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The Profession of
Transportation
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!To understand the importance of
transportation!To know the critical issues of the industry
!To become familiar with the evolution oftransportation
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To identify the employment opportunitiesin transportation and highway engineering
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!Transportation is necessary for human
interaction and economic competitiveness
!Leading countries in commerce (Canada,USA, Europe and China) all have effectivetransportation systems
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!Speed, cost, and capacity of available
transportation significantly affect economy
!Good transportation cannot guaranteeeconomic growth. However, the absence of
supportive transportation limits the
industrial potential
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!Good transportation:
! Reduces total cost of raw materials and
manufactured goods! Increases competition between regions
! Provides greater choices for the
consumer
! Is critical in the event of personal and
national emergencies
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!Building vast transportation systems
require great resources of energy,material, and land
!Every mode of transportation can be
dangerous
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Benefits include providing medical servicesto rural areas, enabling people to commuteto work, school, or social events
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8(1*1 +,9 :.,.;*1!Transportation engineer must:
! Balance societys needs for safe and
efficient transportation with costs! Assure that the environment is not
compromised or destroyed with these
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! Needs to work closely with officials
! Must know modern engineeringpractices
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Travel by foot and horseback
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Automobile and truck travel!
Road and highway development
! Canals and inland waterways
! Expansion of the West
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Steamboats and railroad construction! Public transportation (bus and metro systems)
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Horse-drawn carriages
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Carriages on steel-tracks!
Cable cars
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Electric streetcars
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Underground railroads!
Bus transportation
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!"E# 0)+,1'()*+2(, 3&'F(A&.,*! Logistics and Supply-Chain Management
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Plans and implements effective flow and
storage of services and goods! Vehicle Design and Transportation Services
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Transportation Infrastructure Services! Responsible of plan, design, construction,
operation and management of transportationsystems. Mainly civil engineers
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GF+,,4,B!Selection of projects for design and
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Defining problem, gathering and analyzingdata, evaluating solutions
!Estimating the impact of the facility on theenvironment and the community
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Creating alternatives to achieve the task atthe lowest cost
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!Specifying all features of the
transportation system!Creating a set of detailed plans in order to
estimate cost and facilitate construction
!Considering pavement and structural
requirements and the concrete or asphaltsurface material
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