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Architecture and Planning Miscellaneous

  1. ‘Summit Curve’ is a term associated with the design of
    1. Roads and flyovers
    2. Escalators and elevators
    3. Tensile fabric structures
    4. Geodesic domes
Correct Option: A

Roads and flyovers

Concept
Design of summit curve on the basis of sight distance. On summit curves, centrifugal force acting outwards hence the springs of vehicle is not compressed and therefore passenger comfort is not a issue. Design of summit curve as a square parabola because the rate of change of slope is decreasing always so more sight distance available at the top of curve.



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