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WhoareTransportationEngineers?

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Listen
Source:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmDjcvpVh2M

1. Listentothefollowingvideoclipandtranslatethegivenwordsandexpressions:
raststanovnitva

zarazlikuod

ukljuiti

nadgledanje

provoditistudijuizvedivosti

staist

studijatrokova

ostvaritikarijeru

isuivanje

jednadba

irenje

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NatureoftheWork

Figure1.2

2. Completethesentenceswithmissingwords:
figure out, congested, commuter, systems, patterns, firms, governmental, equipment,
monitor,developing,construction,

Figure1.3

Transportationengineerscreativelyapplyscientificprinciplesandtechnologytothedesign,
_____________ and maintenance of highways, airports, and railway and bus_____. They
workfor_______agencies,forconsulting_____thattroubleshootforthegovernment,and
forprivatefirmsthatproducematerialsand______usedintransportation.Withincreasing
urbanization occurring globally, transportation engineers are in high demand to help
________howtomovepeopleandgoodssafelyandefficiently.
Transportationengineerscanworkinavarietyofareas.Theycanworkastrafficengineers
and plan new roads or traffic______, prepare plans for new multilane highways, use
technology to _______traffic flow and conditions, and create alternative routes to
_______traffic corridors. Some transportation engineers work in the railways sector,
planningforhighspeedrailserviceand_______commuterroutes.Someengineersdevelop
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entire transportation systems, including roads, subways, _______trains, and buses.

Engineersalsosupervisetheconstructionorrepairoftransportationinfrastructure.
Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_engineering

Figure1.2

3. Putthephasesoftransportationengineer'stasksintotherightorder:
a) Theydeterminewhetherthelandisinalocationsuitable forbuilding andhowthe
projectscouldaffecttheenvironment.
b) Partofcompletingasuccessfulprojectistostaywithinbudget.
c) Once these factors have been analysed, transportation engineers compile their
findings and share the information with all the agencies involved in building the
project.
d) Whenfiguringoutaproject'sfeasibility,theymustconsidertheneedsofthosebeing
servedandwhethersufficientlandexistsfortheprojecttobecompleted.
e) Intheinitialstageofplanningaproject,transportationengineersstudythecostsfor
doingtheproject
Completethearticlebelowwiththewords,prepositionsandphrases.Payattentionto
thetenseoftheverb!
out

users

bid

makesure

suited

how

closely

meet

whether

Some transportation engineers are________1 involved in the construction process. They

sendtheproject_____2toseveralcontractorsforbidding,gatherthe_____3,andthenselect
thebestone.Transportationengineersdetermine______4availablelandneedstobefilled
ortreatedbeforebuilding,andtheyrecommendconstructionmethodsbest______5tothe
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soiltypesencountered.Duringroadconstruction,engineersmust_______6designplansand
highwaydepartmentstandardsarefully_____7.Itistheresponsibilityofthetransportation
engineertomakesurethattheircompletedprojectsaresafeforall______8.
4. Matchtheverbs/nounswithcorrespondingpreposition/noun
commuter

corridors

congested

standards

tomeet

in

tofigure

highdemand

involved

trains

stayin

out

5. CollocationswithDoandMake:usuallyDoisusedforactivitiesMakeforconstructing,
building,creating
Use'make'toexpressanactivitythatcreatessomethingthatyoucantouch.Usetheverb
'do'toexpressdailyactivitiesorjobs.Noticethattheseareusuallyactivitiesthatproduceno
physicalobject.
Doormake?
_____aproject

______food

_____profit

6.

______aresearch

______mess

____ahomework

Discussthefollowingcartoon:

Figure1.3

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WhatisTransportationEngineeringabout?
WheredoTransportationEngineersWork?
WorkEnvironment

Figure2.1

Transportationengineersmayworkexclusivelyinanofficesetting,thoughusuallytheywill
berequiredtoworkatconstructionsitesaswell.Atransportationengineershouldexpectto
workinallkindsofweatherconditions.A40hourworkweekistypical,thoughovertimeis
oftennecessaryasdeadlinesnear.

Figure2.2

EducationandTraining
Transportationengineersmusthaveabachelor'sdegreeincivilengineeringforentrylevel
positions. Some employers prefer a graduate degree for certain jobs. Nearly half of those
workingtodayholdmaster'sdegreesorPhDs,whichmayberequiredforresearchpositions.
APhDisnecessaryforuniversitylevelteachingpositions.

