Overview
- Helpful for those working in highway design
- Discusses the centrifugal forces on transition curves
- Presents mathematical methods for defining transition curves
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic (STTT, volume 14)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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About this book
This book provides 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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Andrzej Kobryń is a lecturer and associate professor at the Department of Geoinformation and Spatial Development, Bialystok University of Technology, Poland. The main scope of his interest is the formation of transition curves and highway geometric design, which is the subject of his research.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Transition Curves for Highway Geometric Design
Authors: Andrzej Kobryń
Series Title: Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53727-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-53726-9Published: 01 March 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85228-7Published: 13 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-53727-6Published: 22 February 2017
Series ISSN: 2194-8119
Series E-ISSN: 2194-8127
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 131
Number of Illustrations: 57 b/w illustrations
Topics: Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering, Solid Construction, Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics, Geometry