Transition Curves for Highway Geometric Design (Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic Book 14)

This book provide s concise descriptions of the various solutions of transition curves, which can be used in geometric design of roads and highways. It presents mathematical methods and curvature functions for defining transition curves. Front Matter....Pages i-vii Introduction....Pages 1-5 Simple Horizontal and Vertical Curves....Pages 7-13 Mathematical Methods for Defining of Transition Curves....Pages 15-23 Transition Curves Described Using Curvature Function....Pages 25-48 Transition Curves Described Using Explicit Function....Pages 49-57 Transition Curves Defined in the Polar Coordinate System....Pages 59-61 Polynomial Description of Transition Curves....Pages 63-88 Sample Applications of Transition Curves in Horizontal Alignment....Pages 89-107 Sample Applications of Transition Curves in Vertical Alignment....Pages 109-131 This book provide__s__ concise descriptions of thevarious solutions of transition curves, which can be used in geometric design of roads and highways. It presents mathematical methods and curvature functions for defining transition curves.