Transportation Engineering

Description

Transportation is the movement of people, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles and operations. Transportation Engineering is the application of science and technology for the safe, efficient and sustainable movement of people and goods. It covers research, policy development, planning, design, implementation, operation and management of all modes of travel; road, rail, water or air, and interfaces between these modes. The transport system comprises people, vehicles, infrastructure and communications and other interfaces between these components. The transport system is a crucial element of the overall land use and economic system.
Railway, bus, highway, and airport systems are complex infrastructures that require considerable planning and development. A person who designs these systems is known as a transportation engineer. Transportation engineers may work in consulting firms, private businesses, universities, and government agencies. Transportation engineering is the application of technology and scientific principles to the planning, functional design, operation and management of facilities for any mode of transportation, in order to provide for the safe, efficient, rapid, comfortable, convenient, economical, and environmentally-compatible movement of people and goods.
Passenger trips are the focus of transport engineering as they often represent the peak of demand on any transportation system. With relevant information on such a matter of great significance and importance, this book would be useful for researchers as well as students. It is the work of a well-reputed subject expert.