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Simulation analysis of superelevation highway circular curve radius design in cold regions

  • School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

In cold regions, road surface is under the conditions of long winter, low temperature and heavy snow, they can't provide enough friction so that speed and safety of vehicles on the section of the curve of are not guaranteed. The paper focuses on the phenomenon that road adhesion coefficient decreases in the winter of cold regions, analyzes the outside brake forces of vehicles when turning on level road surface, and establishes the model of superelevation circular curve, then measures data to determine the structure of the vehicle, speed, adhesion coefficient, sight distance, braking time and other parameters, decides theoretical security design specifications values of circular curve by simulation methods, finally gives the recommended radius values of superelevation circular curve in consider of driving comfort, which provides a frame of reference for horizontal alignment of the road in cold regions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)64-67
Number of pages4
JournalWuhan Ligong Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Wuhan University of Technology
Volume33
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Circular curve radius
  • Cold regions
  • Highway
  • Superelevation route design

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