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    Alignment of Vertical Curves

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    Samuel Ramones
    An existing tunnel needs to be connected to a newly constructed bridge with vertical curves. The document develops a vertical alignment by determining the design speed for the sag and crest curves needed to connect them. It computes the stationing and elevations of curve points for the alignment.

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    An existing tunnel needs to be connected to a newly constructed bridge with vertical curves. The document develops a vertical alignment by determining the design speed for the sag and crest curves needed to connect them. It computes the stationing and elevations of curve points for the alignment.

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    An existing tunnel needs to be connected to a newly constructed bridge with vertical curves. The document develops a vertical alignment by determining the design speed for the sag and crest curves needed to connect them. It computes the stationing and elevations of curve points for the alignment.

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    Alignment of Vertical Curves

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    Samuel Ramones
    An existing tunnel needs to be connected to a newly constructed bridge with vertical curves. The document develops a vertical alignment by determining the design speed for the sag and crest curves needed to connect them. It computes the stationing and elevations of curve points for the alignment.

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    An existing tunnel needs to be connected to a newly constructed bridge

    with sag and crest vertical curves. The profile view of the tunnel and bridge
    is shown. Develop a vertical alignment to connect the tunnel and bridge by
    determining the highest possible common design speed for the sag and
    crest (equal-tangent) vertical curves needed.
    Compute the stationing and elevations of PVC, PVI, and PVT curve points.

    0+366
    112 m

    100 m
    Let L = total length of Curve
    Ls = Length of Sag Curve
    Lc = Length of Crest Curve

    L = Ls + Lc
    366 = Ls + Lc (eq. 1)
    PVTc(0+366)@112
    PVIc g2c

    Ls = Ks As & Lc = Kc Ac

    c
    g1
    PVCc
    As = |g2s-g1s| = |g2s-0|=g2s
    PVTs Ac = |g2c-g1c| = |0-g1c|=g1c
    From figure, g2s = g1c
    s
    g2

    Thus, As = Ac = A
    g1s PVIs
    PVCs (0+000)@100
    Ls Lc 366 = Ls + Lc
    366 = Ks A + Kc A
    L = 366
    366 = Ks A + Kc A
    12 = Yfs + Yfc
    366 = A (Ks + Kc) equation 2 ��� ���
    12 = +
    PVTc(0+366)@112 ��� ���
    PVIc g2c
    �
    12 = (�� + ��)
    ���

    c
    g1
    Yfc �
    PVCc 12 = (���)
    ���
    12
    PVTs A = 6.5574%
    s
    Yfs A in eq 2
    g2

    366 = A (Ks + Kc)


    g1s PVIs
    PVCs (0+000)@100 366 = 6.5574(Ks + Kc)
    L = 366
    (Ks + Kc) = 55.815
    (Ks + Kc) = 56 Kc = 26 m
    Ks = 30 m
    PVTc(0+366)@112
    PVIc g2c

    c
    g1
    PVCc

    PVTs
    PVIs = 0+098 @ 100

    s
    PVTs/PVCc = 0+196 @

    g2
    g1s PVIs
    PVCs (0+000)@100 Lc
    Ls

    L = 366 STATION ELEVATION (m)

    Ls = Ks A PVCs 0+000 100


    PVIs ? ?
    Ls = 30 (6.5574)
    Kc = 26 m
    Ls = 196.72 m =196 m PVCc/ PVTs ? ?
    Ks = 30 m PVIc ? ?
    A =6.5574 Lc = Kc A
    Lc = 26 (6.5574) PVTc 0+366 112

    Lc = 170.49 m = 170 m Highest Design speed = 80 kph

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