CIVIL ENGINEERING ORIENTATION
LESSON 6: TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING - Other names for a road include:
1. Parkway
2. Avenue
WHAT IS TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING? 3. Freeway
4. Motorway or expressway
✓ Transportation engineering is a branch of civil
5. Tollway
engineering that is involved in the planning,
6. Highway
design, operation, and maintenance of safe and
7. Primary, secondary, and tertiary local
efficient transportation systems.
roads.
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING 2. RAILWAYS
- Rail transport is also known as train
✓ Before making any sort of planning, the Engineer
transport. It is means of transport, on
must take an account of the database of the
vehicles which run on tracks (rails or
area or if it is appropriate, the previous system
railroads). It is one of the most important,
in place. This inventory or database must include
commonly used and very cost-effective
information on:
modes of commuting and goods carriage
1. Population
over long, as wells as short distances.
2. Land use
3. Transportation facilities and services ADVANTAGES OF RAILWAY
4. Economic activity TRANSPORT
5. Regional financial resources 1) Dependable
6. Community values and expectations
2) Better Organized
7. Laws and ordinances
3) High Speed over Long Distances
✓ These inventories help the engineer create 4) Suitable for Bulky and Heavy Goods
system models to accurately forecast the future
5) Cheaper Transport
demand or conditions.
6) Safety
DESIGN ASPECTS OF TRANSPORT ENGINEERING 7) Larger Capacity
8) Public Welfare
✓ Sizing of transportation facilities (how many 9) Administrative Facilities of Government
lanes or how much capacity the facility has), 10) Employment Opportunities
✓ Determining the materials and thickness used in
pavement designing the geometry (vertical and DISADVANTAGES OF RAILWAY
horizontal alignment) of the roadway. TRANSPORT
WHAT ARE THE FOUR MAJOR MODES OF 1) Huge capital outlay
TRANSPORTATION? 2) Lack of flexibility
3) Lack of Door-to-Door Service
✓ Roadways 4) Monopoly
✓ Railways 5) Unsuitable for Short distance and small
✓ Waterways loads
✓ Airways 6) Booking Formalities
✓ 7) No rural Service
1. ROADWAYS 8) Underutilized capacity
- Road transport means transportation of
9) Centralized Administration
goods and personnel from one place to the
other on roads. PHILIPPINE RAILWAYS
- Road may be defined as a thoroughfare or a
1) Philippine National Railways
pavement which steers you to your desired
2) Light Rail Transit Authority
destination by using feet or vehicles (land
3) Metro Rail Transit Corporation
compatible vehicles)
LESSON 6: TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING - Other names for a road include:
1. Parkway
2. Avenue
WHAT IS TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING? 3. Freeway
4. Motorway or expressway
✓ Transportation engineering is a branch of civil
5. Tollway
engineering that is involved in the planning,
6. Highway
design, operation, and maintenance of safe and
7. Primary, secondary, and tertiary local
efficient transportation systems.
roads.
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING 2. RAILWAYS
- Rail transport is also known as train
✓ Before making any sort of planning, the Engineer
transport. It is means of transport, on
must take an account of the database of the
vehicles which run on tracks (rails or
area or if it is appropriate, the previous system
railroads). It is one of the most important,
in place. This inventory or database must include
commonly used and very cost-effective
information on:
modes of commuting and goods carriage
1. Population
over long, as wells as short distances.
2. Land use
3. Transportation facilities and services ADVANTAGES OF RAILWAY
4. Economic activity TRANSPORT
5. Regional financial resources 1) Dependable
6. Community values and expectations
2) Better Organized
7. Laws and ordinances
3) High Speed over Long Distances
✓ These inventories help the engineer create 4) Suitable for Bulky and Heavy Goods
system models to accurately forecast the future
5) Cheaper Transport
demand or conditions.
6) Safety
DESIGN ASPECTS OF TRANSPORT ENGINEERING 7) Larger Capacity
8) Public Welfare
✓ Sizing of transportation facilities (how many 9) Administrative Facilities of Government
lanes or how much capacity the facility has), 10) Employment Opportunities
✓ Determining the materials and thickness used in
pavement designing the geometry (vertical and DISADVANTAGES OF RAILWAY
horizontal alignment) of the roadway. TRANSPORT
WHAT ARE THE FOUR MAJOR MODES OF 1) Huge capital outlay
TRANSPORTATION? 2) Lack of flexibility
3) Lack of Door-to-Door Service
✓ Roadways 4) Monopoly
✓ Railways 5) Unsuitable for Short distance and small
✓ Waterways loads
✓ Airways 6) Booking Formalities
✓ 7) No rural Service
1. ROADWAYS 8) Underutilized capacity
- Road transport means transportation of
9) Centralized Administration
goods and personnel from one place to the
other on roads. PHILIPPINE RAILWAYS
- Road may be defined as a thoroughfare or a
1) Philippine National Railways
pavement which steers you to your desired
2) Light Rail Transit Authority
destination by using feet or vehicles (land
3) Metro Rail Transit Corporation
compatible vehicles)
