THE CATENARY CURVE, A LINK BETWEEN CIRCULAR CURVES

LA CATENARIA COMO ENLACE ENTRE CURVAS CIRCULARES

THE LINKING OF 2 CIRCULAR CURVES CAN BE EFFECTED BY MEANS OF A CATENARY CURVE. BY USING THE RADII OF THESE CURVES AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEIR CENTRES, IT IS POSSIBLE TO FIND THE PARAMETER OF THIS CATENARY CURVE AND THE POSITION OF ITS APEX, AND TO DETERMINE ITS POINTS OF CONTACT WITH THE CIRCULAR CURVES. THE RADIUS OF CURVATURE IN THE CATENARY CURVE VARIES UNIFORMLY AND CONTINUOUSLY BETWEEN THE RADII OF THE GIVEN CURVES. EQUATIONS AND FORMULAE ARE DERIVED, WHICH ARE EASY TO TABULATE OR TO SOLVE WITH A COMPUTER. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT, SEE IRRD ABSTRACT NO 106528.

  • Authors:
    • HACAR, M A
    • BOLLO, B
  • Publication Date: 1974-11

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  • Spanish

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  • Accession Number: 01299057
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Nov 21 2010 6:58AM