Computer · Highway Engineering

Transition curves are introduced at either end of a circular curve on highways primarily to obtain:

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1A gradual increase of superelevation from zero at the tangent point to the specified rate at the circular curve✓
2A sudden increase of centrifugal force to assist the steering mechanism
3A gradual decrease of gradient along the horizontal alignment
4An abrupt change in curvature for minimal alignment length

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A gradual increase of superelevation from zero at the tangent point to the specified rate at the circular curve

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