A simple horizontal (circular) curve has a deflection angle of 45. The curve is within a highway segment with a design speed of 100km/hr and a super-elevation of 5.0% is to be used Assuming a value of 0.12 for the side friction (, determine: L The radius of the curve and its degree of curvature (D) i. Length of the curve I. The chainages of the Point of Tangent (PT) and the Point of Curve (PC), given that the Point of Intersection (PI) is located at chaimage 4+600.

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A simple horizontal (cireular) curve has a deflection angle of 45. The curve is within
highway segment with a design speed of 100km/hr and a super-elevation of 5.0% is to be uied
Assuming a value of 0.12 for the side friction (0, determine:
L The radius of the curve and its degree of curvature (D")
i. Length of the curve
II. The chainages of the Point of Tangent (PT) and the Paint of Curve (PC), given that the
Point of Intersection (PI) is located at chainage 4+600.
b) On a different section of the highway described in 1(a) above, a transition curve has been
deemed necessary, Assuming a maximum value of 0.3 m/3 for the rate of change of radial
acceleration (c), determine
The transition length
ii The shift, S
iii. The length along the tangent required from the intersection point to the start of the
transition, IT
Transcribed Image Text:A simple horizontal (cireular) curve has a deflection angle of 45. The curve is within highway segment with a design speed of 100km/hr and a super-elevation of 5.0% is to be uied Assuming a value of 0.12 for the side friction (0, determine: L The radius of the curve and its degree of curvature (D") i. Length of the curve II. The chainages of the Point of Tangent (PT) and the Paint of Curve (PC), given that the Point of Intersection (PI) is located at chainage 4+600. b) On a different section of the highway described in 1(a) above, a transition curve has been deemed necessary, Assuming a maximum value of 0.3 m/3 for the rate of change of radial acceleration (c), determine The transition length ii The shift, S iii. The length along the tangent required from the intersection point to the start of the transition, IT
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