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  2. Ramp travel index - Wikipedia

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    Ramp travel index or RTI, is a way of measuring a vehicle's ability to flex its suspension, a property also known as axle articulation. The RTI rating is used mainly in the off-roading industry to test and describe chassis limits of modified vehicles.

  3. Interstate Highway standards - Wikipedia

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    An Interstate Highway under construction , with both directions of traffic moved to one side of the roadway I-94 in Michigan, showing examples of non-interchange overpass signage in median, upcoming exit signage on right shoulder, a pre-1960 overpass with height restriction signage, newly installed cable median barrier, and parallel grooved ...

  4. Grade (slope) - Wikipedia

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    as a ratio of one part rise to so many parts run. For example, a slope that has a rise of 5 feet for every 1000 feet of run would have a slope ratio of 1 in 200. (The word "in" is normally used rather than the mathematical ratio notation of "1:200".) This is generally the method used to describe railway grades in Australia and the UK.

  5. Elevated highway - Wikipedia

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    Engineering of paving, exit orientation, turn radius, drainage, curb height, ramp length, speed optimization, shoulders, maintenance procedures, noise abatement, and minimizing the "highway wall" effect that could divide communities, were all improved in the 1940s through 1970s, partially by examining the deficiencies of this early elevated ...

  6. Runway - Wikipedia

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    The length of the clearway may be included in the length of the takeoff distance available. [27] For example, if a paved runway is 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) long and there are 400 metres (1,300 ft) of clearway beyond the end of the runway, the takeoff distance available is 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) long.

  7. Wheelchair ramp - Wikipedia

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    For example, a 20-inch (510 mm) rise requires a minimum of 20 feet (6.10 m) in length of ramp. Additionally, ADA limits the longest single span of ramp, prior to a rest or turn platform, to 30 feet (9.14 m). [2] [3] Ramps can be as long as needed, but no single run of ramp can exceed 30 feet (9.14 m).

  8. List of steepest gradients on adhesion railways - Wikipedia

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    On the ramp from the original London and Blackwall Railway viaduct to the tunnel leading to Bank. 1 in 17.5 (5.7%) Mukilteo, Washington, United States, Boeing Factory Spur Rail line for delivering parts shipped from overseas to the Boeing Everett Factory. 1 in 18 (5.5%) Near Alausi, Ecuador on line to Quito Flåmsbanen, Norway

  9. Overhang (vehicles) - Wikipedia

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    Along with clearance, length of overhangs affects the approach and departure angles, which measure the vehicle's ability to overcome steep obstacles and rough terrain.The longer the front overhang, the smaller is the approach angle, and thus lesser the car's ability to climb or descend steep ramps without damaging the front bumpers. [1]