Lecture 1.2 CEPC0203: Introduction to Highway & Railroad Engineering

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Civil Engineering

• Specialization: Transportation Engineering
• Material Science: Concrete & Asphalt
• Fundamentals of Surveying
• Engineering Economics/ Cost Engineering

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The Need for Highway & Railway Engineering - Economical

  • Increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

  • More jobs in the construction, maintenance, and operation stage

  • Attractive investment opportunities for both local and foreign

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The Need for Highway & Railway Engineering - Political

  • Better administration of projects/programs

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The Need for Highway & Railway Engineering - Social

  • More connected roads

  • Efficient travel for commuters

  • Lesser time of travel

  • Better level of service (LOS)

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The Need for Highway & Railway Engineering - Environmental

  • “Greener” means of transportation

  • Lesser carbon emissions for mass transportation

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Modes of Transportation

  • Land

  • Water

  • Air

  • Pipe

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Public Transportation - Mass Transit

  • Fixed Route

  • Fixed Schedules

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Public Transportation - Paratransit

  • buses, jeepneys

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Public Transportation -Ridesharing

  • angkas, grab

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Road Transportation Characteristics

  • Short distance travel must be less time consuming

  • Dependent on weather

  • Economical for government

  • Complement other modes of transport

  • Omnipresent

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length of roadway a driver can see ahead at any particular time

Sight Distance

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minimum sight distance required for a driver to stop a vehicle after seeing an object in the vehicle’s path without hitting that object;

Stopping Sight Distance (SSD)

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distance required for a driver to detect an unexpected or otherwise difficult-to-perceive information source or hazard, recognize the hazard of its threat potential, select an appropriate speed and path, and initiate and complete the required safety maneuvers safely and efficiently;

Decision Sight Distance (DSD)

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minimum sight distance required on a two-lane, two way highway that will permit a driver to complete a passing maneuver without colliding with an opposing vehicle and without cutting off the passed vehicle;

Passing Sight Distance (PSD)

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Scope of Highway & Traffic Engineering

  1. Planning

  2. Design

  3. Construction

  4. Traffic Operation & Management

  5. Maintenance Operation & Management

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