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superelevation

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superelevation [ˌsuːpərˌɛlɪˈveɪʃən]
n
1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) another name for bank2 [7]
2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) the difference between the heights of the sides of a road or railway track on a bend
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superelevation
n (of bend) → Überhöhung f
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Topics addressed include alignment of railway lines, track maintenance and renewal, concrete sleepers, cures and superelevation, suburban railways in metro cities, signaling and interlocking, and tunneling, among other topics.
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Another event involved litigation against SCDOT concerning superelevation on the interstates, which highlighted the vulnerability of SCDOT for roadway safety from a business perspective.
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According to his new model, it's far more likely that the highest flow marks reflect superelevation of a 3-to-10-m-deep flow of snow that raced around and up the side of the curve during an avalanche lasting about 23 seconds.
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