Problem- 3, A road is provided with a horizontal circular curve having deflection angle of 55° and centre line radius of 250 m. A transition curve is to be provided at each end of the circular curve of such a length that the rate of gain of radial acceleration is 0.3 m/s³ at a speed of 50 km per hour. Length of the transition curve required at each of the ends is

Problem- 3, A road is provided with a horizontal circular curve having deflection angle of 55° and centre line radius of 250 m. A transition curve is to be provided at each end of the circular curve of such a length that the rate of gain of radial acceleration is 0.3 m/s³ at a speed of 50 km per hour. Length of the transition curve required at each of the ends is

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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