Road Case Studies Samples For Students

“Road threat to Nepal's top tourist area”, an article by Mr. Sanjaya Dhakal published in BBC News Asia discusses about the development of roads in the Annapurna region of Nepal which is one of the most important tourist attractions of Nepal known for its trekking areas. The road construction was welcomed by some villagers as it was thought to enhance transportation and alleviate poverty by facilitating development (Bezruchka and Lyons 189). But the trekkers as well as the people who made a living out of the tourism and trekking business of the area dislike the move. The trekkers believed that ...

Rail construction is a sequence of steps that takes laborious amounts of time in each step and finally results in a wonderful and safe system for transport for many decades to come that requires minimal maintenance over that period. The first step in the construction process is the approval for new line itself. This is typically the responsibility of the government to do it. Once a approval is given for rail connectivity between two points then the role of engineering kicks in.
The first step in the process is the alignment. Alignment is nothing but the path in which the track ...

Fig 1: NDRC Techniques

Introduction

Non-Disruptive Road Crossings are manuals which outline unifying and standardizing measures of Road Engineering Practices. The significant objective of the project is to enhance the management, planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of all roads and related infrastructures to ensure a safe and uniform operational and structural capacity throughout the road network in Dubai. The complexity in road construction and to some point other engineering projects leaves very little to be argued about on their significance with respect to the influence they have on the environment. It is a fact that projects like roads, bridges, and dams ...

Motor Ways Company is a road construction company which is based in Kenya. The company was given the responsibility to construct roads in the rural parts of Kenya in order to open them up so as to encourage trade in the area. The main reason for opening up these rural areas was to encourage trade and also to promote rural industrialization which is in line with the Kenyan vision 2030. The industry laid down their objectives which were also in line with the objectives for opening up those areas. However, most of the fundamental objectives both from the side of ...

Abstract
Shelter is one of the basic human necessities. Provision of decent-quality and affordable housing is one challenge that various authorities have been faced with, and Sheffield is not left behind. Though she has surpassed her average annual housing needs, Sheffield is still struggling to mitigate housing problems. This research project reviews the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) in Sheffield’s housing and how education level affects the adoption of GIS in affordable housing initiatives. In order to achieve this objective, the current state of Sheffield’s housing is exhaustively considered. Using the boundary data from EDINA ...

Introduction

The Tesla autopilot system is a system that uses a front-facing camera, a forward-looking radar, 12 ultrasonic sensors, and GPS to maintain the car on the road. It is not a fully autonomous it does not drive the driver to their particular destination or sense the traffic lights. It simply helps the driver navigate the road more easily and warns them of any oncoming traffic (Zolfagharifard 1). The driver does not drive the car but instead he or she acts as a system operator. The Tesla systems adapt and learn from the mistakes and obstacles from the systems of ...

International Project Finance

Executive Summary
The project for mining in the hinterland of Peru Mountains is studied as a case in the paper. The Antamina projects as it is called is studied for numerous management aspects of Industry, Finance, Human resources and other international finance aspects. The financial aspect of project completion is an important part of overall banking regulations is determined. Also the design of workforce, stakeholder dialogue in irrefutable and complex circumstances indicates the strength of community and social impact of such projects. The investment commitment is a particular emphasis as also the promulgation of management think on how to cater ...

Delhi-Mumbai Dedicated Freight Corridor

Summary
The study is based on the basis that large infrastructure projects, like the proposed Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC), are essential drivers of the state economy and have significant implications for attaining low-carbon expansion goals. The intention of the study is based on whether the DFC project would concurrently support sustainable development, reduce freight traffic, and decrease carbon releases. For that reason, it would be a worthy project supporting development policies and climate change strategies at the end. Also, other massive infrastructure of this kind could formulate a strategy background for attaining the aims of low-carbon transportation and sustainable ...

Wannasri Sriphatsaraphikhup

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ENG215: Research and Writing
Revision of Part One A: Problem exists
Introduction
The increasing use of cell phones on our roads has become a major issue, not only for those who use them while driving, but for others who use the road as well. Cellphones are a major distraction, and many deaths have been reported largely due to its use while driving. Texting while driving is a common phenomenon, as it takes the risk of being detected by law officers away, and while it has become an alarmingly growing trend, it has also become one of ...

Step 1:

This efficiency analysis will examine the efficiency of widen an intercity highway in Los Angeles from four lanes to six lanes with the intention of reducing traffic congestion. Already the existing highway has four lanes. However, due to congestion, the project team proposed the idea to widen the highway to accommodate six lanes.

