Transportation The process whereby human beings transfer people and/or goods from one place to another

TRANSPORTATION PROCESSES

Determines the path the load will travel Routing Determines the path the load will travel

Assigning a time for the travel Scheduling Assigning a time for the travel

Physical placement of people and/or goods on or in a vehicle Loading Physical placement of people and/or goods on or in a vehicle

Removal of goods or allowing people to disembark Unloading Removal of goods or allowing people to disembark

Stationery placement of goods and/or people Storage Stationery placement of goods and/or people

MODES OF TRANSPORTATION

Land Transportation A transportation system operating on or beneath the Earth’s surface example - car, truck, railroad, pipeline, conveyor belt, bicycle

Air Transportation A mode of transportation using aircraft to move people and cargo to their destinations example - airplane, helicopter, glider

Space Transportation A newer mode of transportation that uses unmanned and manned flights to explore the universe example - satellites, space shuttles, space stations

Water Transportation A transportation system through, and supported by, water example - ships, sailboats, tugboats, ferries, submarines, tankers, ocean liners

Intermodal Transportation What is it?

WATER TRANSPORTATION KEY TERMS

Archimedes’ Principle An object must displace an amount of water which is equal to its own weight

The upward force a fluid exerts on a body placed in the fluid Buoyancy The upward force a fluid exerts on a body placed in the fluid

Hull The body of the boat; does not include the motor, sails or other “extra stuff”

Parts of a Vessel Starboard Port Stern Bow