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· 1 Months ago

IRC recommends Spiral or clothoid as the ideal transition curve
May be answer A

Question:

Generally the transitional curve used in high way is:

Options:
A)

Cubic spiral  

B)

Cubic parabola

C)

Bermoulli’s lemniscates 

D)

Both (a) and (b)

Solution:

Ans: (c)

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· 1 Months ago

Transition curve is a curve in plan which is provided to change the horizontal alignment from straight to circular curve gradually means the radius of transition curve varies between infinity to R or R to infinity.

Types of transition curves
Spiral or clothoid
Cubic parabola
Lemniscate

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