Design requirements of equal-arc unsymmetrical vertical curves

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 404-410

  Easa, S M ^a,b   Hassan, Y ^c  

^a International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

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EID: 0343242968     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(1998)124:5(404)     Document Type: Article

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