Problem no.

291
A simple curve is to be laid out by deflection angle method. The P.C. of the 5° curve is
located at station 1 + 220. Stations 1 + 240, 1 + 260, and 1 + 280 can be located with
the transit set up at the P.C. Due to obstruction beyond 1 +280, the transit must be
transferred to station 1 + 280 in order to lay out the other stations of the curve.
With the telescope in inverted position a backsight is taken on the P.C. with reading
00°00' and then the telescope is plunged back to normal position.
1) Compute the angle of intersection of the simple curve.
2) Compute the deflection angle that should be turned to locate the position of
the P.T. which is at station 1 +360.
3) Compute the tangent distance of the simple curve.
 
Solution:
 Angle of intersection of the
simple curve: 20 LC 2
=
D I2
80(5 °)
I 2=
20
I 2=20 °
I =I 1+ I 2
I =15 ° +20 °
I =35 °
Deflection angle at 1 + 280 to locate  Deflection angle:
P.T. 35
Deflection angle =
I1 I2 2
¿ +
2 2 Deflection angle=17 ° 30 ' R
LC 1 =( 1+ 280 )−(1+ 220)  Tangent distance of the simple
LC 1 =60 m curve:
1145.916
20 LC 1 R=
= D
D I1
1145.916
60(5 °) R=
I 1= 5
20 R=229.18 m
I 1=15 ° I
T =Rtan
LC 2=( 1+ 360 )−(1+ 280) 2
LC 2=80 m T =229.18 tan 17 ° 30'
 T =72.26 m

Problem no. 292

A straight railroad IP intersects the curve highway route AB. Distance on the route
are measured along the arc. Using the data in the figure.

1) Compute the distance OI.

2) Compute the distance PX.
3) Compute the stationing of point x.
Solution
 Distance OI:
T OP = 686.24m
tan52 °= 686.24 500
R =
T =500 tan 52 ° sinα sin 46.77 °
T = 639.97 m α = 89.86°
AP = 639.97 – 170
AP = 469.97m 469.97
AI sin 60 °=
tan30 °= PI
469.97 PI = 625.69m
AI = 271.34m 469.97
OI = 500 – 271.34 tanβ =
500
OI = 228.66m
 Distance PX:
β=43.23°

PX 500
=
sin 11.62° sin 46.77 °
PX= 138.22m

 Stationing of point x:
∅=43.23 °−11.62 °
∅=31.61 °
500
cos 43.23° =
OP
 R∅π Stationing of point x=
AX = (40+000)+(275.85)
180
Stationing of point x= 40+275.85
(500)(31.61° ) π
AX=
180
AX =¿275.85m
Problem no. 293
In the figure shown the azimuth of AB = 230º45', azimuth of VC is 260º25', VV'=40m,
V'K with the simple curve. Stationing V is 10+295, E=15m.

1) Compute the radius R.

2) Compute the stationing at PT if stationing of PC is 10+225.
3) Compute the stationing of point K.
Solution
 Radius:
I =260 ° 25 ' −230° 45' V ' P . T .=85.07−40
I = 29º40' V ' P . T .=4 5.07
OV = R + E
45.07
R tanα=
cos 20 °= 2 23.73
OV
α =11.39 °
R=( R + E ) cos 20 °
223.73
R=R cos 20° +15 cos 20 ° cos 11.39 ° =
OV
R=233.73m
 Stationing at PT:
OV =228.22 m
1 223.73 228.22
T =Rtan =
2 sin 62.47 sinB
T =233.73 tan 20 ° B=64.76 °
T =85.07 m ∅=180 °−64.76°−62.47 °
Stationingof PC =( 10+295 )−85.07 ∅=52.77 °
Arc P.T. to K:
Stationingof PC =10+209.93
 23 3.73( 9.817) π Lc=163.27 m
Lc 1=
180 Sta. of PT =( 10+209.93 ) +163.27
Lc 1=¿40.05m Sta. of PT =10+373.2
1145.916
D= 
233.73 Stationing of point K:

D=¿4.90º Sta . of K =( 10+373.2 )−40.05

20(40) Sta . of PT =10+333.15
Lc=
4.90 °

Problem no. 294

Two tangents intersecting at V with bearings N 85º12' E and S 88º36' E area
connected with a simple 5º simple curve. Without changing the direction of the two
tangents and with the same angle of intersection, it is required to shorten the curve
to 110m starting from the PC.
1) Compute the change of length of the radius.
2) By how much shall the PT be move and in what direction?
3) What is the distance between two parallel tangents?

Solution
 Change of length of radius:
1145.916 20(6° 12' )
R 1= D=
5 100
R1=229.18 m D=1.24 °
 1145.916
R 2=
1.24 °
R2=924.13 m
AB=924.13−229.18
AB=694.95 m
 Distance and direction where
P.T. must moved:
AC=694.95sin 3 ° 6'
AC=37.58 m
AD=37.58(2)
AD=75.16 m
Therefore P.T. must be moved at a
distance of 75.16m at an angle of
3º12' from the second tangent.

 Distance between two

parallel tangents:

DE=75.16 sin 3 ° 12 '

DE=4.20 m
Problem no. 295
The bearing of the back tangent of a simple curve is N 80º E, while the forward
tangent has a bearing of S 85º30' E. the degree of curve is 4.5º. Stationing of P.C. is at
10+355.43. it is proposed to decrease the central angle by changing the direction of
the forward tangent by an angle of 8º, in such a way that the position of the P.T. of
the forward tangent and the direction of the back tangent shall remain unchanged.
1) Compute the new angle of intersection.
2) Compute the new radius of curve.
3) Compute the stationing of new P.C.

Solution
 New angle of intersection:
I =180 °−80 °−85° 30 '
I = 14.5º
New I 2=14.5 °−8°
New I 2=6.5°
 New radius of curve:
1
T =Rtan
2
T =233.73 tan 20 °
T =85.07 m