HOMEWORK 2 SOLUTIONS

Problem 1.

Given
Degree of curve = 1.65
Angle = 26.5
Station PC = 95 + 40.00
Solution

5729.6
3472.485
D

Long chord = 2R sin 2*3472.485*sin 26.5 1591.79

2
2
Middle Ordinate,

M R(1 cos( / 2)) 3472.485[1 cos(26.5 / 2)] 92.44 ft

1
1 3472.485*
1 94.968
External distances = E = R *
cos 2
cos 26.5 2
Length of Tangent T R tan

26.5
3472.485 tan
817.662 ft
2
2

STA(PI) = STA(PC)+T = 9540+817.662 = 103+57.66

STA(PT) :
Length of curve =

100* 100*26.5
1606.061
=
1.65
D

STA(PT) = STA(PC) +Length of curve = 111+46.06ft

Necessary setting out data

Station
PC95
PC96
PC97
PC98
PC99
PC100
PC101
PC102
PC103
PC104
PC105
PC106
PC107
PC108
PC109
PC110
PC111
Pt111

+ 40
+ 00
+ 00
+ 00
+ 00
+ 00
+ 00
+ 00
+ 00
+ 00
+ 00
+ 00
+ 00
+ 00
+ 00
+ 00
+ 00
+ 46.06

Length
9540
9600
9700
9800
9900
10000
10100
10200
10300
10400
10500
10600
10700
10800
10900
11000
11100
11146.060

Deflection Chord
Angle
Length
0
0
0.990 59.999
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
0.760 46.060

Problem 3.
Given
D = 12degree
PC = 8849.945
PT = 9125.208
Solution
Length of the curve = 9125.208 - 8849.945 = 275.263ft
From L =

100
L *D 275.263*12

33.0316
then
100
D
100

Radius of curve =
From L =

180* L 180*275.263
R

,R=
=447.46

180
*33.032

Radius of the curve, R = 447.46 ft

Deflection angles

Station
C88
PC88
PC89
PC90
PC91
PC91

+ 00
+ 49.945
+ 00
+ 00
+ 00
+25.208

Length
0
8849.495
8900
9000
9100
9125.208

Deflection Chord
Angle
Length
0
0
0
0
0.833 50.505
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
0.416 25.208

Problem 4.
Given PI Station = 948 + 67.32
Angle = 48 degrees
Radius =?
From Rmin take emax= 8%

Rmin

u2
602

1200 ft
15(f e) 15*(.12 0.08)

T R tan 1200 tan 48 534.274 ft

2
2
Lc

R
180

x1200 x48
180

1005.31 ft

PC = PI T = 94867.32- 534.274 = 94333.05ft

PT = 94333.05 + 1005.31 = 95338.36ft
Deflection angles and stations

Station
PC943
+ 33.05
PC944
+ 00
PC945
+ 00
PC946
+ 00
PC947
+ 00
PC948
+ 00
PC949
+ 00
PC950
+ 00
PC951
+ 00
PC952
+ 00
PC953
+ 00
PC95
+ 38.36

Length
94333.05
94400
94500
94600
94700
94800
94900
95000
95100
95200
95300
95338.36

Deflection Chord
Angle
Length
0
0
1.105 66.949
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
1.650 99.997
0.633 38.360