Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysi (NEW!!)
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Author: Fred L. Mannering, Scott S. Washburn
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 3, Problem 25P
To determine
The minimum clearance height of the overpass and the resultant elevation of the bottom of the overpass over the PVI.
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