ROLE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES IN TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Transportation engineering is a major component of the civil engineering profession. It involves planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of transportation facilities. Advanced technologies in the area of information systems, automation, and telecommunications have the potential cost savings and productivity improvements as well as enabling new developments in transportation. The purpose of this paper is to review the areas where advanced technologies can significantly affect the way transportation engineering is practiced. Strategies for implementation of the necessary changes in practice are also discussed, along with the expected impact on civil engineering curriculum. The emphasis of the paper is on surface transportation.

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• Authors:
  • Sinha, K C
  • Cohn, L F
  • Hendrickson, C T
  • Stephanedes, Y
• Publication Date: 1988-7

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 383-392
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 114
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Civil engineering; Curricula; Impact studies; Improvements; Information systems; Productivity; Savings; Technological innovations; Telecommunications; Transportation engineering
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00469530
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Society of Civil Engineers
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE Paper 22601
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 31 1988 12:00AM