Step 2:

In this case, the main purpose of the economic efficiency analysis is to determine whether the project is viable for its entire lifetime. Any major infrastructure works within a city are very expensive. In addition, infrastructure projects have a life expectancy and they are expected to ...

Role of GIS in Promoting a More Sustainable Future in Energy: A case study of theStädteregion Aachen in Germany
In the last decades, the world has experienced unprecedented population growth. Populations in the cities have doubled up with more than 74% of the country’s population live inside urban centres in developed countries. In developing countries, approximately 44% of the population are living in urban settings. With the influx of people in urban areas, there has been an increase in the consumption of energy. With increased use of fossil fuel, there has been constant pollution by gases like ...

Revision of part one a: Problem exists

Introduction
Increasing cellphone usage in our roads, today, is a major problem. It increases the risk of accidents and has led to the loss of lives. Cellphones are an important means of communication which will remain in use for a long time. A solution must then be sought to curb mobile phone usage while driving. The following thesis proposes a solution for curbing cellphone usage while driving.

Discussion

In part one, a problem exists cellphone use while driving is under discussion. The Professor and classmates agree that cellphone use while driving is a major problem as it may result to fatal accidents and loss ...

Lyft’s Profile and Background

Lyft is an American online transportation firm it is a car-hiring company that grounds its services on a mobile app. The San-Francisco-based firm is the second-best in online transportation industry behind Uber. However, Uber outshines Lyft in almost all facets of online transportation network ranging from marketing to revenue generation. For instance, while Uber is swiftly running internationally with even successful operations in developing countries, Lyft is still contained in the US but expanding on the scale of cities (UPI NewsTrack 1). Nevertheless, the company is showing immense efforts to improve and maintain its competitive edge.
One of the ...

VOLKSWAGEN CASE STUDY

Executive summary:
Volkswagen is the leading manufacturer of car products. This company holds Volkswagen group and produced a variety of models. Recently, Volkswagen has been involved in the emission scandals of their equipped vehicles. The company vehicles are equipped with software that was cheating on emission tests. Hence, Volkswagen is the top selling brand of Volkswagen group. Since 1975 the company has been treated as world largest automaker in the world. Volkswagen has the most cars of the automobile manufacturer which has multiple revisions of model names. In this, the crisis management of the Volkswagen emission scandal has been ...

Abstract

This report provides an in-depth analysis of corporate social responsibilities and how they are accounted for by organizations. The report uses the CSR activities of British Petroleum to highlight how such initiatives have impacted the lives of different stakeholders. The report recommends a more guarded management approach to managing CSR funds to keep off unscrupulous officials who use them for their personal gains.

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Introduction.1
Analysis2
Driving Safely in Oman2
Water and Energy Management in Abu Dhabi..2

Encouraging Students to take Science3

Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill4
Impact of CSR to Company and the Society4
Benefits to the Corporations5
Benefits ...

Summary

Ground transport forms the central nervous system of any economy. It facilitates transport of goods that drives an economy, while also facilitating transport of people. The purpose of transport can be either commercial, business, or for pleasure.

Program

Development of ground transport infrastructure requires vast expanse of real estate as well as creation of temporary support infrastructure while building the ground transport systems. This also consumes enormous amount of raw materials like cement, coarse and fine aggregates, steel, while other inputs like diesel, heavy engineering equipment and extensive labour are the requirements. For the purpose of this paper ground transport ...

Introduction

Aeolian processes occur in environments such as deserts, agricultural fields, and coastal regions. The features of such environments include a nonexistent or sparse vegetation cover, strong winds, and a supply of fine sediments. In Egypt, the increase in human population has led to the lateral spread of human settlements from the Nile’s flood plains to various locations in the western desert land. Such areas include the Kharga Oasis, where the government has initiated land reclamation projects for agriculture and human settlements. However, the developmental plans have missed the issue of natural hazards such as dune movements. Hence, the success of such ...

Self-driving cars

Google has developed self-driving cars. Although the cars are not yet fully developed, they have been tested on the roads. The cars are manned by operators who understand how the technology works. The cars have been developed to make use of cameras, sensors that use sensor technology and laser range finders so that they are able to navigate the traffic. They have also been developed to make use of maps which are detailed. This way, they are able to know the traffic and the road that has been set ahead. This is enhanced and made possible with the well-developed ...

Operational strategy of Google with Google Glass is exceptionally brilliant as well as unique. As estimated by experts, although Glass will take a while to shape up to emerge as the next generation ‘iPad’, the company is aware that connected eye gear and eye wear hold tremendous potential for ushering in a new age of wearable computing to be able to control household devices. In other words, Google Glass takes home automation to the next level. Google Glass was being chiefly employed for outdoor applications. But now with intelligent integration, many devices in a home can be automated and used on voice ...

