What Is Camber in Road?

 Types of Camber 

• Composite camber.
• Sloped or Straight camber.
• Two straight line camber.
• Barrel camber.

#1. Composite Camber.

#2. Straight Camber or Sloped Camber

#3. Two Straight Line Camber.

#4. Barrel Camber.

Why Is Camber Provided In Road?

• To protect the road by preventing the entry of surface water to the subgrade soil through the pavement.
• To prevent the entry of water to the bituminous pavement layers.
• To remove the rainwater from the pavement surface as quickly as possible and to allow the pavement to get dry soon after the rain.

Advantages of Camber in Road

Method of Providing Camber in Road

Recommended Values of Camber in Road For Different Types of Road surface by IRC: 

A drawback of Providing Excessive Road Camber Height

• It reduces the road width as everyone will try to move in the middle of the road.
• The road will wear and tear on the edges.
• The passengers feel they unbalance and discomfort during the journey.
• Chances of accidents will increase.

Camber In Highway

• Camber: Camber is the transverse slope provided to the road surface for the drainage of the rainwater for the better performance of the road. Camber can be written as 1 in n or x%. 
• Parabolic Camber : Parabolic camber is provided by providing a parabolic shape to the surface of the road.

Types of Camber

• Traditional Camber: This is known as traditional camber because once upon a time pretty much all snowboards were made with this profile.
• Continuous Rocker/Reverse Camber: This has many names – rocker, reverse camber, anti camber, banana and continuous rocker come to mind.  But essentially it is the opposite of traditional camber.
• Flat Camber: Just like it sounds this profile has no camber or rocker – it’s flat between the contact points.
• Hybrid Profiles: Like the name suggests, hybrid profiles are a mix of camber, flat and rocker. There are heaps of different combinations of this employed by snowboard manufacturers.

Camber in Road

Camber in the Road Is Provided for

What Is Camber in Road?

Barrel Camber

Cambering Meaning

What Is Camber in Highway Engineering?

Camber in Transportation Engineering

What Is a Camber on a Road?

Types of Camber in Road

• Straight Line Camber/ Sloped Camber. Straight Line Camber consists of two slopes originating from the edges and joining at the center of the carriageway.
• Two Straight Line Camber.
• Parabolic Camber (Barrel Camber).
• Composite Camber.

Road Camber Percentage

Cambered Surface

Why Camber Is Provided?

Cross Slope of Road

Purpose of Camber

Which Camber Is Provided for Earth Roads?

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