New algorithm for calculating 3D available sight distance

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 572-581

  Ismail, K ^a   Sayed, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Curvature; Highway design; Sight distances; Three dimensional analysis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ROADWAY SURFACE; SIGHT DISTANCE;

HIGHWAY ENGINEERING;

ALGORITHM; ANALYTICAL METHOD; CURVATURE; ROAD; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 34648847315     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2007)133:10(572)     Document Type: Article

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