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Discussion Forum : Highway Engineering - Section 2 (Q.No. 14)

Highway Engineering

14.

The ideal shape of a transition curve, is

clothoid

cubic spiral

cubic parabola

lamniscate

none of these.

Answer: Option

Explanation:

No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

Discussion:

11 comments Page 1 of 2.

Lokesh verma said: 4 years ago

As per IRC, the answer is Spiral.

(1)

Akila said: 6 years ago

Thanks @Aadarsh.

Aadarsh said: 7 years ago

Spiral = clothoid = Glover's spiral = ideal.

Cubic parabolla = leminscate = Indian railyway.

So, Answer A.

(5)

Alex said: 7 years ago

Clothoid means "Euler spiral" is a curve whose curvature is equal to its arc length.

Dimple said: 7 years ago

Why not laminiscate?

Vikrant Patel said: 8 years ago

Clothoid means true Spiral.

Vijju@36 said: 8 years ago

It means spiral.

Mohar said: 8 years ago

Cubic parabola is for railway.

Prasanna dash said: 1 decade ago

Clothoid means "Euler spiral" is a curve whose curvature is equal to its arc length.

GOPAL JANA said: 1 decade ago

What's the meaning of clothoid?

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