1. Intentional harm to someone was the first tort committed. It was committed by George Walton. Dekker could sue Walton for slander because he was accused of stealing Walton’s hat. Since torts arise because of negligence or purposefulness, the crime could go both ways for both persons.
2. Walton could also sue Dekker for committing a tort and have him prosecuted for taking his hat. The tort would be res ipsa loquitur, which means that Dekker actions were negligent. The incident would not have occurred if he was not negligent.
3. In the third case, intentional harm ...

Introduction

Mary’s case reflects a serious case of criminal behavior, not counting the numerous crimes committed against her by her family members. Mary is a serious psychological case, as she has faced numerous negative influences in her life and suffered serious emotional trauma. Raised by a father who was abusive against the family and a mother who was emotionally distant, Mary’s childhood and most formative years were spent facing damaging abuse that would affect her for the rest of her life. Her step-father, who arrived on the scene when Mary was nearly ten, sexually abused her and her ...

The situation in Malawi

In the year 2006, there was only one hospital in Neno. That was the Neno Rural Hospital. Its facilities were limited and inadequate. Electricity and water supplies were poor and inconsistent. Shortage of staff members was also acute. There were only two nurses, one medical assistant, one clinical officer and seven support staff working at the hospital. The hospital was approximately 50 kilometers from the nearest tarmac road within the government and commerce center of Neno district. Nurses walked to the surrounding villages to deliver services and worked 15 hours a day. In that same year threw were eight ...

Introduction

The emerging technology that will be the focus of the discussions in this paper would be the autonomous cars technology. Basically, autonomous cars technology is a general term that refers to the technology that allows people to use driverless cars . Now, most cars being used as a form of transportation today are driven manually by the car owners or a personal or family driver . There are a significant number of literatures that suggest that cars that are driven by humans are more prone to accidents because humans make errors and this fact is true regardless whether they are driving on the road or ...

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Introduction

In 1907, a small company was formed to deliver messages from Seattle and Washington with a capital of $100. Today, the company stands as a $37 billion multinational corporation known as the United Parcel Service (UPS). The company now provides air transportation and logistics services, in addition to package deliveries. In 2005, UPS was ranked as the largest package-delivery and Logistics Company. The question arises; how did this company make it this big? With a meager $100 initial capital, how did the company turn in to a multinational within a span of less than 100 years? The answers lie ...

1.0 Project Description
1.1 Property
The Taylor Project lease owned by Fed Resources Pty Ltd is located approximately three hundred kilometers, by road, from a suitable port facility, Port Steve (see Figure 1). Fifteen kilometers to the west is a disused railway that connects the nearby pastoral village Glendale to Port Steven. Infrastructure in the area is minimal, although Glendale is connected to grid power by a small run-down substation. Local government has offered large subsidies for services to encourage development in the area and has indicated that refurbishing and upgrading the small power plant in Glendale would be of ...

Introduction

Logistic is the process of planning , organization, and the management and to get details the control and the execution of the transport operation. In The P& G company this Implies the transport of manufactured product to the market and the raw material to the industry. The logistic that is in P&G is to create an economical transport system that also reduces emissions of CO2 in the atmosphere.
This company has more than 140 plants for manufacturing all over the world. Transport continues to be a major challenge to this company. Transport entail a transport of raw material to the company. ...

Transportation Economics is a special branch of economics that deals with the allocation of resources from one point to another. It particularly assists in allocating resources with consideration to time and money factors. Transportation of people and goods from one destination to another in consideration to time, money and other related cost is all the transportation serves to solve. Westminster is a company that deals with distribution of products from one point to another. It operates on the principles of supply and demand wherein its demand can be measured in terms of distanced travelled or the frequency made by the courier. ...

Transportation is a crucial factor of production that impacts and determines considerably the final prices of commodities. Therefore, choosing an efficient and effective mode of transportation for given commodities is very vital. Considering that the final price of commodities should be fair and customer friendly, the need to adopt the cheapest yet effective mode of transportation arises. For Caster Guitars Company, the transportation of guitars from Mexico could be efficiently done using road transportation. The fact that there exists good and established infrastructure in Mexico makes this process better. Further, the general mode of road transportation is cheaper. Considering that ...

