on sides by headlands protection and requires man-made protection

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Semi-natural

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breakwaters are needed

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Artificial Harbor

37
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exact place where ship ties up or parks

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Docks

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Types of docks:

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Wet and dry docks

39
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have lock entrances

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wet docks

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water level is made equal

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Dry Docks

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  • Handle the design, construction, and operation of maritime facilities
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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
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Pipeline

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  • Deals with the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of pipelines.
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Pipeline Engineering

44
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What are the current challenges of tranportation engineering?

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  1. Traffic Congestion
  2. Infrastructure Quality
  3. Safety Concerns
45
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Salary

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  • Approximately 447,700

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