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Superelevation

Superelevation is a geometric design feature of highway horizontal curves in which the cross-section of the road is tilted transversely to counteract centrifugal forces acting on vehicles, thereby enhancing safety and comfort during curved travel.

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Testing morphodynamic controls on the location and frequency of river avulsions on fans versus deltas: Huanghe (Yellow River), China

Vamsi Ganti, Zhongxin Chu, Michael P. Lamb et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 2014 · 148 citations

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COMPARISON OF OPERATING SPEEDS ON DRY AND WET PAVEMENTS OF TWO-LANE RURAL HIGHWAYS

Ruediger Lamm, E M Choueiri, Theodor Mailaender · Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board · 1990 · 105 citations

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SAFETY EFFECTS OF GEOMETRIC IMPROVEMENTS ON HORIZONTAL CURVES

Charles V. Zegeer, Jill R. Stewart, D W Reinhurt · Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board · 1991 · 100 citations

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Cost-effective geometric improvements for safety upgrading of horizontal curves

C Zegeer, R M Stewart, D W Reinfurt et al. · 1991 · 96 citations

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Characteristics of Subcritical Flow in a Meandering Channel

B-C. Yen · Research Repository (Delft University of Technology) · 1965 · 89 citations

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Authors

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  1. SM
    Said M. Easa

    Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada

    6 publications · 93 citations

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  2. JA
    James A. Bonneson

    Texas A&M University, United States

    5 publications · 119 citations

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  3. ET
    Eric T. Donnell

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    3 publications · 86 citations

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  4. JJ
    Jaehak Jeong

    Grassland, Soil and Water Research Laboratory, United States

    2 publications · 34 citations

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  5. OB
    Orhan Baykal

    Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye

    2 publications · 90 citations

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Institutions

78

  1. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    159 citations

  2. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    104 citations

  3. American Society of Civil Engineers

    Reston, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    111 citations

  4. Toronto Metropolitan University

    Toronto, Canada

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    49 citations

  5. Texas A&M University System

    College Station, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    119 citations

  6. Lakehead University

    Thunder Bay, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

  7. University of Canterbury

    Christchurch, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    62 citations

  8. National Technical University of Athens

    Athens, Greece

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    60 citations

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  2. Journal of Transportation Engineering

    10 publications · 250 citations

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  3. Journal of the Hydraulics Division

    3 publications · 65 citations

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  4. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

    2 publications · 79 citations

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  5. Vehicle System Dynamics

    1 publications · 27 citations

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