Research Article

The Permitted Dimension of Guide Sign in Freeway Tunnel Restricted by the Geometric Space of the Tunnel Vault

Table 1

Legends and explanations of the inner outline in Figure 1.

TunnelsLegendExplanationArc radius

Two-lane freeway tunnel in Figure 1(a)O1Center of a tunnel vault circle
Tunnel vault ⟶ R11
and Tunnel arch foot ⟶ R12;  ⟶ R12
Tunnel inverted arch ⟶ R13

Three- or four-lane freeway tunnel in Figure 1(b)O1Center of a tunnel vault circle
Tunnel vault ⟶ R21
and Tunnel middle part ⟶ R22;  ⟶ R22
and Tunnel arch foot ⟶ R23;  ⟶ R32
Tunnel inverted arch ⟶ R24