Ministry of Education Omar Bongo National Technical High School

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English Department
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Exposed
Classroom : 1st F4B Discipline : ENGLISH

Theme :
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
Developed by : Directed by:
1. NGUEMA Dany Mme AFANG NSI
2. TATY Joël
3. PANDJOU Tressy Géraldine Messie
4. INGANGA LOUNDOU Héroine
5. NDONG NSI Guyvane Hulfried
6. MOUITY MOUITY Euloge
7. ANDJAYE Karl Brice
8. MOUSSOUNDA Bamouni Aris
9. KOUMBA wande

School year: 2021-2022

 WORKPLAN

I. DEFINITION

II. THE IMPORTANCE OF

TRANSPORT ENGINEERING

III. THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF

TRANSPORT

IV. MODE OF TRANSPORT OF

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

V. CONCLUSION
 I. DEFINITION
Transport engineering is the application of technological and scientific principles to the
planning, design, operation and management of facilities for means of transport in order to
guarantee safety, efficiency, speed, comfort, the convenience of transporting people and
goods or materials.

II. THE IMPORTANCE OF

TRANSPORT
ENGINEERING
The major transport sectors, which are the automobile, rail, aeronautics, and river and
maritime sectors, must respond to the challenges related to the issues of sustainable
management of the mobility of goods and people. Access the state of the art of
innovations and technological developments that allow the maintenance and growth of
transport-related industries in a context of strong competit
 III. THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF
TRANSPORT

1) Highway transportation

Engineering for highway transportation involves planning, construction, and

operation of hig , urban streets, roads, and bridges, as well as parking facilities.
Important aspects of highway engineering include (1) overall planning of routes,
financing, environmental impact evaluation, and value engineering to compare
alternatives ; (2) traffic engineering, which plans for the volumes of traffic to be
handled, the methods to accommodate these flows, the lighting and signing of
highways, and general layout ;

2) Rail transportation

Engineering for railway transportation involves planning, construction, and operation of

terminals, switchyards, loading/unloading facilities, trackage, bridges, tunnels, and traffic-
control systems for freight and passenger service. For freight operations, there is an
emphasis on developing more efficient systems for loading, unloading, shifting cars, and
operating trains. Facilities include large marshaling yards where electronic equipment is
used to control the movement of railroad cars. Also, there is a trend to developing more
automated systems on trackage whereby signals and switches are set automatically by
electronic devices.

3) Air transportation

Engineering for air transportation encompasses the planning, design, and construction of
terminals, runways, and navigation aids to provide for passenger and freight service. High-
capacity, long-range, fuel-efficient aircraft are desirable.

4) Water transportation

Engineering for water transportation entails the design and construction of a vast array of
facilities such as canals, locks and dams, and port facilities. The transportation system
ranges from shipping by barge and tugboat on inland waterways to shipping by oceangoing
vessels. Although there is some transportation of passengers, such as on ferries and cruise
ships, water transportation is largely devoted to freight.

5) Pipeline transportation

Pipeline engineering embraces the design and construction of pipelines, pumping stations,
and storage facilities. Pipelines are used to transport liquids such as water, gas, and
petroleum products over great distances. Also, products such as pulverized coal and iron
ore can be transported in a water slurry.
 IV. MODE OF TRANSPORT
OF CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS
It can be done by :

– Road way :

Road transport is provided by dump trucks, trailers, etc. This solution is the most used and
the least expensive.

– Waterway :

When the materials used on the site are not nearby, one of the means of transporting
them is river transport. In addition, it also facilitates the transport of construction waste to
recycling centers.

– Railroad :

Rail transport also makes it possible to transport materials over long distances.

 Points to consider for optimal transport

The choice of transport is made according to the material to be transported. For example,
dump trucks are best suited for transporting bulk materials like sand or gravel. Semi-
trailers are mainly used to transport elements with great lengths such as metal wires.
Large melons from the quarries can be sent by river or rail transport.

In order to amortize the expenses during transport, prefer to have it delivered by a

company located in your region and in your sector.

V. CONCLUSION