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Discussion Forum : Highway Engineering - Section 2 (Q.No. 33)
33.
The shape of a vertical curve, is
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Agha Bilal said:
9 months ago
Parabolic is the correct answer.
Chingthao said:
4 years ago
Vertical curves provide a means to smoothly shift from one tangent grade to another.
They are usually parabolic in shape.
They are usually parabolic in shape.
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Chingthao said:
4 years ago
Parabola is a plane curve which is mirror-symmetrical and is approximately U-shaped.
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Arnab Das said:
5 years ago
D: spiral is the right answer.
Bibhuti said:
6 years ago
Ideal shape of summit curve is a parabola.
Ideal Shape or valley curve is cubic parabola.
Ideal shape of transition curve is clothoidal (euler spiral).
Ideal Shape or valley curve is cubic parabola.
Ideal shape of transition curve is clothoidal (euler spiral).
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Pratik said:
6 years ago
It is circular.
Sudheer said:
7 years ago
Parabolic is correct. I agree.
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Sourish said:
7 years ago
Ideal shape of summit curve is circular.
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