ROUTE SURVEYING 2 (Compound Curve) PDF

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COMPOUND CURVES
combination of two or more simple curves having different radii. Any

consecutive curve must have a common tangent. In this figure, the common
tangent is the line MN.
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ELEMENTS OF COMPOUND CURVES
► PC = point of curvature
► PT = point of tangency
► PI = point of intersection
► PCC = point of compound curve
► T1 = length of tangent of 1st curve
► T2 = length of tangent of 2nd curve
► V1 = vertex of 1st curve
► V2 = vertex of 2nd curve
► I1 = central angle of 1st curve
► I2 = central angle of 2nd curve
► I = Angle of intersection = I1 + I2
► Lc1 = length of 1st curve
► Lc2 = length of 2nd curve
► L1 = length of 1st chord
► L2 = length of 2nd chord
► Common Tangent = T1 + T2
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Sample Problems
Two tangents intersect at sta. 26+050. A compound curve laid on

their tangents have the following data:
I1 = 31° I2 = 36°
D1 = 3° D2 = 5°
1. Compute the stationing of PC

2. Compute the stationing of PCC
3. Compute the stationing of PT
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Sample Problems
Given the compound curve data:
I1 = 24° I2 = 36°
D1 = 6° D2 = 4°
1. Compute the length of the tangent of the 1st curve

2. Compute the length of the tangent of the 2nd curve
3. Compute the length of the common tangent
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Sample Problems
The length of the common tangent of a compound curve is equal to 68.62m. The common tangent
makes an angle of 12° and 18° respectively to the tangents of the compound curve. If the length
of the tangent of the first curve (on the side of PC) is equal to 41.02m:
a. Compute the radius of the first curve.

b. Compute the radius of the second curve.
c. Compute the stationing of the PT if PC is at station 20+042.20
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Sample Problems
The long chord of a compound curve is 120 m long which makes an angle of 14° from the tangent
of the first curve passing through PC and 20° from the tangent of the second curve passing through
PT. If the common tangent is parallel to the long chord,
a. Compute the length of chord from PC to PCC

b. Compute the length of chord from PCC to PT
c. Compute the difference in radius of thefirst and second curve
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Sample Problems
A compound curve passes through a common tangent AB having a length of 300m. The radius of
the first curve is equal to 290m and a central angle of 42°. If the radius of the second curve is
740m.
a. Compute the length of the tangent of the second curve

b. Compute the central angle of the second curve
c. Compute the stationing of the PT if PC is at sta. 20+542.20

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combination of two or more simple curves having different radii. Any

Two tangents intersect at sta. 26+050. A compound curve laid on

1. Compute the stationing of PC

Given the compound curve data:

1. Compute the length of the tangent of the 1st curve

a. Compute the radius of the first curve.

a. Compute the length of chord from PC to PCC

a. Compute the length of the tangent of the second curve

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