Introduction

In May 2012, English couple Mick and Mairead Philpott made the headlines for surviving a fire that killed their six children and destroyed their house in the Allenton area (BBC News, 2013). After publicly claiming to be lucky for surviving the fire, the Philpotts won the sympathy of people who felt sorry for them for losing six of their children and most of their properties. However, after a month of investigation, the Philpotts were accused of committing arson and murder, and by 2013, they were convicted of manslaughter for deliberately starting a fire that killed all six of their ...

Dennys Rodriguez v the United States 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

The United States Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States
The Judge Writing the Decision
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Facts of the Case/Brief Summary
The main issue for the court’s determination here was the constitutionality of an extended traffic stop, search, and seizure using a law enforcement officer’s detection dog to cover areas not initially covered by the reasonable suspicion of an offence having been committed. The brief facts are that the appellant was driving in violation of the laws of Nebraska State. Officer Struble ...

Shashua and Aviram, two friends and simultaneously Jewish specialists in the sphere of engineering (whereas first one was a prominent scholar, the second one applied his knowledge and skills on practice), created the concept of self-driving car in 1999, when other producers did not imagine how it should look like. The final product appeared on the market in 2014 and it was called Mobileye, the cost of which was estimated approximately $ 11 billion.
It has become a part of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (hereinafter – ADAS), which differs from the similar market products by having single low-cost camera scanning the ...

Introduction

Arguably, the United Parcel Company has been a force to reckon with for most part of the century. The history of this company is one that is ideally suited with the American dream. In 1907, Jim Casey, the founder of UPS borrowed $100 from friends to kick-start a business that later become one the major united states driving force over a century. Today, the company has grown into $37 billion dollar empire. It is arguably the world’s largest package delivery company as well as the leading global provider of specialized transportation and logistics services. Through advanced technology, access to global resources, ...

Abstract

Hong Kong Disneyland has been opened for over a period of ten years .It is beautiful and attractive place to visit. Being so famous it still has many problems till today. Below discussion describes the issues faced by the Hong Kong Disneyland.

ISSUES FACED BY HONG KONG DISNEYLAND ARE AS FOLLOWS:

- With over emphasis on China market, Hong Kong Disneyland has focussed on China market for a long period. With the opening of Shanghai Disneyland this year, Hong Kong Disneyland predicts that they will lose 50 percent of tourist’s attendance.
- Brand image of Hong Kong Disneyland is diluting because it has created too many issues like ...

Introduction

In any manufacturing firm, the location and design of plant lay are two crucial factors that determine the efficiency of the processes. A good plant layout should be able to convert raw materials into finished products in the most efficient and economical manner. There are various types of plant layouts depending on the products; processes involved and the site space available. Before deciding on the layout to adapt, considerations such as availability of waterpower and space are important.
Able Co. manufactures harnesses and cables and its location to a green field will have to make decisions pertaining to which ...

Introduction

India is a country of multiple ethnicities, religions, and races. Its diversity is not only seen in terms of its people, but also geographically. Despite its diversity in ethnicity and geography, India is able to exist in harmony and peace. After the country got its independence in 1947, different parts of India were at different developmental levels. Through the implementation of Five Year Plan, the Indian government has successfully bridged most of the developmental gaps between states and regions. Although all the Indian states are not doing as good as Punjab and Gujrat economically, but at least each state has ...

Hotel Rwanda is a film that reveals an overview of the events in Rwanda during its ten-year war between the Hutu and Tutsi (Two tribes in Rwanda). The plot of the film revolves around Hotel des Mille Collines’ manager, Paul Rusesabagina, (a Hutu), his wife Tatiana (a Tutsi), and their children. From the movie, their marriage seems to experience problems because of a tussle between the two communities. Paul tries to bribe militiamen with alcohol and money just to keep his family safe. When the war begins to escalate, a military official takes orphaned children to the hotel and forces Paul to take care ...

Introduction:

This paper is a case study about a crime that occurred at Old Annapolis Road, Columbia on 11th March 2000 at 0030 hours. The nature of the crime was homicide and the victim of the crime was a teenager by the names Ashley Nicole Smith. She was found brutally murdered by stabbing in a pool of her own blood in a wooden area that was located just behind 9170 Old Annapolis Road. The suspected murderers of the teen were Scott Roy Jones and Frederick James Johnson. This paper analyses how investigations were conducted from the time her body was found. It also discusses the ...

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Background of Trucking Deregulation in the US

Trucking was primarily a highly regulated industry in the United States (US), mainly because rail freight was initially preferred for transporting goods, particularly heavy materials. The Motor Carrier Act of 1935 imposed a restriction on the entry of new players in the trucking industry and the specification of certain truck routes under the administration of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC). Yet, the emergence of antitrust laws towards the 1950s and the growing financial stability of the trucking industry led to the passage of the Reed-Bullwinkle Act. The Reed-Bullwinkle Act further oversaw the growing prosperity ...

