Vertical Curves

Uren, J.; Price, W. F.

doi:10.1007/978-1-349-15900-0_11

J. Uren B.Sc., Ph.D., M.I.H.E.² &
W. F. Price B.Sc., M.Sc., A.R.I.C.S., M.I.H.E.²

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In the same way as horizontal curves are used to connect intersecting straights in the horizontal plane, vertical curves are used to connect intersecting straights in the vertical plane. These straights are usually referred to as gradients.

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Department of Civil Engineering, Portsmouth Polytechnic, UK
J. Uren B.Sc., Ph.D., M.I.H.E. (Senior Lecturers) & W. F. Price B.Sc., M.Sc., A.R.I.C.S., M.I.H.E. (Senior Lecturers)

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Uren, J., Price, W.F. (1978). Vertical Curves. In: Surveying for Engineers. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15900-0_11

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