ENG 101 - What's That Infrastructure

Answer the following questions:

  • What is tactile paving? What is it's purpose?

  • What is a slip brace? How does it work?

  • What is a Bridge Protective Assembly? What is it for?


Answer the following questions:

  • How could you engineer a solution to prevent sun blindness when driving out of tunnels?

  • What is an inductive loop detector and how does it work?

  • What is an expansion joint? Why are they important?


Answer the following questions:

  • What are tetrapods used for. Why are they important?

  • What is a radar reflector. How is it used in the video example?

  • What is daylighting or de-culverting? Why are we doing that?

  • What is a weir? Why do we use them?


Answer the following questions:

  • What are the advantages of burying utilities versus hanging them?

  • What problem is Finland's vaccum recycling system trying to solve?

  • What problem do conflicts with buried utilities in the US have?

  • What are three examples of a colour code for identifying buried utilities.

  • What innovation is being used in Slovakia to make identifying utilites easier?


Answer the following questions:

  • What is the purpose of a relay in a communication system?

  • What is the purpose of a radio telescope?

  • What role do microwave transmitters play in making SmartCities work?

  • Where are WISPs used frequently and why?