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Reversed Curve

The document provides examples and practice problems for calculating lengths, radii, angles, and stationing related to reversed curves, which connect two tangents with curves of alternating directions. Reversed curves are used in railroad layouts and road design to smoothly transition between parallel tangents. The problems walk through computing chord lengths, radii, central angles, and stationing of points on reversed curves given various inputs like distance between tangents, radii of curves, and position of points of curvature.

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Reversed Curve

The document provides examples and practice problems for calculating lengths, radii, angles, and stationing related to reversed curves, which connect two tangents with curves of alternating directions. Reversed curves are used in railroad layouts and road design to smoothly transition between parallel tangents. The problems walk through computing chord lengths, radii, central angles, and stationing of points on reversed curves given various inputs like distance between tangents, radii of curves, and position of points of curvature.

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Horizontal Curve

Reversed Curve
Sample Problems
1. Two parallel tangents 10m apart are connected
by a reversed curve. The chord length from the PC
to the PT equals 120m.
• Compute the length of tangent with common
direction. 60.17m
• Determine the equal radius if the reversed curve.
359.78m
• Compute the stationing of the PRC if the
stationing of A at the beginning of the tangent
with common direction is 3+420. Sta 3+449.99
Sample Problem
2. In a rail road layout, the centerline of two parallel
tracks are connected with a reversed curve of
unequal radii. The central angle of the first curve is
16° and the distance between parallel tracks is
27.60m, stationing of the PC is 15+420 and the
radius of the second curve is 290m.
• Compute the length of the long chord from the
PC to PT. 198.31m
• Compute the radius of the first curve. 422.47m
• Compute the stationing of the PT. Sta 15+618.96
Sample Problem
3. Two tangents converge at an angle of 30°. The
direction of the second tangent is due east. The
distance of the PC from the second tangent is
116.50m. The bearing of the common tangent is
S40°E.
• Compute the central angle of the first curve. 20°
• If a reversed curve is to connect these two
tangents, determine the common radius of the
curve. 200.86m
• Compute the stationing of the PT, if PC is at
station 10+620. Sta 10+865.39
Sample Problem
4. The perpendicular distance between two parallel
tangents of a reversed curved is 7.5m and the chord
distance from PC to the PT is equal to 65m.
• Compute the central angle of the reversed curve.
13°15’
• Compute the common radius of the reversed
curve. 140.87m
• If the stationing of the PC is at 4+560.40, find the
stationing of the PT. 4+625.56
Seatwork
1. Two parallel tangents 20m apart are to be
connected by a reversed curve. The radius of the
first curve at the PC has a radius of 800m and
the total length of the chord from PC to PT is
300m. Stationing of the PC is 10+620.
• Find the central angle of each curve. 7.65deg
• Find the radius of the curve passing through
the PT. 1450m
• What is the stationing of the PT. 10+920.22m
Seatwork
2. Two parallel tangents are connected by a
reversed curve having equal radii of 360m.
• If the central angle of the curve is 8° compute
the distance between parallel tangents. 7m
• Compute the length of chord from the PC to
the PT. 100.35m
• If PC is at sta 3+960.40, what is the stationing
of the PT. Sta 4+060.94

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