FEG 437 Transportation Systems

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INTRODUCTION

• FEG 437 Transportation Systems
• Douglas Daley
• Associate Professor

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Setting Course Context

• Discuss Transportation System Components
• History and Development of Land-based Systems
• High- and Low-standard design

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Components

• Termini
• Corridor
• Land (road, rail, pipeline), Water (river,
  ocean), air
• Cargo
• Goods, people, product (gas and oil)
• Controlled power source
• Auto, truck, ship, locomotive, plane, walking,
  horse, bicycle, pump /compressor
• People
• Unpredictable (like the weather)

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History

• Early civilizations
• Water, paths, trails
• Roman
• Military conquest
• Post-Roman period 1000 years
• Industrial Revolution
• Europe and America
• Local resources
• MacAdam
• Wood and earth
• Connections between rural and urban environment
• Development of cityscapes
• Demand for clean air
• Migration of affluent to suburbs
• Federal Involvement
• Military WWI, WWII European lessons
• Post-war economic growth

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Standards

• High Standards
• Federal appropriations uniformity and
  standardization to ease administrative review
• Improvement in vehicle design
• Energy and cost efficiency
• Long-design life/ long-term commitment to
  maintenance and repair
• High speed
• Low Standards
• Resource access
• Short life
• Private or local
• Non-federal
• Special vehicles

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Role of the Engineer

• Vehicle design
• Power, navigation, control, comfort, safety
• Road and Highway
• Safety, Cost- Efficient, Pavement, Drainage,
  Facilities (bridge, road, information systems,
  support infrastructure)
• Planning and Modeling