Cadenamiento
English translation: chainage
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peer agreement (net): +4chainage Explanation: I believe this is chainage A chain is a unit of length; it measures 66 feet or 22 yards or 100 links (20.1168m). There are 10 chains in a furlong, and 80 chains in one statute mile. An acre is the area of 10 square chains (that is, an area of one chain by one furlong). ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chainage An imaginary line used to measure distance, often corresponding to the centre of a straight road; A distance measured along such a line en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chainage A length measured by means of a chain or steel tape. www.quarrying.org/c.html In road design, when the alignment is created, the points on it are given chainage values. Each point on the alignment is given a value which is a linear distance along the curve, from a given starting point. www.cadfamily.com/online-help/vhelp_web\vhelp/OTHERS/FG… -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 mins (2013-02-19 15:28:46 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I think you will find this pdf useful: [PDF] The Mathematics of Highway Design (198KB) www.raeng.org.uk/education/.../pdf/.../4_Road_Alignment.pdf... Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View The distance of any point along the road is denoted by its chainage, being its ... equipment is no longer used the term chainage is still commonly used to denote ... |
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