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The document provides an overview of highway design, focusing on circular and vertical curve geometry and equations. It includes terminology, calculations for various stations, and methods to determine elevations and offsets for horizontal and vertical curves. Key concepts include the relationship between radius and deflection angles, as well as the characteristics of horizontal and vertical curves in highway alignment.

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Curves

The document provides an overview of highway design, focusing on circular and vertical curve geometry and equations. It includes terminology, calculations for various stations, and methods to determine elevations and offsets for horizontal and vertical curves. Key concepts include the relationship between radius and deflection angles, as well as the characteristics of horizontal and vertical curves in highway alignment.

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Highway Curves

Highway Design
• Functional planning
• Highway geometrics
Circular Curve Terminology
Circular Curve Geometry
Circular Curve Equations
 
T R tan C 2 R sin
2 2 D
5730
  R
M R(1  cos ) E R(sec  1)
2 2
2 R  
L 0 L 100
360 D
Station of BC = PI – T
Station of EC = BC + L
Relationship Between R and D

5730
D
R

D is the angle that subtends 100 ft of


arc
Radius of curvature ?
End of curve (EC)
station ?

C 2 R sin
2
2 R 
L
3600
A horizontal curve
PI is at station 64+32.2
Tangent deflection angle is 24020’
degree of curvature (D) is 4000’

Compute stations for BC, EC, E, M, and sub-


deflection angle for long chord
You are required to set up a horizontal curve along a
center line of Freeway 57 as shown in the figure.

Station of PI is at 1160+00. Radius of the curve is


300 ft and the deflection angle is 300.

Please calculate the station of D, E, B. Also calculate


the offset distances AB and AC.
Deflection Angles

l 
 C = 2 R sin d
L 2
Vertical Curve Terminology

Horizontal curves are circles,


Vertical curves are
parabolas!
Vertical Curve Geometry
Vertical Curve Equations
•
A back tangent with a +7% grade meets a forward
tangent with a -5% grade on a vertical alignment.

A 350 ft (10 station) horizontal length of vertical curve is


placed

beginning of vertical curve (BVC) is at station 10+35 at an


elevation of 60.0 m.

Calculate,
1.Elevation of vertical curve at station 11+35.
2.Tangent elevation at the point of vertical intersection
(PVI).
A back tangent of +4% gradient meets with a forward
tangent of -3% gradient in vertical curve.

Station of PVI is 65+00, and elevation of PVI is 264.20 ft.

Horizontal length of the curve is 800 ft.

Calculate

elevation of the curve at each full station.


What is the tangent offset at 64+00?
A back tangent of +3% gradient meets with a forward
tangent of +5% gradient at 62+00, where the elevation is
862.3 ft.

Horizontal length of the curve is 600 ft.

Calculate the elevation of the curve at each full station.


High Point and Low Point Location

• The slope of the tangent to the curve must


equal zero

2ax + g1 = 0
Low Point Location

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