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Transportation Engineering
Name Title
Company
School, Date, or Other information on where you are making the
presentation
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Outline
• What is an engineer?• Different types of engineers• Civil engineers• Transportation engineers• Education• New solutions• Site transportation planning
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What is an Engineer?
• Engineers are problem solvers—people who make things work better, more efficiently, quicker, and less expensively
• Engineers apply math and science to create something of value from our natural resources
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Different Types of Engineers
• Chemical• Electrical & Computer• Mechanical• Industrial
• And Civil Engineers!
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Civil Engineers
• Structures• Hydraulics/Hydrology• Wastewater/Environmental• Geotechnical
•Transportation
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The Transportation
Profession
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Transportation Engineers
• What do Transportation Engineers do?– No ER, West Wing, L.A. Law that
glamorizes the transportation profession– Transportation Engineers are, however,
making a difference all around us
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Transportation Engineers
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Transportation Engineers
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Transportation Engineers
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TTI
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Transportation Engineers
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TTI
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Transportation Engineers
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TTI
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Transportation Engineers
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Transportation Engineers
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What is Transportation?
• Streets, highways, and transit systems that allow people and goods to move safely and efficiently– Backbone for a strong economy– Key contributor in quality of life
• How many types of transportation can you name?– Write down on a piece of paper
all of the types of transportation you can think of
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Transportation Modes
Air
PipelineWater
Surface
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Surface Modes
Highways & Streets
Bicycle
Pedestrian
TransitAdd a picture for each mode and have it appear with the mode…
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Freight
• Truck and railroad:– Key component in the economy– Provides goods
and services
Photo credit: Dan Kuhn, UDOT
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Air
• Dual purpose– Movement of people and goods– Creation/expansion
of business and industry
Photo credit: www.airliners.netUsed with permission.
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Water
• Water transportation– Primarily for freight movement– Bulky commodities with low cost per unit
• National system– Waterways– Lakes– Oceans– Ports
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Transportation Facts Nationwide
• 1.6 million hours per day stuck in traffic
• Avg. person spends one hour per day in their car
• 160,000 traffic signalsin the US
• Cost of congestion is $40 Billion per year
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Transportation in Utah
• Transportation is growing at a rate 2x that of population– Rush hour today in Salt Lake City – 1 hr– 5 to 7 years from now – 2 hrs– 10 years from now – 3 hrs
• 90 minutes to travel from Provo to Salt Lake City
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Transportation in Utah
• Solutions?– Optimize existing
infrastructure– Construct new facilities– More widespread use
of advanced technology
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Transportation Careers
There are 2 different videos that can be used – this is the long
one, the next is the short one – pick one and then delete the
other (and this text!)
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Transportation Careers
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Education
• Math• Science• Physics
• What else?Add pictures that are educational centered…
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What Else?
• Communications• Writing• Problem Solving• Creativity• Integrity
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Why Engineering?
• You get to see what you build• Help the community • Creativity• Latest technology• Travel• High demand• Good living
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New Solutions
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videos
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Questions…