Define vertical curves - transportation, Civil Engineering

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Define Vertical Curves  - Transportation

1) Vertical curves are used to change the grade of a highway.

2) Most vertical curves take the shape of an equal-tangent parabola.  Such curves are symmetrical about the vertex.

3) Two types of vertical curves - Crest and Sag


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