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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

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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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! 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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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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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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transportation system!Creating a set of detailed plans in order to

estimate cost and facilitate construction

!Considering pavement and structural

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