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Discussion Forum : Highway Engineering - Section 6 (Q.No. 33)
33.
An ideal vertical curve is
true spiral
cubic spiral
cubic parabala
lamniscate
none of these.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Paul said:   8 years ago
It will be circular.

Satyabrata said:   7 years ago
Circular is correct.

Shubham said:   7 years ago
Parabolic is correct.

Anomie said:   6 years ago
Spiral or clothoid as per IRC.

Femina said:   6 years ago
Square parabola will the correct answer.

Ajit said:   6 years ago
Square parabola is correct.

Dharshini naidu said:   6 years ago
There are 2 curves in vertical alignment:

1) Valley curves.
2) Summit curves.
The shape of the valley curve is a cubic parabola.
The shape of the summit curve is square parabola and ideal shape is circular.

Rhian said:   6 years ago
Yes, it is Clothoid.

Vinod said:   5 years ago
I think:

The ideal vertical curve is parabolic.
The Summit curve is a simple parabola.
The Valley curve is a cubic parabola.
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Mahesh sinh said:   5 years ago
Cubic parabola is ideal vertical curve.


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