Definition of Superelevations

1. Noun. (plural of superelevation) ¹

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Definition of Superelevations

1. superelevation [n] - See also: superelevation

Lexicographical Neighbors of Superelevations

superefficiency
superefficient
superego
superegoist
superegoists
superegos
superelastic
superelastically
superelasticities
superelasticity
superelevate
superelevated
superelevates
superelevating
superelevation
superelevations (current term)
superelite
superelites
superellipse
superellipses
superellipsoid
superellipsoids
superelliptical
superelongated
superelongation
superembedding
supereminence
supereminences
supereminent
supereminently

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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