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What Is Transportation Engineering | Major Disciplines of Transportation Engineering | What Do Transportation Engineers Do

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What Is Transportation Engineering? Transportation plays an important role in the development of the country. Transportation Engineering is a branch of civil engineering which deals with the planning , designing , operation, and maintenance of an efficient and safe transportation system. Public Transportation.

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INSPECTION OF A BRIDGE STRUCTURE - The Constructor

The Constructor

Hence, the bridge must be regularly inspected and maintained for the benefit of its users. There are three levels of inspection: 1. General inspection: Usual inspection of representative parts of a structure. General inspection: Usual inspection of representative parts of a structure.

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Lessons learned in masonry: Presenting 10 useful tips from the field

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Each project is unique, but there are some common mistakes, problems, and inefficiencies that occur on a regular basis, affecting the cost, schedule, or performance of building enclosures. Dan Schiffer, former president of Schiffer Mason Contractors even commented, “I am not always a mason contractor, but often a transportation contractor”.

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FOUR PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

The Constructor

In this phase you assemble your team and assign tasks to individuals, develop a budget for the project, develop a schedule and create a communications plan. It is kept in the mind that during the execution of the project, it is required to keep the process monitored for timely completion of the project, as per schedules.

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Subways in America

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PUMPED CONCRETE PUMP TYPES & SELECTION

The Constructor

This method is used where large quantity of concrete work is involved at greater height, where other means of transporting is not easy to do. There are basically two types of concrete pumps used for transporting , they are: 1. Concrete pumps have been known for more than 50 years. Direct acting concrete pumps 2.

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TYPES OF CRACKS IN CONCRETE BEAMS

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