ACTIVITY 8

INSTRUCTIONS: Solve the following problems systematically. Write your complete solution and encircle
your final answer and make sure to write the corresponding unit. You may open your notes and
references for you to be guided in doing the activity.

1. A car weighing 60 kN moves a certain speed around a circular curve causing a centrifugal force
which tends to pull the car away from the center of the curve at a magnitude equal to 15 kN.
a. Compute the equivalent centrifugal ratio.
b. What is the max. speed that this car could maneuver on the curve so that it will not overturn if
the curve has a radius of 280 m?
c. What would be the design super elevation per meter to prevent sliding or overturning if the
friction factor is 0.12?
2. Because some railroad track follows a river bed, tight curves are required. The tightest curve has a
radius of 213.41 m. The center to center distance between rails is called the effective gauge and is
equal to 1.5 m.
a. To what height must the outside rail be raised if an equilibrium speed of 64 kph is to be
maintained?
b. What is the comfortable speed along the river bed for broad gauge?
3. From the given cross section of an earthworks between A (20 +200) and B (20 + 220) assuming both
have same slope and width of base.
STA A (20 + 200)
6.60 0 4.8
+2.4 +2.0 1.2

STA B (20 + 220)

6.3 0 7.2
+2.2 ? +2.8
a. Compute the width base
b. Compute the value of cut at station B if it has an area of 16.82 m2
c. Compute the volume between A and B with Prismoidal Correction.
4. At station 95 + 220, the center height of the road is 4.5 m. cut, while at station 95 + 300 toward
station 95 + 300, it is 2.6 m. fill. The ground between station 95 + 220 to the other station has a
uniform slope of – 6%.
a. What is the grade of the road?
b. How far in meters from station 95 + 300 toward station 95 + 220 will the filling extend?
c. At what station will the filling extend?
5. Here under shows a table of quantities of earthworks of a proposed Highway to connect Bogo City
and Danao City. The length of the free haul distance is specified to be 50 m long and the limit of
economical haul is 462.76 long. Assume the ground surface to be sloping uniformity.
Station End Areas Remarks
Cut Fill
10 + 020 80.00 Initial Point
Limit of
10 + 115.65 54.57
economical haul
10 + 297.92 5.90 Limit of free haul
10 + 320 0 Balancing point
10 + 347.92 4.66 Limit of free haul
 Limit of
10 + 578.41 43.15
economical haul
10 + 620 50.00 End Point
a. Compute the overhaul volume
b. Compute the volume of borrow
c. Compute the volume of waste