Transport engineering

Transport engineering is like building a big puzzle that helps people and things move from one place to another. Just like you build a puzzle one piece at a time, transport engineers design and build roads, bridges, and railways one step at a time.

Imagine you have to move a big toy truck from your bedroom to the living room. You can’t just pick it up and magically make it appear in the other room. You have to move it using your hands or a ramp. Similarly, transport engineers have to design and build structures like roads, bridges and tunnels to help move big things like trucks and trains from one place to another.

They also have to work out things like how many cars a road can handle at a time, how high a bridge needs to be so tall ships can pass underneath it or how much space is needed for bicycles or pedestrians to walk safely alongside a busy road. They need to keep all these different types of vehicles and people moving smoothly, while also making sure everyone stays safe.

So, transport engineering is the work of designing and building structures that make it easy and safe for people and things to move from one place to another. It’s like solving one puzzle at a time to create a big, interconnected network of transportation that makes travel efficient and convenient for everyone.