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Transportation

The document discusses transportation systems and their components including infrastructure, vehicles, and operators. It covers different modes of transportation and issues like congestion. It also discusses the field of transportation engineering.

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What is Transportation?

„ Safe and efficient movement of


persons and goods over time and
space
– Objectives constant
– Methods change (shipping / railroads /
rural roads / freeways / airports)
„ Characterized by
– Thing being transported
– Type of vehicle
– Right-of-way
Transportation System
„ Components
– Infrastructure (~ structural elements)
– Vehicles (~ load)
– Operators/users (somewhat unique to
transportation)
Transportation System

Infrastructure
Road, canal, rail, air
Transfer points
Supporting elements
(signs, signals, safety)

Vehicles Operators/Content
Planes, trains, autos, Drivers, pilots, freight,
buses, ships, trucks passengers
Transportation System
„ Infrastructure (supply)
– Road - highways, arterials, local streets
– Transfer points – parking areas,
driveways
– Supporting elements – signals, signs,
safety hardware, etc.
„ Vehicles (demand for movement)
– Vehicles/hour
– Tons/year
– Passengers/month
Transportation System

Supply
Demand

Infrastructure

People/
People/
Vehicles
Vehicles
Freight
Freight
„ “Fail soft" versus "fail
hard"
– Design criteria is less than
expected load
– Many transportation systems
designed to "fail" twice a day
==> trade-offs

„ Total U.S. expenditures


– Personal transportation ~12% GNP
– Freight transportation ~ 8% GNP
„ The speed, cost, and capabilities of
available transportation have a
significant economic impact on an
area
– Rail service (TAMU)
– Interstate freeway system (none to College
Station)
„ Countries with better/advanced
transportation networks and
services are leaders in industry and
commerce
– USA, Japan, Germany, ...
What is Transportation
Engineering?
„ The engineering profession is
involved in all aspects of
transportation
– Aeronautical (aircraft)
– Chemical (fuel)
– Mechanical (vehicles)
– Electrical (communications, control system)
– Civil (development of facilities and manage
demand)
Transportation Engineering
„ One of the specialty areas of civil
engineering
– Development of facilities for the movement
of goods and people
– Planning, design, operation and
maintenance
„ An interesting / exciting area
„ Multi-disciplinary
– Economic
– Environmental
– Planning
– Statistics
– Law
– Psychology & human factors
– Public administration
„ People oriented
„ Problems ==> solutions
Who Employs
Transportation Engineers?
„ 50% government
„ 40% consultants
„ 5% research, teaching
„ 5% other - rail, trucking firms, etc.
Future: Hot Track (Runner Up)

„ “Recent passage of $200 billion


transportation bill insures there will be
plenty of highways to design and
bridges to repair. Traffic engineers will
also work with new technology such as
monitors that tell a driver when another
car is in his blind spot and sensors in the
pavement that track road conditions.”
U.S. News and World Report, October 26, 1998
Careers to Count On
„ “For millions of Americans, girding for
gridlock is a teeth-grinding daily ritual.
And with more cars on the road every
day, engineers and other professionals
trained to reduce traffic congestion are
finding plenty of job opportunities”
„ “PAY AND PERKS: $45,000 to
$150,000. Producing tangible change is
a source of job satisfaction for many.”
U.S. News and World Report, February 18, 2002
Transportation Engineering
CE Faculty
„ Faculty
– Dr. M. Burris, CE/TTI 304C
– Dr. C. Dudek, CE/TTI 309I
– Dr. G. Hawkins, CE/TTI 301C
– Dr. D. Lord, CE/TTI 304A
– Dr. Y. Zhang, CE/TTI 301G

„ Current visiting faculty (TTI staff)


– Dr. M. Abbas, GGB 145
– Dr. B. Eisele, CE/TTI 404F
Transportation Research at A&M
„ Conducted through the Texas
Transportation Institute (TTI)
– Largest university-based transportation
research institute in the world
– All components of transportation system
– ~100 undergraduate workers hired per
semester
TAMU Academic Program
„ 4 undergraduate CVEN classes
– 307: Transportation Engineering
– 418: Highway Materials and Pavement Design
– 451: Public Works Engineering
– 454: Urban Planning for Engineers
– 456: Highway Design
– 457: Urban Traffic Facilities
„ 8 graduate CVEN classes
– Traffic Engineering: Characteristics, Traffic Engineering:
Operations, Traffic Engineering: Design, Roadside Safety
Design, Transportation System Engineering Management,
Street and Highway Design, Engineering and Urban
Transportation Systems, Advanced Surface Transportation
Systems
CVEN 307
Transportation Engineering
„ Basic principles and
methods
– Planning, design, and
operations
„ Vehicle/driver analysis
„ Multi-modal perspective
„ Drs. Burris, Zhang,
Hawkins
„ 2 sections/semester
CVEN 454
Urban Planning for Engineers
„ Urban planning (regulations, land use ...)
„ Design (interaction between elements)
„ TERRAMODEL
(Civil Engineering
software)
– Residential site layout
– Roadway, drainage,
sanitary sewer,
potable water .....
„ Dr. B. Eisele
CVEN 456
Highway Design
„ Design criteria
„ Location studies
„ Alignment
– Horizontal / vertical
„ Cross section analysis
„ Dr. D. Lord
CVEN 457
Urban Traffic Facilities
„ Design & operation of
traffic control devices
„ Driver-vehicle-rdwy
characteristics &
interactions
„ Dr. G. Hawkins
What are Current
Transportation Problems?
„ Congestion
„ Aging population
„ Accidents
„ Aging infrastructure
„ Increased truck weights
Potential Solutions

„ Infrastructure expansion/renewal
– $200 billion transportation bill
– Politics
– Limited resources ($, land,...)
„ New techniques
– More intelligent use of available resources
– Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
A&M Information Sources
„ Department Website
– www.civil.tamu.edu/Ugrad/Transportation
„ Institute of Transportation
Engineers: TAMU Student Chapter
– ite.tamu.edu
„ Texas Transportation Institute
– tti.tamu.edu
„ ITS Research at TAMU
– translink.tamu.edu
Transportation Organizations
„ Institute of Transportation Engineers
– www.ite.org
„ Federal Highway Administration
– www.fhwa.dot.gov
„ American Association of State Highway
and Transportation Officials
– www.aashto.org
„ Texas Department of Transportation
– www.dot.state.tx.us
„ Transportation Research Board
– www.trb.org

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