Highway Railroad in Engineering (Lesson 1 - Lesson 3) Flashcards
is the movement of people and goods from one place to another.
Transportation
is moving whatever comes out of one location to the next location. That might mean
transporting something from a manufacturer to a distributor, or from a distributor to
a customer
Transportation
The term is derived from the Latin word trans and portare
(“across”) & (“to carry”)
Three Components of Transportation
Transportation modes
Fuels
Technology
3 types of Fuels
Human Power
Renewable Fuels
Fossil Fuels
are the means supporting the mobility of passengers
Transportation modes
crucial element that propels the transportation system
Fuels
refers to what the vehicle uses to move
Technology
refers to the energy produced by the human body
Human Power
are from solar, wind, hydro, tidal, geothermal, and biomass energy.
Renewable Fuels
refers to what the vehicle uses to move.
Fossil Fuels
Importance of Transportation
Economic development
Social development
Political development
Three Basic modes of transportation
Land transport
Marititme transport
Air transport
Four Major modes of Transportation
Roadways or Highways
Railways
Waterways
Airways
is the transport or movement of people, animals, or goods from one location to
another location on land.
Land transport
is the transfer of passenger and cargos via sea routes or by water.
Maritime transport
is the carriage of passengers, baggage, cargo, and mail by air.
Air transport
can be classified as transporting either goods and materials or
transporting people from one place to other on roads.
Road transportation
is the most common means of transportation on land.
Roadway
it consists of the modern highway as well as city streets, feeder roads and
village roads, catering for a big range of vehicles and the pedestrians
Roadway
is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled
vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks.
Railways
One of the most cost-effective modes of commuting and goods carriage.
Railways
most organized among all the modes of transport as it has fixed routes and schedules.
Railways
This mode of transportation uses oceans, rivers, canals, and lakes for the movement of
boats and ships.
Waterways