Transportation engineering

Transportation engineering
	Engineering of roundabout in Bristol, England ; (attempts to make traffic flow free-moving)
Occupation
Names	Transportation engineer;
Occupation type	Profession
Activity sectors	Civil engineering (transportation engineering); construction;
Description
Competencies	Geometric design of roads; pavement design; traffic engineering; culvert design; construction management/construction engineering; asset management; land surveying (construction surveying); geotechnical engineering (earthworks, slope stability analysis, retaining wall);
Education required	Bachelor's degree and/or master's degree in civil, transportation, or construction engineering.; Professional engineer (P.E.) licensure; Professional land surveyor licensure (P.L.S.) licensure (optional);
Fields of; employment	Consulting firms; state or federal department of transportations (DOTs); municipal public works departments; general contractors in road construction; academic institutions;
Related jobs	Bridge engineering; Tunnel engineering; Highway engineering; Pavement engineering; Urban planning;

Transportation engineering or transport engineering is a sub discipline of Civil engineering specialized in 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 infrastructure for safe, efficient, rapid, comfortable, convenient, economical, and environmentally compatible movement of people and goods transport.

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