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Instructions For Using Curve Calculations

This document provides instructions for calculating curve parameters for road design. The user enters the radius, deflection angle, and point of intersection, and the calculator will determine the remaining curve components, including tangent distance, length, middle ordinate, long chord, external distance, point of curvature, and point of tangency. Formulas are provided for calculating each component based on radius and deflection angle. An example calculation is shown for three curves.

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Instructions For Using Curve Calculations

This document provides instructions for calculating curve parameters for road design. The user enters the radius, deflection angle, and point of intersection, and the calculator will determine the remaining curve components, including tangent distance, length, middle ordinate, long chord, external distance, point of curvature, and point of tangency. Formulas are provided for calculating each component based on radius and deflection angle. An example calculation is shown for three curves.

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Instructions for using curve calculations

To use:
Enter the radius, deflection angle and PI Station. The remaining components of the curve will be calculated.
Units will be meters or feet depending on the entered units of the radius.

R = Radius
T = Tangent Distance
L = Length of the curve
MO = Middle Ordinate
LC = Long Chord
E = External
D = Deflection Angle
PC = Point of Curvature
PI = Point of Intersection
PT = Point of Tangency

Curve Calculations

Curve No
NO 1 NO 2 NO 3
Given Formula for Calculations
Radius 350 350 200
Deflec ang 32.7791 33.0294 56.8891 Δ
PI 377.6884 728.3763 1065.037
T =R tan ( )
2
Calculate
L=( Δ∗R )/57 . 29578
Tangent 102.9412 103.7724 108.3407 Δ
E=R( sec ( )−1 )
Length 200.2361 201.7651 198.5804 2
External 14.82448 15.05987 27.45922 Δ
Mid Ord 14.22209 14.43861 24.1443 MO=R ( 1−cos( ) )
Long Chord 197.5165 198.9829 190.5232 2
PI 377.6884 728.3763 1065.037 Δ
PC 274.7472 624.6039 956.6958 LC =2 R sin ( )
2
PT 474.9833 826.369 1155.276
PC=PI −T
PT =PI + L
ill be calculated.

102.941

200.236

14.8245

14.2221
197.517
377.688

274.747
474.983
To use:
Enter the radius, deflection angle and PI Station. The remaining components of the curve will be calculated. Units
will be meters or feet depending on the entered units of the radius.
R = Radius
T = Tangent Distance
L = Length of the curve
MO = Middle Ordinate
LC = Long Chord
E = External
D = Deflection Angle
PC = Point of Curvature
PI = Point of Intersection
PT = Point of Tangency
e calculated. Units

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