SOME ASPECTS OF TRANSITION SPIRALS OF INTEREST TO LAND SURVEYORS

A comparison of different spirals reveals that there are, for the most part, only different approximations of the same standard spiral. Some of the approximations are not satisfactory. Algorithms to solve the spiral offset-line intersection problem and the problem of area next to an offset spiral and arc length are presented. Only the horizontal aspects of these curves are considered.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Congress on Surveying and Mapping

  5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 100
  Bethesda, MD  United States  20814
• Authors:
  • Labio, S
• Publication Date: 1983-12

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 365-375
• Serial:
  • Surveying and Mapping
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Congress on Surveying and Mapping

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algorithms; Computer aided design; Curve fitting; Geometric curves; Highway engineering; Highways; Intersections; Mathematical methods; Roads; Spirals; Surveying; Transition curves
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway systems
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387023
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 30 1984 12:00AM