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Review MODULE Surveying – (Horizontal and Vertical Alignment of Highway Curves)
Curves)
SIMPLE CURVES
1. The length of a simple curve having a degree of curve of 40 is
equal to 210 m.
a) Determine the length of tangent.
b) Determine the middle ordinate of the curve.
c) Determine the external distance of the curve.
2. A simple curve has a central angle of 400. The stationing at
the point of curvature is equal to 10+100. The offset distance
from the PT to the point of tangent line passing thru the P.C
is 80 m long.
a) Compute the degree of curve.
b) The deflection angle from the tangent at the PC to point B
on the curve is equal to 50, what would be the stationing of
point B.
3. The PI of two tangents of a highway is located in a lake at
point V. Stations A and B are selected to replace the
inaccessible PI, that is lying along a line through PC and PT
respectively. The stationing of P.C. is 115+100, while that of
A is 115+500, if angle VAB and VBA is equal to 25 and 21
degrees respectively and AB=600m.
a) What is the radius of the circular curve?
b) What is the degree of the curve?
c) What is the length of the curve?
d) What is the station of PT?
4. Two tangent intersecting at V which is inaccessible has an
angle of intersection of 400. Two points A and B are laid out
on the tangent through P.C. and P.T. The bearing and
distance of the line joining A and B is S 85030’E and 90m. The
engineer would like to construct a highway curve which shall
be tangent to the two tangent lines as well as line AB. Find
the radius and the stationing of PT if V is at station 100+988,
the bearing of the back tangent is N80030’E
COMPOUND CURVES
5. Two tangents intersect at station 5+800. A compound curve
laid on their tangents has the following data
I1=320, I2=380 D1=40 and D2=70
a) Determine the stationing of PC, PCC and PT.
6. A compound curve is laid out 105 m from P.C to the P.C.C.
Having a radius of 200m, then from the P.C.C. another curve
was laid out to PT 140m long with radius of 210 m If the
stationing of the point of intersection is 10+430, determine the
stationing of the P.C. and P.T.
7. Given a compound curve with long chord equal to 140m.
forming an angle of 12 deg. And 18 deg. Respectively with
the tangents. The common tangent is parallel to the long
chord. Determine the radii of the compound curve.
REVERSE CURVES
8. The perpendicular distance between two parallel tangents of
a reversed curve is 35m. The azimuth of the back tangent of
the curve is 270 deg. And the azimuth of the common tangent
is 300 deg. If the radius of the back curve is 160 m and the
stationing of P.R.C. is 10+140, find the station of P.T.
9. The bearing of tangent line through P.C of the tangent curve
is N 300 E, if the length of curve from P.C. to PRC is 100m
with radius of 300m, and the length of curve from P.R.C to
P.T is 200m with radius also of 300m, determine the bearing
of tangent lines through P.R.C and P.T.
TRANSITION CURVES - SPIRAL
10. A transition curve is required for a single carriageway road
with a design speed of 85 km/hr. The radius of the simple
curve is 510 m. Assume the rate of change of centripetal
acceleration value of 0.3 m/s3. The transition length, L
11. A spiral curve is 80m long and the radius of the simple curve
is 200m.
a) Determine the spiral angle at S.C and at first Quarter point.
b)Compute the offset distance at S.C and at first quarter
point.
c) Compute the length of Short tangent and Long tangent.
12. Two tangents having azimuths 2400 and 2820 are connected
by a spiral curve with 191m radius of circular curve. The width
of roadway is 15m. If the design velocity is 75 kph, determine
the following.
a) Determine the length of Spiral Curve.
b) External Distance.
c) Tangent Distance.
SYMMETRIC PARABOLIC VERTICAL CURVE
SITUATION.
A backward tangent of +5% and a forward tangent of -3% is
connected by a vertical symmetrical parabolic summit curve of
length 200m.
13. Determine the radius of the curve.
14. Determine the tangent distance.
SITUATION.
A symmetrical parabolic summit curve connects two grades of
+6% and -4%. It is to pass a point “A” on the curve at station
20+100 having an elevation of 98.134m. If the elevation of the
grade intersection is 100m with stationing of 20+120.
15. Evaluate the length of the vertical curve.
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Review MODULE Surveying – (Horizontal and Vertical Alignment of Highway Curves)

Curves)
SITUATION.
A descending grade of 0.8% meets an ascending grade of 0.4%
at station 12+300, with elevation of 250m, if the rate of change of
grade is 0.15% per station. Determine the following.

16. The length of curve.

17. The stationing of the lowest point of the curve.
18. At what elevation must the invert of the culvert be set if the
pipe has a diameter of 0.9m and the cover is 0.3m.

UNSYMMETRICAL VERTICAL CURVE

SITUATION
An unsymmetrical parabolic curve has a forward tangent of -8%
and a back tangent of +5%. The length of the curve on the left side
(P.C.) is 60 m. and the vertex at STA 0+500 is at elevation of 100
m. The elevation of the road just below the vertex is 97.3.

19. Calculate the total length of the unsymmetrical curve.

20. Stationing of the highest point.
21. Elevation at station 0+550.

PROBLEM.
A -2% grade meets a +8% grade near an underpass. In order to
maintain the minimum clearance allowed under the bridge and at
the same time introduce a vertical transition curve in the grade
line, it is necessary to use a curve that lies 400-m on one side of
the vertex of the straight grade and 240-m on the other. The
station of the beginning of the curve (400-m side) is 10+000 and
its elevation is 200 m.

22. Determine the stationing of the lowest point on the curve.

23. Determine the elevation at station 10+080.
24. Determine the elevation of PVT.
25. If the uphill edge of the underside of the bridge is at station
10+440 and at elevation 203.41 m, what is the vertical
clearance under the bridge at this point?