Symmetric serpentine marking on forest roads by internal circular curve method

Abstract

This paper presents a new method of symmetric serpentine marking in constructing forest roads on the terrain itself. This method is based on surveying the elements needed for symmetric serpentine marking on forest roads and on estimating other elements and their marking. By using this method construction errors are reduced as well as the number of attempts of serpentine marking on the terrain itself. In the way, the effects of serpentine marking are increased compared to the ones reached by the method used so far

Serpentine Design on Forest Roads by the Internal Circular Curve Method: A Case Study in Serbia

“…The principles and the geometry of the existing method are thoroughly explained and presented in figures for symmetric [8], asymmetric [9], half serpentine [10] and full serpentine [11] in order to analyze them and identify their methodological shortcomings with an aim to investigate, find and offer a new method of marking forest road serpentines. Namely, the author's experience in the design of serpentine [12][13][14] shows that they are, in terms of design, very complicated elements of road routes, which require not only solid technical knowledge but extensive experience in route marking and selecting the geometry of serpentine, as well as good spatial orientation in the forest [15].…”

“…Therefore, we have come to an idea to explore a new method of serpentine design which would overcome the observed problems. The resulting methodology solution is presented as a new method of marking symmetric [8], asymmetric [9], full [11] and half serpentines [10] on forest roads, called the internal circular curve method.…”