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Notes Highway Lesson 3

This document discusses horizontal alignment design considerations including safety, grade, topography, design speed, and superelevation. It provides examples of superelevation rates and side friction factors for different speeds. Sample problems demonstrate how to calculate minimum curve radii based on sight distance and curve length.

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Notes Highway Lesson 3

This document discusses horizontal alignment design considerations including safety, grade, topography, design speed, and superelevation. It provides examples of superelevation rates and side friction factors for different speeds. Sample problems demonstrate how to calculate minimum curve radii based on sight distance and curve length.

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LESSON 3: HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT  Several studies aimed at determining the maximum side-

friction factors that are comfortable for drivers have


Horizontal Alignment. This is usually a series of straights
been conducted. Some of the results from these studies
(tangents) connected by circular curves.
are tabulated below ( AASHTO, 1994 )
Major Design Consideration

 Safety
 Grade Profile
 Topography
 Type of Facility
 Design Speed
 Topography  Listed below are the maximum superelevation to be used
 Construction for a particular portion of a road.

SUPERELEVATION AND SIDE-FRICTION

 The superelevation is normally discussed in terms of the


superelevation rate, which is the rise in the roadway
surface elevation as you move from the inside to the
outside edge of the
road.
 The side-friction
factor is simply the
coefficient of
friction between the [SAMPLE PROBLEM]
design vehicle's tires
A new transportation engineer is in charge with the design of
and the roadway.
a horizontal curve for the Bataan - Cavite Highway. His final
design calls for a curve with a radius of 520 meters. Assume
 For a given radius and speed, a set force must be applied
that the design speed for the said highway is 110 kph and the
to maintain the vehicle in a circular path, and in road
car should run without skidding. What will be the allowed
design, this force is provided by the side friction
maximum superelevation of the road?
developed between tire and pavement and by
superelevation. Solution:

[SAMPLE PROBLEM]

The superelevation of a highway curve is 6º. At what


maximum speed can a car run on it such that there is no
lateral pressure on the wheels? The radius of the curve is 150
m.

Solution:
 Methods to attain superelevation For SIGHT DISTANCE < LENGTH OF CURVE
- Pavement revolved about the centerline
- Pavement revolved about the inner edge of
pavement
- Pavement revolved about the outer edge of
pavement

WIDENING ON CURVES

The objective of widening along the horizontal curves is to


make operating conditions on curves comparable to those on
tangents. The principal points of concern in the design are:

 On simple curves, widening should be applied on the


inside edge only
 On curve design with spiral, widening may be placed
on the inside or divided equally between the inside
and outside curve
 Curve widening should be attained gradually over a
length sufficient to make the whole of the traveled For SIGHT DISTANCE > LENGTH OF CURVE
way fully usable.
 Recommended minimum width of widening is 0.60m

HORIZONTAL CURVE SIGHT DISTANCE

Sight distance can be the controlling aspect of horizontal


curve design where obstructions are present near the inside
of the curve
[SAMPLE PROBLEM]

The clearance to an obstruction is 9 meters and the desirable


sight distance when rounding a horizontal curve is 180
meters. Determine the minimum radius of the horizontal
curve.

Solution:

[SAMPLE PROBLEM]

The clearance to an obstruction is 40 meters and the


desirable sight distance when rounding a horizontal curve is
600 meters. Determine the minimum radius of the horizontal
curve if the length of the curve is 550 meters long.

Solution:

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