Civil Engineering1. The bearings of the forward and backward tangent of the compound curve was taken as S65°Eand N60°E respectively. If the project Engineer runs the compound curve starting at the point ofcurvature at station 5+304 ending at station 5+544 and the degree of the first curve is 4° and thatof the second curve is 5°. Compute the station of the point of compound curvature.

Given:- forward tangent bearing=S65E Backward tangent bearing=N60E point of curvature at…

nd N60°E respectively. If the project Engineer runs the compound curve starting at the point of urvature at station 5+304 ending at station 5+544 and the degree of the first curve is 4° and that f the second curve is 5°. Compute the station of the point of compound curvature.

nd N60°E respectively. If the project Engineer runs the compound curve starting at the point of urvature at station 5+304 ending at station 5+544 and the degree of the first curve is 4° and that f the second curve is 5°. Compute the station of the point of compound curvature.

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1. The bearings of the forward and backward tangent of the compound curve was taken as S65°E
and N60°E respectively. If the project Engineer runs the compound curve starting at the point of
curvature at station 5+304 ending at station 5+544 and the degree of the first curve is 4° and that
of the second curve is 5°. Compute the station of the point of compound curvature.

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