What is Transport: Definition and 265 Discussions

Transport (commonly used in the U.K.), or transportation (used in the U.S.), is the movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. In other words, the action of transport is defined as a particular movement of an organism or thing from a point A (a place in space) to a point B.
Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport enables trade between people, which is essential for the development of civilizations.
Transport infrastructure consists of the fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines and terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fueling docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may be used both for interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance.
Means of transport are any of the different kinds of transport facilities used to carry people or cargo. They may include vehicles, riding animals, and pack animals. Vehicles may include wagons, automobiles, bicycles, buses, trains, trucks, helicopters, watercraft, spacecraft, and aircraft.

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  1. Cyrus

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  2. wolram

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  3. S

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  4. S

    Solving a Robotic Transport Challenge: Stumped on Spherical Tyres

    I had planned to use spherical tyres for my engg. project on a robotic transport vehicle, but I'm stumped on how to get it done. Magnetic force could be an answer but monopoles are not possible...i'm stumped...Could someone provide me the answer:??:bugeye: thethi.hs@gmail.com
  5. A

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    How do deadly chemicals like Cyanide, block the electron tranport sytem??
  6. R

    Why Do We Use Cylinder Tanks for Fuel Transport?

    I have a doubt... Hi, I want to know, why do we use tanks with cylinder forms for fuel transportation and not with another geometric form, like a 3D rectangle (i don't know the english word for it... :smile:) ? thanks...
  7. M

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  8. P

    Fermi-Walker transport non-rotating particle

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  9. S

    Can Quantum Systems Transport Information Without Altering It?

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  10. J

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  11. C

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  12. maddy

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    I learned that there exists a difference between Lie transport and parallel transport and what that difference is in differential geometry, but I'm getting all confused again when I read the explanation given in the 'intro to differential forms' thread (below). (posted by jeff) How do we do...
  13. M

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  14. STAii

    Transport Proteins in Plasma Membrane

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  15. M

    Building a Custom Transport Vehicle: What are the Legal Requirements?

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