Traffic and Highway Engineering
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Author: Garber, Nicholas J.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 7, Problem 26P
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Factors are considered in the design of an at-grade railway crossing in addition to those for an at-grade crossing formed by two highways.
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