Modeling and evaluating the relationship between the radius superelevation and comfort speed in horizontal curves

Advances in Transportation Studies

Volumn , Issue 30, 2013, Pages 23-42

  Bassan, S ^a  

^a Amy Metom Engineers and Consultants Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Comfort speed; Distribution coefficient; Horizontal radius; Side friction; Superelevation

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; GRAPHICAL PRESENTATIONS; HORIZONTAL CURVE RADIUS; HORIZONTAL RADIUS; LATERAL ACCELERATION; SIDE FRICTION; SUPERELEVATION;

CURVES (ROAD); DESIGN; FRICTION; HIGHWAY PLANNING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

SPEED;

EID: 84885034942     PISSN: 18245463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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