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Review MODULE 13 – Route Surveying – Part 2

13.05 SYMMETRICAL PARABOLIC

VERTICAL CURVE

SITUATION.
A 160m-long symmetrical parabolic summit curve connects two
grades of +6% and -4%. It is to pass a point “A” on the curve at
station 20+100. If the elevation of the grade intersection is 100m
with stationing of 20+120

1. Evaluate the elevation at point A.

2. Evaluate the radius of curvature.
3. Evaluate the tangent distance.

SITUATION.
A descending grade of 0.8% meets an ascending grade of 0.4%
at station 12+300, with elevation of 250m, if the rate of change of
grade is 0.15% per station. Determine the following.

4. The length of curve.

5. The stationing of the lowest point of the curve.
6. At what elevation must the invert of the culvert be set if the
pipe has a diameter of 0.9m and the cover is 0.3m.

13.06 UNSYMMETRICAL PARABOLIC

VERTICAL CURVE

SITUATION
An unsymmetrical parabolic curve has a forward tangent of -8%
and a back tangent of +5%. The length of the curve on the left side
(P.C.) is 60 m. and the vertex at STA 0+500 is at elevation of 100
m. The elevation of the road just below the vertex is 97.3.

7. Calculate the total length of the unsymmetrical curve.

8. Stationing of the highest point.
9. Elevation at station 0+550.

SITUATION.
A -2% grade meets a +8% grade near an underpass. In order to
maintain the minimum clearance allowed under the bridge and at
the same time introduce a vertical transition curve in the grade
line, it is necessary to use a curve that lies 400-m on one side of
the vertex of the straight grade and 240-m on the other. The
station of the beginning of the curve (400-m side) is 10+000 and
its elevation is 200 m.

10. Determine the stationing of the lowest point on the curve.

11. Determine the elevation at station 10+080.
12. Determine the elevation of PVT.
13. If the uphill edge of the underside of the bridge is at station
10+440 and at elevation 203.41 m, what is the vertical
clearance under the bridge at this point?