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TRACE ELEVATION [1 record]

Record 1 2013-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Design
DEF

The portion of geometric design that deals with the shape of the roadway in the vertical plane.

OBS

alignment: term proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception des voies de circulation
OBS

tracé du profil en long : terme proposé par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Diseño de carreteras
OBS

trazado en alzado: Término utilizado por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera.

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