SIMPLE CURVE the allowable rate of change of centrifugal acceleration
SITUATION. A simple curve has a degree of 6° and angle is 0.5m/s3, of intersection of 50°. 16. design the length of transition curve. 1. Calculate the distance from the midpoint of the curve to the point of intersection of the tangents. SITUATION. The tangent through TS and ST intersects at 2. Calculate the distance from the midpoint of the curve an angle of 40°, the design speed of the highway is to the midpoint of the long chord. 90kph, if the radius of the of the simple curve is 200m. 4. Compute the radius of curvature if we assume chord- Determine the following. basis. 17. The desirable length of spiral. 18. The spiral angle midway between TS and SC. SITUATION. The angle of intersection of a circular curve 19. The spiral angle at SC. is 45 degrees 30 minutes and its radius is 198.17m. PI is 20. The offset distance of the point midway between TS at station 0+783.10. and SC and from tangent through TS. 5. Compute the deflection angle of Sta. 0+736.58 from 21. The offset distance of SC from tangent through TS. PC. 22. The deflection angle midway between TS and SC. 6. Compute the right angle offset from Sta. 0+736.58 on 23. The deflection angle at SC. the curve to tangent through PC. 24. The length of Throw. 7. Degree of curve. Use chord basis. Assume 20 m length of chain. SYMMETRICAL PARABOLIC CURVE SITUATION. A symmetrical parabolic summit curve COMPOUND CURVES connects two grades of +6% and -4%. It is to pass a SITUATION. The common tangent AB of a compound point “A” on the curve at station 20+100. The elevation curve is 80m, with an azimuth of 270°. The azimuths of of the grade intersection is 100m with the stationing of the tangents through PC and PT are 250° and 280° 20+120. If the rate of change of grade is 1.25% per respectively. The stationing of A is 100+210 and the station, determine the following: degree of the first curve is 6°. 25. Length of the curve. 8. Determine the stationing of PCC. 26. Radius of curvature. 9. Determine the radius of the second curve. 27. Tangent distance. 10. Determine the stationing of the PT. SITUATION. A descending grade of 0.8% meets an SITUATION. A compound curve connects three tangents ascending grade of 0.4% at station 12+300, with an having bearings of N70°E, Due East and S60°E elevation of 250m. The two grades are to be connected respectively. The length of the chord is 350 m long by a 160-meter symmetrical parabolic curve. Determine measured from the PC to the PT of the compound curve the following. and is parallel to the common tangent. If the stationing of the PT is 3+450. 28. Stationing of the lowest point. 11. Determine the radii of the curves. 29. At what elevation must the invert of the culvert be set if the pipe has a diameter of 0.9m and the cover is REVERSE CURVES 0.3m? SITUATION. The perpendicular distance between two parallel tangents of a reversed curve is 35m. The azimuth of the back tangent of the curve is 270 deg. And the azimuth of the common tangent is 300 deg. If the radius of the back curve is 160 m and the stationing of P.R.C. is 10+140, 13. Find the station of P.T.
SITUATION. The Azimuths of tangents through PC, PRC
and PT are 240°, 270° and 250° respectively, the degree of the first curve is 1.5° and the stationing of PC is 10+800, the distance from PI of the first curve to the PI of the second curve is 300m. 14. Determine the stationing of PRC. 15. Determine the Radius of the second Curve.
SPIRAL CURVE SITUATION. The design speed of a certain highway is 100kph, if the radius of the simple curve is 250m, and