LESSON 1: Intro to Transpo Engineering Flashcards
activity that facilitates physical movement of goods as well as individuals from one place to another
Transportation
the application of science and mathematics by which the properties of matter and the sources of energy in nature are made
Engineering
Is one of the specialty division of
civil engineering which deals with
the application of technology and
scientific principles to the
planning, functional design,
operation and management of
facilities for any mode of
transportation in order to provide
the safe, rapid, comfortable,
convenient, economical, and
environmentally compatible
movement of people and goods
Transportation
Engineering
Modes of Transportation
- Land transport
- Water transport
- Air transport
Categories of Land Transportation:
a. Road Transport
b. Rail transport
c. Pipelines transport
d. Ropeway transport
Refers to movement of goods and passengers
on waterways by using various means.
Water transport
Two types of water transport:
a. Inland water transport
b. Ocean Transport
This is the fastest mode of transport. It carries goods and passengers through airways by using different aircrafts.
Air transport
Classification of Air Transport
a. Domestic
b. International
Planning Aspects of Transport Engineering
- Technical Forecasting Decisions
- Urban planning
- Political Factors
Data Needed for Transportation Modelling
and Forecasting
- Population
- Land use
- Transportation facilities and services
- Economic activity
- Travel patterns and volumes
- Regional financial resources
- Community values and expectations
- Laws and ordinances
The primary policy, planning, programming,
coordinating, implementing, and administrative
entity of the executive branch of the government
on the promotion,developmentandregulationof
a dependable and coordinated network of
transportation systems, as well as in the fast,
safe, efficient, and reliable transportation
services.
Department of Transportation (DOTr)
Cities are locations having a high level of ______ and _________ of economic activities and are complex spatial structures that are supported by transport systems
accumulation, concentration
Most notable urban transport problems
- Traffic congestion and parking difficulties
- Longer commuting
- Public transport inadequacy
- Difficulties for non-motorized transport
- Loss of Public Space
4 Sectors Under DOTr
- Road
- Railway
- Maritime
- Aviation
DOTR Attached Agencies under Road Sector
- LTFRB
- LTO
- OTC (Office of Transportation Cooperatives)
- TRB (Toll Regulatory Board)
motor vehicle classification
- for hire
- private
- government
- diplomatic
