School of Vocational Engineering, Health and Sciences

RMIT University
CIVE1206: Roads and Transport Tutorial

Date: Week: 13

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The horizontal alignment of a proposed road is being analysed. Following table summarizes
the set of information for a particular scenario being analysed:

Deflection angle 200

Number of lanes in each direction 3

Width of the lanes 3.5m

The design speed of the road 100 km/hour

The coefficient of deceleration for the road at the design speed 0.39

fmax-desireable 0.12

The normal cross-fall of the road -3%

The maximum allowable superelevation of the road 6%.

The maximum allowable rate of rotation 2.5%/second

The elevation of the road centreline at the point of intersection between the Mean-Sea-Level
tangent and the transition curve (MSL) +30m

Average grade of the road centreline for the length of the road under
consideration +3%.

Superelevation development length based on the governing criteria of rate of

89 meter
rotation

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Based on the given set of information, answer the following questions :
i) Determine the design superelevation of the circular curve

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iii) Determine the superelevation run-off length

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v) What is the maximum allowable relative grade of the road

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vi) At the location where the transition curve intersects the circular curve, determine the
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- Centreline of the road
- Outside edge of the road

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 vii) Determine the design radius of the circular curve

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ix) Determine the minimum lateral clearance to any obstruction form the inside edge of
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 x) At the 50% length oftbe transition curve, determine the followings:
- Radius of the transition curve
- Spiral angle
- Offset from the tangent
- Projection on the tangent

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 xi) Determine the. following elements of the transition curve at the intersection point
between the transition curve and the circular curve
- The shift distance
- Displacement of the tangent point along the tangent due to the introduction of the
transition curve
- Projection of the transition curve on the tangent
- Offset of the transition curve from the tangent
- Spiral angle
- The total tangent length
- The secant length

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