AASHTO 2011 Table 3-15.

Maximum Relative Gradients AASHTO 20

Design Speed (km/h) Max Relative Gradient (%) V = 20
20 0.80 R (m)
25 0.78 8
30 0.75 12
40 0.70 14
50 0.65 17
60 0.60 20
70 0.55 24
80 0.50 30
90 0.47 38
100 0.44 51
110 0.41 75
120 0.38 102
130 0.35 163

V (kph)
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
011 Table 3-18a. Minimum Radii for Design Superelevation Rates, Design Speeds, and emax = 8%
V = 30 V = 40 V = 50 V = 60 V = 70 V = 80 V = 90 V = 100 V = 110
R (m) R (m) R (m) R (m) R (m) R (m) R (m) R (m) R (m)
22 47 86 135 203 280 375 492
31 67 121 187 187 381 505 658
38 81 144 222 222 448 591 767
45 96 170 260 260 518 680 879
54 114 199 303 303 597 779 1010
64 137 236 356 356 690 893 1150
79 167 283 422 422 802 1030 1320
99 209 345 508 508 944 1200 1510
132 273 435 626 626 1110 1390 1730
187 363 534 749 749 1290 1590 1980
237 441 632 877 877 1490 1830 2260
371 679 951 1310 1310 2170 2640 3250

Input Values for R and V

e (%)
#DIV/0! R (m): 350
#DIV/0! V (kph): 60
2.23
2.59 Final Values of e and w:
3.02
3.02 e (%): 3.023 Decrease Velocity, V
3.86
#N/A w: 0.45 Decrease Velocity, V
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
 Widening of Two-Lanes Pavement
V = 120 V = 130
e (%) R
R (m) R (m) 25 30
4.0 20 3.15
3.8 25 2.70
3.6 30 2.25 2.40
3.4 40 1.80 1.95
3.2 50 1.50 1.65
3.0 60 1.35 1.50
2.8 70 1.20 1.35
2.6 80 1.20 1.20
2.4 90 1.05 1.05
2.2 100 1.05 1.05
RC 125 0.90 0.90
NC 150 0.90 0.90
175 0.90 0.75
200 0.75 0.75
225 0.75 0.75
250 0.75 0.60
275 0.75 0.60
300 0.75 0.60
350 0.60 0.60
400 0.60 0.60
450
500
600
700
800
900
1000
1500
2000

V (kph)
25 0.60
30 0.60
40 0.60
50 0.75
60 0.75
70 0.75
80 0.90
90 0.90
100 0.90
t on Curves (Based on Single-unit Truck)
Design speed, V (kph)
40 50 60 70 80 90 100

1.80
1.65
1.50
1.35 1.50
1.20 1.35
1.20 1.20
1.05 1.05 1.20
0.90 1.05 1.05 1.20
0.90 0.90 1.05 1.05
0.75 0.90 0.90 1.05
0.75 0.90 0.90 0.90 1.05
0.75 0.75 0.90 0.90 1.05
0.75 0.75 0.90 0.90 0.90 1.05
0.60 0.75 0.75 0.90 0.90 0.90
0.60 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.90 0.90 0.90
0.60 0.60 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.90 0.90
0.60 0.60 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.90
0.60 0.60 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75
0.60 0.60 0.60 0.75 0.75 0.75
0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.75
0.60 0.60 0.60 0.75
0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60
0.60 0.60 0.60