Sight Distance

SightDistance

CE361TransportationEngineering
 Sight Distance
SightDistance
Length
Lengthoftheroadwayadrivercanseeatany
of the roadway a driver can see at any
particulartime
AASHTO SSD Chart
AASHTOSSDChart
 AASHTO SSD Chart
AASHTOSSDChart

SSDforTerrainwithSlopes LevelTerrain
AASHTO Decision SD Chart
AASHTODecisionSDChart
Passing Sight Distance
PassingSightDistance
AASHTO Passing Sight Distance
AASHTOPassingSightDistance
 Passing Sight Distance
PassingSightDistance

TotalPassingSightDistanceandItsComponents
Source:AASHTOGreenBook,2004
AASHTO Passing Sight Distance
AASHTOPassingSightDistance

PassingSightDistanceDesignforTwoLaneHighways
Source:AASHTOGreenBook,2004
Horizontal Sight Distance
HorizontalSightDistance
Horizontal Sight Distance
HorizontalSightDistance
Vertical Curve Sight Distance
VerticalCurveSightDistance
Crest Vertical Curves
CrestVerticalCurves
Sag Vertical Curves
SagVerticalCurves
 Example:MinimumLengthofa
CrestVerticalCurve
l
Given:
Given:
Acrestverticalcurveistobedesignedtojoina
+3%gradewitha3%gradeatasectionofatwo
lanehighway
Thedesignspeedofthehighwayis60mph

Determine:
Minimumlengthofthecurve
 Example:MinimumLengthofa
SagVerticalCurve
l
Given:
Given:
Asagverticalcurveistobedesignedtojoina3%
grade to a +3% grade
gradetoa+3%grade.
Designspeedis40mph

Determine:
MinimumLengthofthecurve
Mi i L th f th
Vertical Curve Obstructions
VerticalCurveObstructions
 Obstruction Example
ObstructionExample
A
Averticalcurveconnectsa
vertical curve connects a 1.3%
1.3%tangentand
tangent and
a+1.8%tangent.Thetangentsintersectat
station74+00andelevation310feet.A
railroadlineatgradecrossesthecurveat
station75+20andelevation314feet.

Whatisthelengthoftheverticalcurve?