HIGHWAY

AND
RAILROAD
ENGINEERI
N) NG
(INTRODUCTIO

Prepared by: Engr. Pearl Mae L. Angus

WHAT IS TRANSPORTATION?

Transportation is a means in which people and goods are moved from one place to another.
It is considered as the circulatory system of a society.
WHAT IS TRANSPORTATION?

Transport geography can be understood from a series of eight core principles:

1. Transportation is the spatial linking of derived demand.

2. Distance is a relative concept involving space, time, and effort.
3. Space is at the same time the generator, support, and a constraint for mobility.
4. The relation between space and time can converge or diverge.
5. A location can be central, where it generates and attracts traffic, or an intermediate
element where traffic transits through.
6. To overcome geography, transportation must consume space.
7. Transportation seeks massification but is constrained by atomization.
8. Velocity is a modal, intermodal, and managerial effort.
IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPORTATION

Role of Transportation
Transportation contributes to the economic, social and cultural development of any country.

Transportation is vital for the economic development of any region since every commodity
produced whether it is food, clothing, industrial products or medicine needs transport at all
stages from production to distribution.

The inadequate transportation facilities retard the process of socio-economic development

of the country.
DIFFERENT MODES OF
TRANSPORTATION
The earliest form of transportation is by foot. Now, transportation may vary from land travel to space
travel. Listed below are some examples of different modes of transportation:

Land Water
a. By foot a. Boats
b. Animal-pulled wagons b. Ships
c. Bicycle c. Submarines
d. Cars d. Hovercrafts
e. Buses
f. Trains
DIFFERENT MODES OF
TRANSPORTATION

Air Others
a. Airplanes a. Ski lifts (cable transport)
b. Helicopters b. Spacecrafts (space transport)
DIFFERENT TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURES
The innovation of modes of transportation comes hand in hand with different transportation
infrastructures.

The following are examples of common transportation infrastructures:

Roads Railways Ports

a. Highways
b. Walkways
c. Bicycle lanes
d. Bridges Stations Airports
e. Tunnels
CHARACTERISTICS OF ROAD TRANSPORT

Roads are used by many types of vehicles.

Road transport offers complete freedom to road users.
Government investment in road transportation is relatively low.
Road transport saves time, especially for short distance travel.
Due to speed and flexibility offered to road users, road transport has a high rate of
accidents.
Road transport offers itself to whole community alike.
SCOPE OF HIGHWAY ENGINEERING

Highway Engineering
This involved in the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of
roads, bridges, and tunnels to ensure safe and effective transportation of people and
goods.
Scope of Highway Engineering
Highway engineering is also concerned with the study of
• Planning, location, and development of roads
• Material availability
• Traffic performance and control
• Drainage system
SCOPE OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING

Traffic Engineering
This is the subdiscipline of transportation engineering that addresses the planning,
design and operation of streets and highways, their networks, adjacent land uses and
interaction with other modes of transportation and their terminals (ITE).

Scope of Traffic Engineering

Basic object is to achieve efficient, free and rapid flow of traffic with least number of
accidents.
Scope covered by following categories :

• Traffic Characteristics • Traffic Planning

• Traffic Studies and analysis • Geometric Design
• Traffic Operations • Administration and Management
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