STANDARDS SUPER ELEVATION AND WIDENING

METRIC RADIUS OF MAXIMUM WIDENING SUPERELEVATION

DEGREE OF CIRCULAR ALLOWABLE (W) (METERS PER METER OF WIDTH)
PI PI
CIRCULAR CURVE GRADE (METERS) DESIGN SPEEDS
CURVE (METERS) (PERCENT) 40 50 60 80 100 120
KM / HR KM / HR KM / HR KM / HR KM / HR KM / HR
PI
TANGENT 7.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0
0
Ts

Ts
E

1 1145.92 6.0 0.0 0.006 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.05

T
T

E
2 572.96 6.0 0.0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.07 0.10

tc
ST Lw
3 381.97 6.0 0.0 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.07 0.10
25

Lo
Lc
ME

3
1/
TE
4 286.48 6.0 0.0 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.09
RS

Lo
C
Lc BC EC 5 149.18 6.0 0.0 0.03 0.04 0.06 0.10

Lt
AR

3
R C R BCC

2/
ECC
C

6 190.99 6.0 0.6 0.03 0.05 0.08 0.10

L1
X
BC C
R C EC R 7 163.70 5.9 0.8 0.04 0.06 0.09
C
ET
BT
C
8 143.24 5.8 0.9 0.05 0.07 0.10
WIDENING WHEN TRANSITIONS 9 127.32 5.7 0.9 0.05 0.08 0.10
HORIZONTAL CURVE (CIRCULAR) HORIZONTAL CURVE WITH TRANSITION NOT USED 10 114.59 5.6 0.9 0.06 0.09 0.10
11 104.17 5.5 0.9 0.06 0.10
12 95.49 5.4 0.9 0.07 0.10
L E G E N D 13 88.15 5.3 0.9 0.07 0.10
L E G E N D PI

14 81.85 5.2 1.0 0.08 0.10

PI = POINT OF INTERSECTION
= INTERSECTION ANGLE ( CENTER ANGLE ) PI = POINT OF INTERSECTION
15 76.39 5.1 1.0 0.08 0.10
T = TOTAL TANGENT DISTANCE
R = HORIZONTAL RADIUS
= INTERSECTION ANGLE ( CENTER ANGLE ) 16 71.62 5.0 1.0 0.09
ØS = SPIRAL ANGLE
Lc = LENGTH OF CIRCULAR CURVE X,Y = COORDINATES OF CS WITH RESPECT TO MAIN TANGENT 17 67.41 4.9 1.0 0.10
E = TOTAL EXTERNAL DISTANCE K = LENGTHENING OF TANGENT DUE TO INTERSECTION OF SPIRAL
D = DEGREE OF CURVE ( ARC DEFINITION ) P = OFFSET BETWEEN CIRCULAR CURVE AND MAIN TANGENT Lw 18 63.66 4.8 1.0 0.10
BCC = POINT OF CURVATURE LT = LONG TANGENT OF SPIRAL
ECC = POINT OF TANGENCY ST = SHORT TANGENT OF SPIRAL
19 60.31 4.7 1.1 0.10

Lw
Ts = TOTAL TANGENT DISTANCE 20 57.30 4.6 1.1 0.10
BTC = BEGINNING OF SPIRAL CURVE BCC ECC

N O T E BCC = POINT OF CHANGE FROM SPIRAL TO CIRCULAR CURVE TO SPIRAL 21 54.57 4.5 1.1 0.10

Ld
L1
ECC = POINT OF CHANGE FROM CIRCULAR CURVE TO SPIRAL
NO HORIZONTAL CURVE IS REQUIRED WHEN ETC = END OF SPIRAL CURVE BT
C ET
C 14 52.09 4.4 1.2 0.10
THE INTERSECTION ( CENTRAL ) ANGLE IS Ic = ANGLE OF CIRCULAR CURVE
LESS THAN ONE DEGREE ( 1 00' ) RC = RADIUS OF CIRCULAR CURVE
23 * 49.82 4.3 1.3 0.10 * Minimum Radius Curve
Lc = LENGTH OF CIRCULAR CURVE 24 47.75 4.2 1.3 for National Road
WIDENING WHEN TRANSITIONS
25 45.84 4.1 1.3
ARE USED 26 44.07 4.0 1.3
L1 = TRANSITION LENGTH OF WIDENING ( INCREASING SECTION )
Ld = TRANSITION LENGTH OF WIDENING ( DECREASING SECTION )
27 42.44 3.9 1.3 NOTE : Where no value is given in
Lw = LENGTH OF FULL WIDENING
Lo = SUPERELEVATION RUN-OFF 28 40.93 3.8 1.3 the column for superelevation, the
29 39.51 3.7 1.4 curve is not safe for the indicated
30 38.20 3.6 1.4 design speed.
31 36.97 3.5 1.4
X PVI
32 35.81 3.4 1.4
g%
-g% 33 34.72 3.3 1.5
Yx Mo
34 33.70 3.2 1.5
PVC PVT
VERTICAL PARABOLIC CURVE
L/2 L/2 35 32.74 3.1 1.5
L L E G E N D
PVI = VERTICAL POINT OF INTERSECTION
SYMMETRICAL PVC = VERTICAL POINT OF CURVATURE
PVT = VERTICAL POINT OF TANGENCY
L = LENGTH OF VERTICAL CURVE IN METERS
g = GRADE IN PERCENT
MO = MIDDLE ORDINATE
X PVI X = DISTANCE FROM PVC OR PVT TO ANY POINT OF CURVATURE

Mo
-g% Yx = VERTICAL OFFSET IN METERS N O T E
g% Yx = ALGEBRAIC DIFFERENCE OF GRADE

PVT DESIGN SPEED

DEGREE RADIUS
PVC
OF IN VALUES LESS THAN 0.60 MAY BE DISREGARDED.
L/1 L/2 CURVE METERS 65 KPH 60 KPH
VALUES SHOWN ABOVE ARE FOR 2 LANE PAVEMENT
L 1° 00' 1,432.39 0 0

2° 00' 716.46 0.60 0.60

UNSYMMETRICAL
3° 00' 477.46 0.60 0.75

4° 00' 358.10 0.75 0.75

5° 00' 288.48 0.75 0.90

6° 00' 238.73 0.90 0.90

IN ANY VERTICAL PARABOLIC CURVE
7° 00' 204.63 0.90 1.00 N O T E
Lx
8° 00' 179.05 1.00 1.20
I = NO VERTICAL CURVE IS REQUIRED WHEN
9° 00' 159.15 1.00 1.20 THE ALGEBRAIC DIFFERENCE IS LESS SYMMETRICAL UNSYMMETRICAL
W

THAN 0.50% .
10° 00' 143.24 1.00 1.20
Ln
11° 00' 130.14 1.10 L L1L2
I = KW
FOR - SEE TABLE OR KW MO = MO =
800 200L

2 2
X (MO) X (MO)
Yx = 2 Yx = 2 2
(L/2) (L1) OR (L2)

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