Assessing curve severity and design consistency using energy- And friction-based measures

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2075, 2008, Pages 8-15

  Pratt, Michael P ^a   Bonneson, James A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRIBOLOGY;

CONSISTENCY MEASURES; DESIGN CONSISTENCY; ENERGY; FRICTION DEMAND; GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS; HIGH SPEED; OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; SIDE FRICTION; SPEED REDUCTION; SUPERELEVATION RATES;

SPEED;

EID: 61349195171     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2075-02     Document Type: Article

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