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Development in Transportation

Transportation involves the movement of people and goods from one place to another using various modes that depend on the needs and natural conditions of an area. Advances in science and technology have changed transportation dramatically over time, from slow bullock carts to high speed trains. Transportation plays a major role in developing a nation's economy. The main modes of transportation discussed are road, rail, aviation, and water transportation.

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Development in Transportation

Transportation involves the movement of people and goods from one place to another using various modes that depend on the needs and natural conditions of an area. Advances in science and technology have changed transportation dramatically over time, from slow bullock carts to high speed trains. Transportation plays a major role in developing a nation's economy. The main modes of transportation discussed are road, rail, aviation, and water transportation.

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m It involve s the movement of goods or passengers from one

place to another.
m The mode of transportation depends on the needs of people
and natural conditions of that particular area.
m Due to the development in the Industrial age there are
various modes of transportation.
m Science has advanced the transportation from slow moving
bullock carts to high speed bullet trains.
m Transportation plays a major role in developing a nations
economy.
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m @oad transport or road transportation is transport on roads of
passengers or goods.
m It connects the major & important land areas
m It is usually built of concrete, tars.
m Transport on roads can be roughly grouped into two
categories:

ÀTransportation of goods
ÀTransportation of people.
m Oodern pavements are designed for heavier vehicle loads and
faster speeds, requiring thicker slabs and deeper sub base.
m Pavement technology is still evolving, albeit in not easily
noticed increments.
m For instance, chemical additives in the pavement mix make
the pavement more weather resistant, grooving and other
surface treatments improve resistance to skidding and
hydroplaning, and joint seals .
m Shoulder pavement is designed to a lower standard than the
pavement in the traveled way and won't hold up as well to
traffic.
m 3y subsector, road transport is the largest
contributor to global warming(74% of total
emissions from transport).
m @ailroad transportation is the means of conveyance of
passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on
rail tracks.
m The development of the steam engine spurred ideas for
mobile steam locomotives that could haul trains on tracks.
m Track usually consists of steel rails running on sleepers/ties
and ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with
metal wheels, movesà
m @ailroads are the safest land transportation systems when
compared to other forms of transportation.
m áxperiments with electrical railways were started by @obert
Davidson in 1838.
m In 1904, the Spubeital Line in Austria opened with alternating
current
m Following the large-scale construction of motorways after the
war, rail transport became less popular for commuting, and air
transport started taking large market shares from long-haul
passenger trains.
m Aviation is the design, development, production, operation,
and use of aircraft, esp. heavier-than-air aircraft.
m The modern age of aviation began with the first untethered
human lighter-than-air flight on November 21, 1783, in a hot
air balloon designed by the Oontgolfier brothers.
m At the start of World War I, heavier-than-air powered aircraft
had become practical for reconnaissance, artillery spotting,
and even attacks against ground positionsà
m Aircraft began to transport people and cargo as designs grew
larger and more reliableà
m Ô   is watercraft carrying people (passengers) or
goods (cargo).
m Sea transport has been the largest carrier of freight throughout
recorded history.
m Ship transport can be over any distance by boat, ship, sailboat
or barge, over oceans and lakes, through canals or along
rivers.
m Ships and other watercraft are used for ship transport. Various
types can be distinguished by propulsion, size or cargo type.

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