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In the design of roads and railways, straight sections of road or track are connected by curves of constant or varying radius as shown in figure 9.1. The purpose of the curves is to deflect the road through the angle between the two straights, θ. For this reason, θ is known as the deflection angle.
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9.14 Further Reading
Department of Transport, Roads and Local Transport Directorate, Departmental Standard TD 9/81, Road Layout and Geometry: Highway Link Design (Department of Transport, 1981).
Department of Transport, Highways and Traffic Directorate, Departmental Advice Note TA 43/84: Highway Link Design (Department of Transport, 1984).
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Uren, J., Price, W.F. (1985). Circular Curves. In: Surveying for Engineers. English Language Book Society student editions. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07348-1_9
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