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Jan 1948
The General Principles of Highway Transition Curve Design
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Volume 113, Issue 1
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The theoretical and experimental background of the published theory of highway transition curve design is explored in this paper. The writer shows (1) that the theory is fallacious in its disregard of the superelevation, and (2) that the experimental evidence produced for it is questionable. A modified theory, called “the lateral force theory,” is outlined. Experimental evidence is produced to show that the length of the transition curve is not a matter of great importance, and the proposal is made that it should be made a fixed proportion of the total length of the curve. It is also shown that the transition need not necessarily be spiral in form.
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Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 113 • Issue 1 • January 1948
Pages: 868 - 880
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© 1948 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 10, 2021
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John Joseph Leeming
County Surveyor, Dorsetshire, England.
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