Transportation
Transportation
BSc – 20 Batch
Transportation Engineering
Economic growth
Preservation of quality of goods
Industrial development
Agricultural development
Helpful in the time of war
Beneficial in reducing the cost of goods
Modes of Transportation
1. Highways
2. Railways
3. Airways
4. Waterways
5. Pipelines
6. Cables
Modes of Transportation
1. Highways
It is the major source of transportation
It provides door to door service
Other modes of Transportation depend on it
It requires small investment for Government
Motor vehicles cheaper than other carriers
It saves time for short distances
High degree of accidents
Modes of Transportation
2. Railways
Railway is the cheapest source of transportation
Huge amount of goods can be transported at
lowest rate
It depends upon roadways
Safer as compare to road transport
Modes of Transportation
3. Airways
It is fastest mode of transportation among all
other modes
uneconomical
Modes of Transportation
4. waterways
It is slowest mode of transportation among all
Economical
Modes of Transportation
4. waterways
5. Pipelines
This mode is used for transportation of Water,
oil and gases
Modes of Transportation
6. Cables
This mode of transportation is restricted to small places
likely in hilly areas where due to steep gradients it is not
possible to construct a road
These are also used in elevators in high rise buildings
These are also used in fun lands and Disney places.
Types of Road
1. National Highway
2. State Highway
3. District Roads
4. Village Roads
Types of Road
1. National Highway
o The highway that runs through the length
and width of country
2. State Highway
o All other main roads of state or province
connecting up with national highway
3. District roads
o Roads traversing each district, serving areas of
production and markets.
4. Village roads
o These types of roads are used in rural areas to
connect villages with each other.