Vertical Parabolic Curves

Elias C. Tonias and Constantine N. Tonias
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Elias C. Tonias: Tonias Engineers
Constantine N. Tonias: The CEDRA Corporation

Chapter 11 in Geometric Procedures for Civil Engineers, 2016, pp 331-377 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The preceding chapters address various geometric constructions concerning the creation and positioning of features on a horizontal plane, the said plane being defined by a set of X (east) and Y (north) coordinates. In civil engineering work most all of the geometric work is being carried out in the first quadrant of the said coordinate system, but it really could be carried out in any quadrant provided appropriate negative coordinates are employed. Even though this coordinate system assumes a flat earth for the position of various features (roads, buildings, dams, bridges, tunnels, and other features), the real earth within the confines of this plane is not flat. Thus, provision must be made to account for a third dimension Z (elevation). Thus, in this chapter we are to present certain computing procedures that address the vertical positioning of routes along a horizontal alignment.

Keywords: Stopping Sight Distance; Vertical Curve; Sets IERR; Crest Curve; Forward Scaling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-24295-8_11

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