GROUP 7 Flashcards
common types of transportation infrastructures.
- Road
- Railways
- Bridges and Tunnels
- Ship Canals
- Ports
- Airport Runways
Refers to the framework of physical structures and systems designed to facilitate
the movement of people, goods, and services.
- Transportation Infrastructures
Refers to the activities undertaken to preserve, restore, or improve the condition
and performance of existing road networks
Road Maintenance
types of pavement failure
- Cracking
- Surface Deformation
- Disintegration
- Surface Defects
A mode of land transportation in which flanged-wheel vehicles move over parallel
steel rails or tracks.
Railway
causes of railway failures.
- Impact of moving loads
- Constant reversal of stresses
- Defects in manufacture
- Fatigue caused by shearing stress
- Poor maintenance
- Axle load of locomotives
- Corrosion
It is the foundation on which the railroad lies.
Ballast
A structure made for carrying road traffic over an obstruction such as river, road, or railway.
Bridge
An underground passage that goes through an obstacle, such as a mountain, hill,
or body of water.
Tunnel
Aims to prevent or delay deterioration by applying protective coatings, lubricating
moving parts, or cleaning drainage systems.
Preventive maintenance
A multifaceted facility situated along coastlines, riverbanks, or lakeshores
Ports
Aims to repair or replace damaged or defective parts, such as bearings, joints, or
cables.
Corrective maintenance
It improves the accessibility, efficiency, and capacity of ports.
Ship Canals
The gradual degradation or weakening of the materials used in the construction
of port and canal infrastructure.
Material Deterioration
A rectangular space within an airport where aircraft land and take off
Airport Runways
