Kobryn Transition Curves for Highway Geometric Design

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-53727-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 131 Seiten

Reihe: Engineering (R0)

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. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kobryn, Andrzej

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Simple horizontal and vertical curves.-  Mathematical methods for defining of transition curves.- Transition curves described using curvature function.- Transition curves described using explicit function.- Transition curves defined in the polar coordinate system.- Polynomial description of transition curves.- Sample applications of transition curves in horizontal alignment.- Sample applications of transition curves in vertical alignment.

Über Autor(innen)

Andrzej Kobryn 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.