题名: |
IRON AND ASPHALT: THE EVOLUTION OF THE SPIRAL CURVE IN RAILROADS AND PARKWAYS. |
作者: |
Myers-ME |
关键词: |
Aesthetics-; Blue-Ridge-Parkway-North-Carolina; Highway-design; Highway-engineering; Highway-transportation; North-Carolina; Parkways-; Railroad-transportation; Rural-highways; Spiral-curves-Railroad-and-highway-design |
摘要: |
This article provides a general overview of the spiral curve and its evolution from railroads to parkways. The specifics of mathematical properties are not discussed, as these are documented far more completely in civil engineering texts. The background, evolution, and aesthetic application of spiral curves in road and railroad design are emphasized and explored. The Blue Ridge Parkway (North Carolina) a collaborative effort of landscape architects and civil engineers, is presented as an example of artistic application of spiral curves in road design. |
总页数: |
Public Roads. 2001/09. 65(2) pp23-27 (4 Phot., 1 Fig., Refs.) |
报告类型: |
科技报告 |