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Prospective transportation engineers should take high school courses in mathematics and
science. Courses in computeraided design are also helpful. Transportation engineers
continue their education by reading technical publications and attending seminars and
conferences.

1. OntheJobwhichverbswouldyouassociatewiththefollowingfunctions?
_____or _____plans for new transportation systems or parts of systems, such as
airports, commuter trains, highways, streets, bridges, drainage structures, and
roadwaylighting.
___________the maintenance or repair of transportation systems or system
components.
______environmentalimpactstatementsfortransportationprojects.
_____ construction plans, design calculations, or cost estimates to ensure
completeness,accuracy,andconformitytoengineeringstandardsandpractices.
_____with contractors, utility companies, or government agencies to discuss plans,
specifications,orworkschedules.
______thesurveying,staking,andlayingoutofconstructionprojects.
_____transportationprojectcosts.
______ completed transportation projects to ensure safety or compliance with
applicablestandardsorregulations.
_____or_____specificconstructionprojectmaterialstodeterminecompliancewith
specificationsorstandards.
_____transportation scenarios to evaluate the impacts of activities such as new
developmentortoidentifypossiblesolutionstotransportationproblems.
_____incontractbidding,negotiation,oradministration.
______developmentplanstodeterminepotentialtrafficimpact.

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Figure2.3

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_engineering

2. HowwouldyoulabelFigures13?

3. SearchinthetextaboveforEnglishequivalentsofthefollowingwords:

naprezanja

utjecajokolia

uskladusa

procjena

normama

sigurnosti

upravljati

procjena

komunalna

imatistupanj

trokova

poduzea

magistra

Izmjeneu

nadgledanje

pregledati

projektu

uvezisa
sastancima

Thestartingpointforapersonwithlittleornoexperience,
usuallyatminimumwageorascalelowerthanmost

experiencedworkers.
Anyorganizationwhichprovidesservicestothegeneral
public,althoughitmaybeprivatelyowned.
Theofferingofparticularpricesforsomething,esp.atan
auction.
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proirenje
programa

4. Whichwordsmatchthefollowingdefinitions:
Tomarkthelocationorlimitsofwithorasifwithstakes

ambijent

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PlanningandForecastinginTransportation
Engineering

Pairwork

Pairwork:ajournalistpresentstheprofessionoftransportationengineeringtothepublic.
Whichkindofquestionscanbeshapedonthebasisofthefollowingtext?
1. Createeightquestionsconnectedwithunderlinedwords:
Theplanningaspectsoftransportengineeringrelatetourbanplanning,andinvolvetechnical
forecastingdecisionsandpoliticalfactors.Technicalforecastingofpassengertravelusually
involvesanurbantransportationplanningmodel,requiringtheestimationoftripgeneration
(how many trips for what purpose), trip distribution (destination choice, where is the
traveler going), mode choice (what mode is being taken), and route assignment (which
streetsorroutesarebeingused).Moresophisticatedforecastingcanincludeotheraspects
oftravelerdecisions,includingautoownership,tripchaining(thedecisiontolinkindividual
tripstogetherinatour)andthechoiceofresidentialorbusinesslocation(knownaslanduse
forecasting). Passenger trips are the focus of transport engineering because they often
representthepeakofdemandonanytransportationsystem.

Figure3.1

A review of descriptions of the scope of various committees indicates that while facility
planning and design continue to be the core of the transportation engineering field, such

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areas as operations planning, logistics, network analysis, financing, and policy analysis are
also important to civil engineers, particularly to those working in highway and urban
transportation.
Transportation engineering, as practiced by civil engineers, primarily involves planning,
design, construction, maintenance, and operation of transportation facilities. The facilities
support air, highway, railroad, pipeline, water, and even space transportation. The design
aspects of transport engineering include the sizing of transportation facilities (how many
lanesorhowmuchcapacitythefacilityhas),determiningthematerialsandthicknessusedin
pavement designing the geometry (vertical and horizontal alignment) of the roadway (or
track).

Figure3.2

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_engineering

5. Connectthesentences:
1.Beforeanyplanningoccurs

a)createbusinessmodelstocompleteaccurateforecasts
ofthefutureconditionsofthesystem.
b)informationon(1)population,(2)landuse,(3)economic

2.Operationsandmanagement
involve

activity, (4)transportation facilities and services, (5)travel

patternsandvolumes,(6)lawsandordinances,(7)regional
financial

resources,

(8)community

values

and

expectations.
3.Newertechnologiesinvolve

c)trafficengineering,sothatvehiclesmovesmoothlyon
theroadortrack.

