Experimental-Numerical Study of Indexation of Scenic Road Vertical Alignment in China

Table 3

The theoretical values of LSLs.

Operation velocity (km/h)		60		50		40		30
MLS (%)		7.8		8.4		9.7		10.2
LSL (m)		Theo.	Used	Theo.	Used	Theo.	Used	Theo.	Used
Slope gradient (%)	5	955	800	—	—	—	900	—	900
	6	720	600	843	—	—	700	—	700
	7	512	—	639	—	825	500	960	500
	8	—	—	433	—	573	300	730	300
	9	—	—	—	—	427	—	505	200
	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	296	—
	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—