ans No. 1 only. asap PROBLEM 1. The long chord of a compound curve is 120m long which makes an angle of 14° fromthe tangent of the first curve passing through the PC and 20° from the tangent of the second curvepassing through the PT. If the common tangent is parallel to the long chord.a.) Compute the length of chord from PC to PCb.) Compute the length of chord from PCC to PTc.) Compute the difference in radius of the first and second curve.PROBLEM 2. A compound curve passes thru a common tangent AB having a length of 300m. Theradius of the first curve is equal to 290m and a central angle of 42°. If the angle of intersection ofthe curve is 70°36'.a.) Compute for the Radius of the second curveb.) If the stationing of the PI is at (20+542.2), Compute for the Stationing of PT..PROBLEM 3. Two parallel tangents 20m apart are to be connected by a reversed curve with equalradius. The tangent of the 1st curve is 37.817m which is along the tangents of common direction.The stationing of the PC is 10+200.a.) Compute for the long chord.b.) Compute for the common radius.c.) Compute for the stationing of PT.PROBLEM 4. The tangents of a simple curve have bearings of N 20° E and N 80° E respectively.The radius of the curve is 200 m.Determine the following:a. The external distance of the curve.b. The middle ordinate of the curve.c. The stationing of point A on the curve having a deflection angle of 6 from the P.C. whichis at 1+200.00.PROBLEM 5. A simple curve have tangents XY and YZ intersecting at a common point Y. XY hasan azimuth of 180° and YZ has an azimuth of 230°. The stationing of the point of curvature at X is10+140.26. If the degree of curve of the simple curve is 4°.Determine the following:d. The length of the long chord from X..e. The tangent distance XY.f. The stationing at a point A on the curve on which a line passing through the center ofthe curve makes an angle of 58° with the line XY, intersects the curve at point A.

Given Data: The length of a long chord is C1=120 m. The angle from the tangent of the first curve is…

PROBLEM 1. The long chord of a compound curve is 120m long which makes an angle of 14° from the tangent of the first curve passing through the PC and 20° from the tangent of the second curve passing through the PT. If the common tangent is parallel to the long chord. a.) Compute the length of chord from PC to PCC b.) Compute the length of chord from PCC to PT c.) Compute the difference in radius of the first and second curve.

PROBLEM 1. The long chord of a compound curve is 120m long which makes an angle of 14° from the tangent of the first curve passing through the PC and 20° from the tangent of the second curve passing through the PT. If the common tangent is parallel to the long chord. a.) Compute the length of chord from PC to PCC b.) Compute the length of chord from PCC to PT c.) Compute the difference in radius of the first and second curve.

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Chapter15: Geometric Design Of Highway Facilities

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