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Problem 2. The tangent distance of a 3° simple curve is only 1/2 of its radius. (Arc Basis)

a. Compute the angle of intersection of the curve.

b. Compute the length of curve.
c. Compute the area of the fillet of a curve.

Solution to problem “a”

1
From the problem, we can get the equation T = R
2
and the formula for tangent distance is T =R tan ( 2I )
Equating the two we have:

1 I
2
R=R tan
2 ()
1R I
2R
=tan
2 ()
1 I
2
=tan
2 ()
tan ( 2I )= 12
I =( 2 ) tan −1 ( 12 )
I =53.13 °

Solution to problem “b”

Using ratio and proportion solution we have

LC 20
=
I D
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LC 20
=
53.13° 3 °

20
LC = ( 53.13° )
3°

LC =354.2 m.

Solution to problem “c”

Area of the fillet is the area of the shaded portion of the above illustration.
It can be computed by adding areas of two triangles and subtracted by area of the sector.

1 1 π
A t = ( b ) ( h ) ; A S= ( R 2 ) ( θ )
2 2 180 ° ( )
Let A f =areaof fillet ; A t =area of triangle ; A S=are a of sector
We can have equation A f =[ (2 ) ( AT ) ]− A S

Solving for AT

1 1
AT = ( b ) ( h ) = ( R )( T )
2 2

1145.916 1145.916
R= = =381.972 m.
D 3°
1 1
T = R= ( 381.972 )=190.986 m .
2 2

1
AT = ( 381.972 )( 190.986 )
2

AT =36475.652 m2

Solving for A S

1 π 1 π
(
A S= ( R 2 ) ( θ )
2 )
= ( R2 ) ( I )
180 ° 2 (
180 ° )
1 π
A S=
2
[ (
( 381.972 )2 ] ( 53.13 ° )
180° )
A S=67647.265 m2

Solving for A f
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A f = [ ( 2 ) ( AT ) ] − A S

A f =[ ( 2 ) ( 36475.652 ) ]−67647.265

A f =5304.039 m2

Problem 3. The perpendicular offset distance from point A on a simple curve to Q on the tangent line is
64 m. If the distance from the PC to Q on the tangent is 260 m.

a. Compute the radius of the simple curve.

b. Compute the length of curve from PC to A.
c. If the angle of intersection of the curve is 68°, compute the length of long chord
from PC to PT.

Solution to problem “a”

In order to compute R we need to know first what θ is.

64
tan ( θ )=
260

64
θ=tan −1 ( 260 )=13.83 °
Solving for R

R−64
cos ( 2 θ )=
R
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R−64
cos [ 2 ( 13.83 ° ) ]=
R

R−64
R=
cos [ 27.66 ° ]

64 R
= −R
cos [ 27.66 ° ] cos [ 27.66 ° ]

64 1
=
(
cos [ 27.66 ° ] cos [ 27.66° ]
−1 R
)
72.258=0.129 R

R=560.14 m.

Solution to problem “b”

Let Lc A=¿ length of curve from PC to A

Since there’s no Degree of curve given, we will use the arc length formula below.

π
Lc A=R ( 2 θ ) ( 180° )
Lc A=( 560.14 )( 27.66 ° ) ( 180π ° )
Lc A=270.41 m.

Solution to problem “c”

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C=2 ( R ) sin ( 2I )
C=2 ( 560.14 ) sin ( 682 ° )
C=626.45 m.

Problem 4. The offset distance of the simple curve from the PT to the tangent line passing through the
PC is equal to 120.20 m. The stationing of PC is at 2+540.26. The simple curve has an angle of
intersection of 50°. (Arc Basis)

a. Compute the degree of curve.

b. Compute the external distance.
c. Compute the length of long chord.

Solution to problem “a”

In order to know the degree of curve, we need to compute first “T” and then “R”.

Solving for “T”

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120.20
sin ( 50 ° )=
T

120.20
T=
sin (50 ° )

T =156.91 m.

Solving for “R”

T
tan ( 25 )=
R

T 156.91
R= =
tan (25 ) tan ( 25 )

R=336.49m .

1145.916
In solving for degree of curve, we will use the formula: R=
D

1145.916
336.49=
D

1145.916
D=
336.49

D=3 ° 24 '

Solution to problem “b”

[
E=( R ) sec ( 2I )−1 ]
50 °
E=( 336.49 ) sec
[ ( ) ] 2
−1

1
E=( 336.49 )
[ ( )
cos
50°
2
−1
]
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E=34.79 m.

Solution to problem “c”

C=2 ( R ) sin ( 2I )
C=2 ( 336.49 ) sin ( 502° )
C=284.41 m.