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In the same way as horizontal curves are used to connect intersecting straights in the horizontal plane, vertical curves are used to connect intersecting straights in the vertical plane. These straights are usually referred to as gradients.
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Department of Transport, Roads and Local Transport Directorate, Departmental Standard TD/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).
HMSO Publications, Roads and Traffic in Urban Areas (Institution of High-ways and Transportation, with the Department of Transport, 1987).
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Uren, J., Price, W.F. (1994). Vertical Curves. In: Surveying for Engineers. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12950-8_12
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