4. This inventory or database d) an aspect of transport engineering, particularly

mustinclude
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concerning drivervehicle interface and user interface of

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roadsigns,signals,andmarkings.
e) intelligent transportation systems, including advanced
traveller information systems (such as variable message

5.Humanfactorsare

signs), advanced traffic control systems (such as ramp

meters),andvehicleinfrastructureintegration.

6.Oldertechniquesinclude

f)signs,signals,markings,andtolling.

7. These inventories help the

engineer

g)theEngineermusttakewhatisknownasaninventory
of the areaor if it is appropriate, the previous system in
place.

Figure3.3

6. Whichoftheabovementionedwordsmatchthedefinitions:
_______
legislation.

a body appointed by a legislature to consider the details of proposed

________

acompletelistofitemssuchasproperty,goodsinstockorthecontentsofa
building

_______

chargeatollfortheuseofabridgeoraroad

________

thehardsurfaceofaroadorstreet

_________ apieceoflegislationenactedbyamunicipalauthority

7. Findsynonyms:
stocktaking

_______

fitting

_______

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sidewalk

_______

decree

modeoftransportation

_______

_______

Error
8. Findmistakesinthefollowingsentences:

a) Doing the models for Google Earth presents a unique challenge compared to
everydaySketchUpmodelling.
b) Transportandhisinfrastructurearevitaltooureconomicandsocialwellbeing.
c) Engineers are caught up in the planning, design, construction, maintenance and
operationsofpublictransport.
d) Engineersamplifypolicy,maximiseefficiencyandimprovesafety.
e) Transportationengineersaddressenvironmentalchallengestoreducepollutionand
saveenergy.

9. Matchthefollowingwords:
1. Medianstrip

a)razdjelnipojas

2. Carriageway

b)kolnik

3. Ditch

c)drenanijarak

4. Subbase

d)donjinosivisloj

5. Basecourse

e)nosivisloj

6. Subgrade

f)posteljica

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Figure3.4

10.Translate

1. IstraivanjasupokazaladajeizumirazvojeljezniceuEvropibiojedanodnajvanijih
tehnikihizumaskraja19togstoljeauSAD.BeznjegabiBDDbioniiza7.0%1890
godine.
2. eljezniki vozni park u sistemima eljeznikog prometa ima openito manju
otpornost trenja u usporedbi s vozilima na autoputu, a putnika vozila i kamioni
mogusepovezatiuduljevlakove.
3. Inenjeriprojektanti,ovlateniinenjeri,nadzorirevizorisudjelujuutomnatjeaju.
4. Uterminologijucestaulaze:betoniranebankine,raskrija,nagibi,ugibalita,prelasci
urazini,odravanjerevizionogokna.
5. Kolnicisunapravljeniodprednapregnutogbetona.Ispodsukanalizacijskecijevi.
6. Inenjer mora uzeti u obzir nadvienje okolnog podruja, prometne propise,
otpornostgazeegsloja.
7. Geotehniari se bave klizitima, problemima vrstog stjenovitog tla, sondama i
utom u graevnoj jami. Njihovo podruje rada ukljuuje uzimanje uzoraka, praha,
sanacijepotpornihzidovaiotklanjanjakrutogotpada.
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CORRECTIONWORK
11. a)AgraduatestudentworkinginZagrebakecestecompanygaveapresentationon
hisjob:helphimtoimprovehisgrammarandvocabularyinparticular:

STRUCTURALREHABILITATIONANDROADOPENINGINROBNITERMINALIZAGREB
CLIENT:GRADZAGREB
CONTRACTOR:ZAGREBAKECESTE
Object:Pavementstructureprovidedforheavytraffic

Figure3.5

Damageidentification:
Degradationofasphaltpavementandfoundationsoil
Settinghypothesesaboutthecausesofdamage:
Flushingoffoundationsoilandundercuttingofasphaltpavement
Exampleoftechnicalsheetofembeddedmaterials:

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Figure3.6

Figure3.7

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REPAIR
Worksonroadopeningsconsistof:diggingmaterialsfromfoundationsoilorfrommound,
postedlines.

