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What is the main focus of highway engineering?
What is the main focus of highway engineering?
- Developing new technologies
- Planning and designing roads and highways (correct)
- Designing buildings
- Building tunnels and bridges
When did the construction of modern highways begin?
When did the construction of modern highways begin?
- After World War II
- In the 18th century
- In the late 19th to early 20th century (correct)
- During the time of the Romans
What plays a significant role in highway engineering?
What plays a significant role in highway engineering?
- Marine biology
- Botany
- Structural design of pavement thickness (correct)
- Astronomy
What was the first research institute dedicated to highway engineering?
What was the first research institute dedicated to highway engineering?
What does highway engineering involve continuously improving?
What does highway engineering involve continuously improving?
Who are involved in ensuring safe and effective transportation of people and goods?
Who are involved in ensuring safe and effective transportation of people and goods?
What was the significance of the passing of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944 in the US?
What was the significance of the passing of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944 in the US?
What played a major role in the development of new pavement technology in 1958?
What played a major role in the development of new pavement technology in 1958?
What do highway engineers strive to predict and analyze in highway planning?
What do highway engineers strive to predict and analyze in highway planning?
What challenge are developed countries constantly faced with in relation to aging transportation highways?
What challenge are developed countries constantly faced with in relation to aging transportation highways?
What is a key step for integrating environmental considerations into the planning, scheduling, construction, and maintenance of highways?
What is a key step for integrating environmental considerations into the planning, scheduling, construction, and maintenance of highways?
What are some adverse effects on the environment that highway engineers need to consider in their planning?
What are some adverse effects on the environment that highway engineers need to consider in their planning?
What does the growth of commerce, educational institutions, housing, and defense largely draw from?
What does the growth of commerce, educational institutions, housing, and defense largely draw from?
What must highway infrastructure be constructed and maintained to?
What must highway infrastructure be constructed and maintained to?
What are some common adverse impacts to highway development?
What are some common adverse impacts to highway development?
What process systematically deals with elements like identification of possible impacts on natural and socio-economic environment?
What process systematically deals with elements like identification of possible impacts on natural and socio-economic environment?
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Focus of highway engineering
Focus of highway engineering
Planning and designing roads and highways
Modern highways construction timeline
Modern highways construction timeline
Begun in the late 19th to early 20th century
Role of structural design
Role of structural design
Determining pavement thickness in highways
First institute for highway engineering
First institute for highway engineering
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Continuous improvement in highway engineering
Continuous improvement in highway engineering
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Who ensures transportation safety
Who ensures transportation safety
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Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944 significance
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944 significance
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Pavement technology development event
Pavement technology development event
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Highway planning prediction goals
Highway planning prediction goals
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Challenges in developed countries
Challenges in developed countries
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Key step for environmental integration
Key step for environmental integration
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Adverse environmental effects to consider
Adverse environmental effects to consider
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Source of growth for infrastructure
Source of growth for infrastructure
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Quality required for highway infrastructure
Quality required for highway infrastructure
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Common adverse impacts of highway development
Common adverse impacts of highway development
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What EIA systematically deals with
What EIA systematically deals with
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