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Engineering
Transport engineering (alternatively transportation
engineering) aims to ensure the safe and efficient movement
of people and goods (transport). It is a sub-discipline of
civil engineering. |
| The planning aspects of
transportation engineering relate to urban planning, and
involve technical forecasting decisions and political factors.
Technical forecasting of passenger travel usually involves
what is called a four-step urban transportation planning
model, requiring the estimation of trip generation (how
many trips for what purpose), trip distribution (destination
choice, where is the traveller going), mode choice (what
mode is being taken), and route assignment (which streets
or routes are being used). More sophisticated forecasting
can include other aspects of traveller decisions, including
auto ownership, trip chaining (the decision to link individual
trips together in a tour) and the choice of residential
or business location (known as land use forecasting).
The design aspects of transportation engineering
include the sizing of transportation facilities (how many
lanes or how much capacity the facility has), determining
the materials and thickness used in pavement, designing
the geometry (vertical and horizontal alignment) of the
roadway (or track).Operations and management involve traffic
engineering, so that vehicles move smoothly on the road
or track. Older techniques include signs, signals, and markings.
Newer technologies involve Intelligent Transportation Systems,
including Advanced Traveler Information Systems, such as
variable message signs, and Advanced Traffic Control Systems,
such as ramp meters. Human factors are an important aspect
of transport engineering, particularly concerning driver-vehicle
interface and user interface of road signs, signals, and
markings. |
| Eligibility:
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.10+2 / I.Sc. Phy., Chem.
& Math. |
| Duration:
4 Years |
| College Name |
Contact Details |
| BMS College of Engineering |
BMS College of Engineering,
P.O. Box No : 1908, Bull Temple Road, Basavanagudi, Bangalore
- 560 019
Phone : +91-080-26622130-35
Fax : +91- 080-26614357
http://www.bmsce.ac.in/
E-Mail: principal@bmsce.ac.in |
| Institute Of Road And Transport Technology |
Institute Of Road And Transport
Technology, Post Bag No.2, Sri Vasavi College Post, Erode-638316(T.N)
Phone : 0424-533279
http://www.irttech.com/
E-Mail: irttech@irttech.com |
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