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RAMOS
Transportation moves
people and goods from
one place to another
using a variety of
vehicles across different
infrastructure systems.
The Importance of Transportation:
1. Historical 2. Social
The Importance of Transportation:
3. Economic 4. Political
The Importance of Transportation:
5. Environmental
Transportation engineering is the application of technology and scientific
principles to the planning, functional design, operation, and management of
facilities for any mode of transportation in order to provide for the safe,
rapid, comfortable, convenient, economical, and environmentally
compatible movement of people and goods.
Four Major Modes of Transportation:
1. Roadways
2. Railways
Four Major Modes of Transportation:
3. Waterways
4. Airways
Road Transport:
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
Disadvantages:
1. Longer Lead/delivery times;
2. Affected by adverse weather
conditions;
3. Difficult to monitor exact
location of goods in transit;
4. Customs and Excise
restrictions; and
5. Could be costly.
Air Transport:
Advantages:
1. Fast mode of transport;
2. Very useful in transporting goods
and passengers to the areas,
which are not accessible by any
other means;
3. Convenient mode of transport
during natural calamities; and
4. Provides vital support to the
national security and defense.
Air Transport
Disadvantages:
1. Relatively more expensive mode
of transport;
2. Not suitable for transporting
heavy and bulky goods;
3. Affected by adverse weather
conditions;
4. Not suitable for short distance
travel; and
5. In case of accidents, it results in
heavy losses of goods, property
and life.
ENGINEERING MECHANICS - STATICS (MEC30) ENGR. JOMAR S. RAMOS
Urbanization has been one of the dominant contemporary
processes as a growing share of the global population lives in
cities.
It is the process of transition
from a rural to a more urban
society.
Statistically, urbanization
reflects an increasing
proportion of the population
living in settlements defined
as urban, primarily through
net rural to urban migration.
Urbanization as the outcome of demographic trends:
For instance, while North American cities tend to have an urban form that has
been shaped by the automobile, cities in other parts of the world, because of
different modal preferences and infrastructure developments, have different
urban forms.
The urban transport system is also represented by its spatial interactions since
each city has its own circulation pattern of passengers and freight.
The major components of the spatial imprint of urban transportation are:
4. Transit systems. Many transit systems, such as buses and tramways, share
road space with automobiles, which often impairs their respective efficiency.
Type I - Completely
Motorized Network:
Representing an
automobile-dependent
city with a limited
centrality and dispersed
activities.
Four Types of Spatial Urban Structure
Trip assignment (routing). Involves which routes will be used for journeys within the
city. Passenger trips usually have a stable routing.
Modal split. Implies the use of a series of transportation mode for urban trips, which is
the outcome of a modal choice. This choice depends on a number of factors such as cost,
technology, availability, preference, travel time (distance) and income.