The Transition Spiral And Its Introduction to Railway Curves With Field Exercises in Construction And Alignment
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Inserting an absurdly long transition l„ which for the gap of 22J inches would be 7-47 chains, giving a gradient of approach of 1 in 3220. 3. Lengthening the end transition to the flatter curve such that a convenient gap of, say, 4 inches would result. But this would mean both inordinately long central and end transitions. Hence it is evident that the conditions that demand central transitions result normally in a large gap, while such required by radii differing by 50 per cent, are only about ...4 inches as far as difference in curvature is concerned. However, other considerations may warrant a large gap even though the transition \ is consequently excessive. In order to introduce shifting a half of the composite FIELD EXEEOISES 75 curve, let the first assumption be followed, a gap of 3" being introduced. Then the shift S for the larger radius R should be such that S= (s sec /3-3") cos a, or (as in Fig. 4) AA' should be (35-27-3) cos 36° 52', or 17-99 inches. Hence, since AA' is greater than S, the point B must be slid along the tangent a distance B6', which is expressed by (gsecj8-3)cosa-S _ 17-99 - 10-22 „ 8in(a-y8) ~ -8437 -^^'^'■■ 4.
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