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Traffic and Highway Engineering
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ISBN:9781305156241
Author:Garber, Nicholas J.
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Chapter15: Geometric Design Of Highway Facilities
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You are designing a vertical sag curve joining a -3% grade to a + 2% grade. The design speed is 60 mph.
For the design of the curve, the stopping sight distance is based on a 0% grade.
1. Is the shape of the vertical curve circular, elliptic, or parabolic?
2.
What is the value of A?
Transcribed Image Text:You are designing a vertical sag curve joining a -3% grade to a + 2% grade. The design speed is 60 mph. For the design of the curve, the stopping sight distance is based on a 0% grade. 1. Is the shape of the vertical curve circular, elliptic, or parabolic? 2. What is the value of A?
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