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Simple Horizontal and Vertical Curves

Kobryń, Andrzej

Abstract In the geometric design of highways, circular curves as horizontal curves (Sect. 2.1) and parabolic curves as vertical curves (Sect. 2.2) are the most widespread. Apart from this type of curves, so-called transition curves are traditionally used as a geometric elements between the straight and the circular arc or between two circular arcs with different radii. The most popular transition curve is a clothoid (also known as spiral curve). Apart from the clothoid other solutions of transition curves are also known. They will be presented in the following sections of this work.

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Simple Horizontal and Vertical Curves

Kobryń, Andrzej

Abstract In the geometric design of highways, circular curves as horizontal curves (Sect. 2.1) and parabolic curves as vertical curves (Sect. 2.2) are the most widespread. Apart from this type of curves, so-called transition curves are traditionally used as a geometric elements between the straight and the circular arc or between two circular arcs with different radii. The most popular transition curve is a clothoid (also known as spiral curve). Apart from the clothoid other solutions of transition curves are also known. They will be presented in the following sections of this work.

Simple Horizontal and Vertical Curves

Kobryń, Andrzej

Abstract In the geometric design of highways, circular curves as horizontal curves (Sect. 2.1) and parabolic curves as vertical curves (Sect. 2.2) are the most widespread. Apart from this type of curves, so-called transition curves are traditionally used as a geometric elements between the straight and the circular arc or between two circular arcs with different radii. The most popular transition curve is a clothoid (also known as spiral curve). Apart from the clothoid other solutions of transition curves are also known. They will be presented in the following sections of this work.

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Title:

Simple Horizontal and Vertical Curves

Contributors:

Kobryń, Andrzej (author)

Published in:

Transition Curves for Highway Geometric Design ; 7-13

Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic ; 14

Publication date:

2017-01-01

Size:

7 pages

ISBN:

978-3-319-53727-6 , 978-3-319-53726-9

ISSN:

2194-8127 , 2194-8119

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53727-6_2

Type of media:

Article/Chapter (Book)

Type of material:

Electronic Resource

Language:

English

Keywords:

Transition Curve , Geometric Design , Tangent Point , Parabolic Curve , Geometric Element Engineering , Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering , Solid Construction , Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics , Geometry

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