Figure3.8

Figure3.9

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b) TranslatethepartsofthepavementstructuregiveninFigure3.10:

Figure3.10

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WhattoDoWithPineandPark?
1. Putthejumbledparagraphsintorightchronologicalorder:

Figure4.1

a) A new building, perhaps six or seven stories tall, would frame the intersection
beautifully and provide a visual stepping stone to the cluster of skyscrapers that
loomssouthofPine.Itdoesntneedtobeprivatelydeveloped.Giventhesymbolism
ofitslocation,thisbuildingshouldserveanimportantpublicpurpose,perhapsasa
libraryorcommunitycentrewithsocialhousingabove.

b) IhavenothingbutrespectforKowaluk.Shewasinvolvedinthe1960seraprotests
against a massive superblock development that would have wiped out the entire
McGill Ghetto; when the plan was defeated, she helped found a large coop in the
eastpartoftheneighbourhood.ShealsorunstheUrbanEcologyCentre,whichhas
pioneered a particular blend of urban environmentalism that supports sustainable
development, social justice and local heritage. But I must absolutely disagree with
her position on the PinePark intersection: a building should rise at its southeast
corner.Therestofthenewopenspacewillfunctionbestasanextensionoftheparks
northofPineandtheresnoquestionthatitwillbecomejustthatbutthesmall
squareoflandsouthoftheintersectionwouldbestbeturnedintoabuilding.

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c) Last fall, work finished on one of the better planning decisions Montreal has made
overthepastcoupleofdecades:thereplacementofthelabyrinthineinterchangeat
thecornerofPineandParkAves.withasurfacelevelintersection.

d) HelenFotopulos,thePlateauboroughmayor,hassaidthatwhateverisbuiltatPark
and Pine must be significant. After all, its the gateway to Montreals namesake,
oneofthe citysmostvaluablepiecesofpublicspace.Butthisshouldntruleout a
building. What Pine and Park needs is something bold, innovativesomething that
willserveitscityanditsneighbourhoodwell.

e) Currently, the Plateau MontRoyal borough is figuring out what to do with it, but
residents of the surrounding neighbourhood, Milton Parkbetter known as the
McGillGhettohavemadeitknownthattheywillonlytolerateopenspace.There
areconstantrumoursthatpeoplewanttobuildthere,LuciaKowaluk,presidentof
theMiltonParkCitizensCommittee,toldtheMontrealGazette.Iknowtwopeople
whoworkforthecitywhohavetoldmeinthelastfourmonths,Therearegoingto
bebuildingsthere.

f) The new junction is elegant, attractively furnished and easy to navigate. Its also
empty.Destroyingtheinterchangefreedupalotofspacethatiscurrentlyoccupied
byloosebitsofrockandgravel.ItseemsclearthatthespaceabovePineAvenuewill
beturnedintoparkspace,whichonlymakessensesinceitabutsMountRoyaland
Jeanne Mance Park. But theres a more controversial parcel of land south of Pine
Avenue. A small part of it is a triangle that stretches west along Pine to Durocher
Street;therestisasquareatthesoutheastcornerofPineandPark.Allinall,theland
inquestioncoversabout5,000squaremetres.

Source:http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/06/13/whattodowithpineandpark/

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Figure4.2

Figure4.3

2. Completetheidiomsandphrasalverbs:
To_____adecision

tofigure______

torule____

to

serve____

3. Listdowntheantonyms:
Currently_________

resident_________

Loose_________

denselypopulated_______ rear_________

Borough________

temporary_________

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cluster__________

surfacelevel_____

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4. Translateexpressionsrelatedtourbanplanning
a)irenjegrada

b)nenaseljeno(prazno)

c)prometno

d)slobodna

podruje

raskre

povrina(za
izgradnju)

e)odrivagradnja

f)zemljinaparcela

g)prilazgradu(ulaz h)etanovlasnitvo
ugrad)

Roleplay activity

5. Roleplay:usethefollowingcommentsanddefendyouropinioninapublicdebatewith
acity'smayorandauthorities:
Patrick says:I agree with your position on this. A park is probably the worst idea for the
vacantlandsouthofruedesPins.
Jane Jobs claimed that parks are vacuums that need to be filled in order to become
interestingurban spaces. More parkland doesnot necessarily meanabetter quality of life
forresidentsifthatparkispoorlylocateditcouldmeanthecontrary.Inthiscase,itseems
obviousthatnobodywilluseaparkabuttingabusyintersectionwhentheresalarger,more
pleasantexpanserightacrossthestreet.Furthermore,sustainabledevelopment(andgood
urban design) calls for a building on this corner in order to continue offering living
alternativesdowntowntocountersprawl.

