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Definition of Superelevations
1. superelevation [n] - See also: superelevation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Superelevations
Literary usage of Superelevations
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Analytical Mechanics for Engineers by Fred B. Seely, Newton Edward Ensign (1921)
"Do the superelevations given in the above table reduce the flange pressure to
zero for the speeds specified? Test several values. ..."
2. Railroad Construction: Theory and Practice. A Textbook for the Use of by Walter Loring Webb (1899)
"... a list of the superelevations to be used on each curve in their sections.
This method has the advantage that each location may be separately studied, ..."
3. Railroad Construction: Theory and Practice; a Text-book for the Use of by Walter Loring Webb (1922)
"Some roads furnish their track foremen with a list of the superelevations to be
used on each curve in their sections. This method has the advantage that ..."
4. Railroad Construction: Theory and Practice : a Textbook for the Use of by Walter Loring Webb (1908)
"Some roads furnish their track foremen with a list of the superelevations to be
used on each curve in their sections. ..."
5. Railroad Construction: Theory and Practice : a Textbook for the Use of by Walter Loring Webb (1903)
"Some roads furnish their track foremen with a list of the superelevations to be
used on each curve in their sections. This method has the advantage that ..."
6. The Civil Engineer's Pocket-book by John Cresson Trautwine (1919)
"... and for superelevations of from 1 to 8 luches, on standard gage — 4 ft, 8.5
Ins, according to equation 118, ..."
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