Transportation engineering quiz correct answers start
In 21 century, what are the critical issues that transportation engineers face correct
answers a) mobility (congestion)
b) safety
c) environmental
d) all of the above
answer D
In terms of fatalities caused by alcohol impairment in Mississippi in 2013, Mississippi's
percent of alcohol impaired deaths are higher than the national average? correct
answers a) true
b) false
answer a
which of the following is not a mode of transportation correct answers a) pipeline
b) rail
c) air
d) space
e) none of the above
answer e
which of the following jobs is least performed by Highway Transportation Engineers?
correct answers a) build highway
b) planning city roads
c) control traffic signals
d) dispatching train
answer d
transportation involves movements of the following items except? correct answers a)
people
b) animals
c) information
d) goods
answer c
what is the percentage of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) that is contributed by
transportation related activities? correct answers a) ~9%
b) ~50.5%
c)~1.5%
d) none of the above
, answer a
which event below does not require emergency response? correct answers a) 2011
9/11 attacks
b) hurricanes Katrina
c) the oncoming football game between bulldogs v.s. Texas AM
d) Fukushima Nuclear leakage disaster
answer C
which action(s) are performed on modes of transportation by transportation engineers to
provide for the safe, rapid, comfortable, convenient, economical, and environmentally
compatible movement of people and goods? correct answers a) planning
b) design
c) operations
d) management
e) all of them
answer e
where is the Mississippi Department Transportation (MDOT) located? correct answers
a) Jacksonville, Fl
b) Biloxi, Ms
c) Jackson, Ms
d) Starkville, Ms
Transportation consumes how much percent of the total petroleum fuel? correct
answers a)~10%
b)~1%
c)~70%
d) none of the above
load path refers to correct answers a) the way loads are applied to the structure
b) the distribution of loads on a structure
c) the distribution of loads in a structure
d) the process by which loads are determined
answer c
which is not a common type of civil engineering structural element? correct answers a)
one-way structure
b) three-way structure
c) cable- stayed
d) two-way structure
answer b
what document provides the design loads for most common civil engineering designs?
correct answers a) ASCE 7
b) all of the above