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Buildingabetterdowntowndoesnotmeanturningallemptylotsintogreenspace.Itmeans
creating a densely populated urban space with strategicallylocated parks that are
interesting,usedbycitizens,andwelldesigned.
DenisDukesays:
I couldnt agree more. That empty lot needs to be seen also as half of a block (the block
boundedbyPine,JeanneMance,LeoPariseau,andParc).Onehalfisbuiltthelittle1980s
ishcondos/apartmentsonJeanneMancebutitsmostimportanthalf,thehalffrontingon
Montreals most significant new gateway to both downtown and the mountain, needs
somethinggoodtobebuiltonit.Ahohum,orevenaninterestingpark,withtherearfacade
of some lowrise condos, their barbecues, parked cars, laundry, etc, doesnt really do the
spacejustice.

6. WORDCHECKTranslate
usjek, nasip, krut, kruta kolnika konstrukcija, fleksibilna kolnika konstrukcija, bager
jarualo,utovariva,mehanikatla,stabilizacijatla

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AIRPORTS

Listen
1. Watchand listentothemovie:MovingtheJ.F.Kennedy AirportWritedown the
keywordsandcomposeasummary.Unfoldyourstoryusingthefollowinglinking
words:
Consequently,
Correspondingly,
Forthisreason,
Furthermore,
Inadditionto,
Incontrast,
Inthisway,
Moreover,
Subsequently,
Similarly,
Aswehaveseen,
Accordingly,

2. The basics of the airport history are given in the introduction. You have to re
arrangethehintscontainingsomemistakesintoafulltext:
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locationwhereaircraftsuchasfixedwingaircraft,helicopters,andblimpstakeoffandland

Figure5.1

firstaircraftflatterrains,meadowspossiblebecausethestructurewassimple
and they were light (landing gear had only winged or tailwheel), the plane could
approachatanyangleifafavorablewinddirectionprovided
after World War 2 aircraft with landing gear systems which require constructive
trafficareasairportswiththeconcretesurface
atfirstyearsofaviationtrafficintensitywasntsignificanttheairportsarentbuilt
uplargerobjects,smallnumberofemployees
todayatinternationalairportswithanintercontinentaltrafficthereareover10,000
employeesandconsideringtheoccupiedareasmalltowns

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3. Readthedefinitionsoftheairportfacilities:whichdefinitionreferstowhichfigure?

Figure5.2

1. Runwaylightingalineoflightsonanairfieldorelsewheretoguideaircraftintaking
offorlanding

Figure5.3

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Figure5.4

2. Runway a defined rectangular area on a landprepared for thelandingandtake

offofaircraft
3. Apron area intended to accommodate aircraft for the purpose of handling passenger,
cargoandmail,fortakingfuel,maintenanceandrepair,aswellasforparking

Figure5.5

4.Aircraftstandmarkedareaontheapronforaircraftparking
5.Approachimaginarysurfacesforsafelandingofaircraft

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Figure5.6

6. Holding bay designated traffic area intended to hold and passing the aircraft and test
enginejustbeforetakeoff,enablesefficientmovementofaircraftontheground
7. Shoulder area along the edge of pavement of the runway prepared to provide a
transitionbetweenthepavementandtheadjacentsurface,suitableforlandingaircraft
8.Stopwaydefinedrectangularareaonthegroundinfrontofthethreshold,attheendof
thelengthavailablefortherun,preparedasasuitableareaonwhichaircraftcanbestopped
incaseofovershootingrunway

Figure5.7

Figure5.8

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Figure5.9

9.Taxiwayspecifiedpathattheairportforthemovementofaircraftwhichisintendedto
providealinkbetweencertainpartsoftheairportincludingtheaircraftstandtaxilane,apron
taxiwayandrapidexittaxiway
10.Thresholdthebeginningoftherunwayusableforlanding
11.Touchdownzonepartoftherunwaythresholdbeyondwhichanairplaneinlandingfirst
touch

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4.WORDSEARCHFindtranslationforthewordsonthebottom

5.Solvethecrossword:

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Adaptedfrom:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport

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