Quiz 1 Flashcards
Transportation is the movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another.
True or False
True
The planning aspects of transportation engineering involve urban planning and technical forecasting decisions.
True
Transportation engineering, as practiced by civil engineers, primarily involves planning, design, and construction only.
False
Transportation planning essentially involves the development of a transport model which will accurately represent both the current as well as future transportation system.
True
Geometric design deals with physical proportioning of other transportation facilities, in contrast with the structural design of the facilities.
True
Pavement design deals with the structural design of flexible roads only.
False
Political polices frequently play a deciding role in transport development.
True
The rapid growth of urban areas by an even more,rapidly expanding population is a phenomenon that can be overlooked among transport development factors.
False
Pipeline routes are practically limited as they can be laid on land or under water.
False
The design of pavements mainly covers structural aspects, functional aspects and drainage.
True
Refers to the equipment and logistics of transporting passengers and goods.
Transportation System
It is a key sector in the Philippine economy, linking population and economic centers across the islands.
Transport
It is an emerging civil engineering discipline encompassing the analysis, planning, design, construction, operation, and management of integrated transportation systems.
Transportation Engineering
It is a safe, efficient, reliable, and sustainable movement of persons and goods over time and space.
Transportation
The term that describes a rural, lesser traveled way.
Road
Refers to a major rural traveled way; more recently it has been used for a rood, in either a rural or urban area where points of entrance and exit for traffic are limited and controlled.
Highway
This term originates with the Latin strata (initially, “paved”) and later strata via (“a way paved with stones”).
Street
An access-controlled road with direct user charges.
Tollway
He codified the specifications for asphalt mixes and developed two forms of asphalt.
Richardson
His total structural reliance on broken stone represented the largest paradigm shift in the history of road pavements.
McAdam
He is known as the father of modern road building.
Trésaguet
He is known as the founder of the Institute of Civil Engineer.
Telford
Natural formations affording safe discharge facilities for ships on sea coasts, in the form of creeks and basins is called
Natural harbors
It is an area protected from the effect of waves either by breakwaters or by dredging.
Artificial harbors
Its location is selected to optimize access to land and navigable water, for commercial demand, and for shelter from wind and waves.
Port
