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The type of transition curves generally provided on hill roads, is?

A. circular

B. cubic parabola

C. Lemniscate

D. spiral

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Question added by Ksenija Kancelak , Construction Project Manager , City of Koprivnica, Koprivnica (Croatia)
Date Posted: 2016/07/20
Muhammad Rasheed Prodhan
by Muhammad Rasheed Prodhan , Sub-Divisional Engineer Civil , Publi Works Dept./ Road & Highways Department - Govt. Service

In Case of Transition Curves, If Traffic Coondition Is Mixed then Provision of  Speed is Ltd. to 60% of Max.Speed of Vehicle. One side of Curve will Higher then the other side for the case of accident of Traffic.

Farhana Siddique Fari
by Farhana Siddique Fari , Coordinator , Coordinator at DFA, Dr Fazeela Abbasi, Advanced Skin, Laser & Hair Institute, Islamabad.

Another 'Brainstorming' question! Thanks.

I would choose Option:

D. spiral

YAW OSAFO-MAAFO JNR
by YAW OSAFO-MAAFO JNR , Project Manager , High Brains Limited

Spiral. The extra widening is generally provided fully on the inner side of the curve.

Ahmed Abbas
by Ahmed Abbas , Fund Manager Fixed Income , Habib Asset Management Limited

curves generally is Spiral

TRANSITION CURVES, IN CASE IF TRAFFIC CODITION IS MIXED THEN PROVIDE SPEED AS 75% OF MAXIMAM

 

Ammar Fadhil
by Ammar Fadhil , Civil Quality Engineer , Zain - Iraq

The type of transition curves generally provided on hill roads is crest.

Ashraf Mostafa
by Ashraf Mostafa , Technical Consultant , Trasnsoft Solutions

The mostly used transition curve in hill roads is the Spiral

فؤاد أحمد حسين
by فؤاد أحمد حسين , مدير , حكومي

The transition  type of curves  generall provided on hill roads is spiral