vertical curve

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vertical curve [′vərd·ə·kəl ′kərv]

(civil engineering)

A curve inserted between two lengths of a road or railway which are at different slopes.

vertical curve

A smooth parabolic curve in the vertical plane used to connect two grades of different slope to avoid an abrupt transition in passing from one to the other.

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No references found			Some highway examples are unexpected speed changes such as a left-side exit ramp from a freeway, a stopped vehicle in the through lane to turn left, unexpected horizontal changes blocked by a vertical curve, an abrupt change in horizontal alignment, a signalized intersection at the end of an access-controlled highway or freeway, or a community's commercial area (with accesses, parked vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles) within a high-speed rural highway corridor. Roadway Departure Crashes: How Can They Be Reduced? by Geni B PE, PENG Bahar / Institute of Transportation Engineers. ITE Journal Further complicating the location is the fact that the curve is concealed by a pronounced vertical curve, and there are about 30. Preventing roadway departures by Taylor, Harry W. / Public Roads The angles of both vertical curves can be specified for various needs. Vertical offset conveyors by Frozen Food Digest			Vertical Aerial Photography vertical air photograph vertical anemometer vertical angle vertical angles vertical antenna vertical application vertical axis vertical ballistic transistor vertical band saw vertical bar vertical blanking vertical blanking interval vertical blind vertical boiler vertical bond vertical boring mill vertical broaching machine vertical center keelson vertical centering control Vertical Circle Vertical Collimator vertical compliance vertical component effect vertical conveyor vertical curve vertical cut vertical danger angle vertical definition vertical deflection oscillator vertical deviation vertical diaphragm vertical differential chart vertical dip slip vertical drop vertical earth rate vertical encoding vertical exit vertical field balance vertical field-strength diagram vertical firing vertical force instrument vertical guide idlers vertical gyro Vertical Gyroscope vertical hold control vertical illuminator vertical instruction Vertical Integration vertical intensity vertical intensity variometer			Vertical Centre of Buoyancy vertical circle vertical circle Vertical Circulation Core Vertical Clitoral Hood Vertical Collimator vertical combination vertical compliance vertical component effect Vertical Concrete Barrier Vertical Conflict Vertical Conflicts Vertical Contact Probe Card Vertical Contiguity Vertical Continuous Vulcanising Vertical Contract Vertical Contracts Vertical Control Damper Vertical Control Line Vertical Control Point vertical conveyor vertical coordination Vertical Crater Retreat Vertical Cross Connect Vertical Cup-Disc Ratio vertical curve vertical cut Vertical Cutter Vertical Cutter/Mixer Vertical Danger Angle Vertical Danger Angle Vertical Deceleration Injury Vertical Deceleration Tower Vertical Deferred Write Threshold vertical definition Vertical deflection vertical deflection oscillator Vertical Deflection Storage Tape Vertical Deflection Supplementary Listing Vertical Density Matrix Algorithm Vertical Descent Vertical Descent Angle vertical development vertical deviation vertical diaphragm vertical differential chart Vertical Diffusion Furnace Vertical Diffusion Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Vertical Diffusion of Zonal Wind Vertical Dilution of Position vertical dimension vertical dimension vertical dimension vertical dimension

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