TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Department of Civil Engineering

Profession on Transportation
Report

Submitted by: Group 1

Dungo, Rhon Fernandez

Garil, Ryan Christian
Gibson, Dominic

CE41FA3

Submitted to:

Engr. Alden De Guzman

Instructor
The profession of transportation

Importance of transportation
Most developed and industrialized societies have high-quality transportation systems
and services

Strong internal transportation system consisting of good roads, rail systems, as well as
excellent linkages to the rest of the world by sea and air.

Good transportation permits the specialization of industry or commerce, reduces costs

for raw materials or manufactured goods, and increases competition between regions
Transportation is also a necessary element of government services, such as delivering
mail, defense, and assisting territories.

Social Costs and Benefits of Transportation

Building vast transportation systems requires enormous resources of energy, material,

and land.

Travel is not without danger; every mode of transportation brings to mind some major
disaster be it the sinking of the Titanic.

Transportation can create noise, spoil the natural beauty of an area, change the
environment, pollute air and water, and consume energy resources.

Providing medical and other services to rural areas and enabling people to socialize who
live some distance apart

Transportation History

An Overview of U.S. Transportation History

Early Road Building and Planning

travel was by horseback or in animal-drawn vehicles on dirt roads

The Canal Boom

 An era of canal construction began in the 1820s when the Erie Canal was
completed in 1825 and other inland waterways were constructed.

The Railroad Era

The railroad was the emerging mode of transportation during the second half of
the nineteenth century

Transportation in Cities

City transportation began with horse-drawn carriages on city streets

Succeeded by cable cars, electric street cars, underground electrified railroads,

and bus transportation

The Automobile and Interstate Highways

The invention and development of the automobile created a revolution in

transportation in the United States during the twentieth century.

The automobile (together with the airplane) has changed the way we travel
within and between cities

The Birth of Aviation

Aviation was in its infancy at the beginning of the twentieth century with the
Wright brothers?first flight taking place in 1903.

Commercial airline passenger service began

Transporation Employment

Logistics and Supply-Chain Management

Logistics is the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient and
effective flow and storage of goods, services, and related information from origination to
consumption as required by the customer

Vehicle Design and Transportation Services

The service sector provides jobs for vehicle drivers, maintenance people, flight
attendants, train conductors, and other necessary support personnel.

Transportation Infrastructure Services

The primary opportunities for civil engineers are in the area of transportation
infrastructure

The transportation engineer is the professional who is concerned with the

planning, design, construction, operations, and management of a transportation system.