DESIGN OF VERTICAL ALIGNMNET

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dstan'a vailah alley curves should be at least equal to the
stopping sight distance.
9.eT, there is no probiem of overtaking sight distance at valley ecurves during night
urng night
with head ights can be seen from a considerable distance
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e r ehicles
curve
Length of valley
t: salley curve and its length are designed as a transition curves to fulfil the two
3 l the allowable rate ot change of centrifugal acceleration and (ii) the required
d h t sight distance for night diving. The higher of the two values is adopted;
f the sccond criterion of head light Sight distance is higher and therefore governs
length.
tbe esign of valiey
curve

ite vailey curve is made fully transitional by providing two similar transition
gef of equa! length (without a cireular curve in between). Refer Fig. 4.37, where
1the valley curve of total length L and AB and BC are two equal transition
veseuch of length Ls L/2, having the minimum radius R at the common point B.
The detemination of valley curve length fulfilling the two requirements of comfort
2nd head light sight distance are given below.

LENGTH OF VALLEY CURVE, L

L/2 L/2

.- n2

N = n t + n2

Fig. 4.37 Length of valley curve

t of transition curvefor comfort condition