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The document provides an overview of transportation systems, defining them as a combination of fixed facilities, flow entities, and control systems that facilitate the movement of people and goods. It details fixed facilities such as roads and railways, flow entities like vehicles and containers, and control systems for managing vehicular movement. Additionally, it classifies various modes of land, air, and water transportation, highlighting their specific characteristics and uses.

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Chapter 1

The document provides an overview of transportation systems, defining them as a combination of fixed facilities, flow entities, and control systems that facilitate the movement of people and goods. It details fixed facilities such as roads and railways, flow entities like vehicles and containers, and control systems for managing vehicular movement. Additionally, it classifies various modes of land, air, and water transportation, highlighting their specific characteristics and uses.

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Highway and Transportation Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering


Definition and Scope

Let us first discuss about what Transportation System means ?

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Definition and Scope

A transportation system may be defined as consisting of the


fixed facilities, the flow entities, and the control system that
permit people and goods to overcome the friction of
geographical space efficiently in order to participate in a
timely manner in some desired activity.

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Definition and Scope

Fixed facilities ?
Flow entities ?
Control system ?
Permits people and goods to overcome the friction of
geographical space efficiently in order to participate in a
timely manner in some desired activity

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Fixed Facilities

The fixed facilities are the


physical components of the
system that are fixed in
space and constitutes the
network of links and nodes
of the transportation
system.
Network of links roadway
segments, railway track,
pipes
Nodes intersections,
interchanges, transit
terminals, harbors, airports

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Fixed Facilities

The design of these fixed


facilities, includes soil and
foundation engineering
design, structural
engineering design, the
design of drainage
systems, and geometric
design.

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Flow Entities and Technology

Units that traverse the fixed facilities

people, vehicles, container units, railroad


cars, and so on.

For the purpose of geometric design


AASHTO (American Association of State
Highway and Transportation Officials), has specified a
set of design vehicles (size, weight, deceleration and
acceleration and capabilities).

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Control System

Consist of:
Vehicular control
Technological way in which
individual vehicles are guided
on the fixed facilities
Manual (human factor) or
automated
Flow control design
Geometric
Efficient and smooth operation of streams of vehicles and
the reduction of conflicts between vehicles
Signing, marking, signal systems, and the underlying rules
of operations

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Classification Schemes

(Continuous)

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Land Transportation

Roads and highways

Walking and Bicycle: local work and recreation trip; feeder to


public transit.
Bus and Bus Rapid Transit: urban and intercity passenger and
freight services; freights are usually personal packages.
Personal Automobile: urban and intercity urban passenger service;
freight service for personal items only.
Truck: freight services: rural, urban, intercity

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Passenger Rail: Guideway Based Vehicle/Train

Mostly less than 500 km; suburban commuters; high


speed intercity train

Rail Rapid Transit: urban and regional

Light Rail Transit (LRT): O-Train in Ottawa,


Calgary, Edmonton
Intermediate Capacity Rail Transit: Vancouver
High Capacity Rail Transit or Rail Rapid Transit:
Toronto, Montreal
Dual Mode Transit (bus and guideway): Planned
Ottawa Transit

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Freight Rail: Intercity mode; mostly bulk and
oversize shipments of all types. Generally a
long haul mode.

Bulk freight carried in specially designed cars


such as tank cars, hopper cars, etc.

Freight of general nature carried in:

boxcars

containers

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Air Transportation: Passenger and Freight

Passenger - mostly for a distance greater than 500 km and


overseas

Freight - high value and time sensitive items on long haul


routes; no bulk items

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Water Transportation

Passenger ships - cruise traffic, ferry


service

Freight ships - bulk cargo, container

Other - specialized ferry service.

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Continuous Flow Facilities

Pipelines - liquids, gases, slurries on short


and long hauls. Slurries: ready mix
concrete, coal in water, etc

Moving belts - short distances, passenger


and freight

Cables

passengers - lift and tow, for short


distances in rough terrain

material handling in rough terrain

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Land Transportation

Fixed Facilities

Network of links roadway


segments.

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