Introduction

On the Mother’s Day of 2001, a murder incident occurred at a place called Antietam Creek. The body was found lying lifeless in the bushes of the creek. There was evidence to show that this was purely a murder incident because the manner in which the body of a young man was lying on the ground and also its condition was suggestive as such. At the bottom of a steep hill lay the body, with a pool of blood and evidence of some tussle on the ground. This showed that the young man must have struggled with his assailants before they succeeded in killing ...

1. What Segmentation Bases Could Be Used By An International Milk Brand To Segment And Target The Chinese Market?
The Chinese population provides a mass market to any international organization especially the milk producing companies (Rodgers, 2001). The term mass market is used to refer to the Chinese market due to its nature. The market is undifferentiated with the consumers found to have wide but varied backgrounds. This provides an opportunity to any multinational organization with the intention of penetrating the Chinese. For the milk producing companies, there are a number of strategies they can employ in segmenting the Chinese ...

Facts

The defendants, Barry and Roy Krall, met the victim, George Stafford, during the winter in a bar. In the course of their meeting, the defendants realized that Stafford was intoxicated and had lots of money. Unluckily, Stafford asked the defendants who had already put a plan of robbing him, to give him a ride. They boarded Kibbe’s car and drove off towards Canandaigua. While Krall was driving, Kibbe was busy roughing Stafford up. Kibbe slapped Stafford severally with the aim of getting all the money he had. In order to make sure he had no additional money with him, Kibbe asked ...

Executive Summary:

- Harrison Company is experiencing some weaknesses in key departments such as finance department, marketing logistics and operations departments that have resulted to a series of bad results in the past and there is need to work on these weaknesses.
- The company is experiencing a leadership crisis with very few leaders able to steer this business forward. Most of them lack the necessary skills to succeed and so new faces should be brought in to carry out this process.
- The company faces several social, environmental and ethical problems that need to be solved as soon as possible.
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The patient was a 24-year-old black male who was brought to the emergency room via an ambulance on June 21 at 03:50 pm. The report indicated that it was a pedestrian versus vehicle accident. The state of the patient reported included acute lung injury, pulmonary contusion, deep road rash extending over right side of axillary region to the abdomen, deep avulsion to the right hip area and exposed muscles. Trauma alert team and the respiratory therapist were called to the bedside. The patient developed respiratory failure and immediately was intubated by the respiratory therapist with an endotracheal tube size 7.5 mm. ...

Analysis

South west airlines has been in operation for quite a period to master most of the industry norms, operational pitfalls as well best ways to maximize revenues out the prevailing market conditions.

The following has been points of strength for the company

Cost consciousness:
It has been highlighted that one of the key operational ideals of South West Airlines is keeping costs as low as possible. The following has been the key areas of cost reduction.

Using internet ticket booking instead of the traditional agents located in the company’s operational strongholds (Alberth, 2010).

Internet ticketing has been touted as one of the cost drivers in most of the service industry. It is ineffective to use agencies in the current market trends due to various reasons, as ...

Overview

The current case once again brings to light the countless flaws in the prevailing Indian healthcare system that is plagued by shoddy practices, including unavailability of proper infrastructure, along with the callousness and disenchantment of the medical practitioners and the staff in general both towards the medical profession and the patients, that manifests itself into decreased morale and increased turnover and absenteeism rates amongst them. With the needle this time pointing towards SR Hospital, a middle-class government hospital in Kerala (India), the case tries to briefly talk about the current financially debilitating state of the medical establishment, which again is ...

IT Value in Organizational Strategy

According to Goldstein, Katz and Olson (2003), IT value is not limited to software and hardware. In defining what is the IT value of an organization, the definition must cover the people involved in utilizing the advantage of technology, the efforts and expenditures incurred in adapting the different organizations to IT, and the various processes in the organizations. Krigsman (2010) argues that IT value cannot be achieved through cost control only. In addition, IT value can be a reached at by considering a number of things. Firstly, before assigning an expectation value to IT, the type of technology likely to be ...

Introduction

The Walter Widget Manufacturing plant risks the plight of being subjected to greater insurance premiums by its insurance cover Company. During this hard economic times that have been on a downwards trend, the impact of increased premiums would lead to crumbling financial muscles of the plant. The number of employees and the costs of production are likely to shoot thus agonizing any efforts made towards profitability. It thus means that diligent and carefully selected measures have to be undertaken for rectification of the situation. Therefore, the study adopted in this research paper is justified in trying to identify and enhance ...