Horizontal Curve

Reversed Curve
 Sample Problems
1. Two parallel tangents 10m apart are connected
by a reversed curve. The chord length from the PC
to the PT equals 120m.
• Compute the length of tangent with common
direction. 60.17m
• Determine the equal radius if the reversed curve.
359.78m
• Compute the stationing of the PRC if the
stationing of A at the beginning of the tangent
with common direction is 3+420. Sta 3+449.99
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2. In a rail road layout, the centerline of two parallel
tracks are connected with a reversed curve of
unequal radii. The central angle of the first curve is
16° and the distance between parallel tracks is
27.60m, stationing of the PC is 15+420 and the
radius of the second curve is 290m.
• Compute the length of the long chord from the
PC to PT. 198.31m
• Compute the radius of the first curve. 422.47m
• Compute the stationing of the PT. Sta 15+618.96
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3. Two tangents converge at an angle of 30°. The
direction of the second tangent is due east. The
distance of the PC from the second tangent is
116.50m. The bearing of the common tangent is
S40°E.
• Compute the central angle of the first curve. 20°
• If a reversed curve is to connect these two
tangents, determine the common radius of the
curve. 200.86m
• Compute the stationing of the PT, if PC is at
station 10+620. Sta 10+865.39
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4. The perpendicular distance between two parallel
tangents of a reversed curved is 7.5m and the chord
distance from PC to the PT is equal to 65m.
• Compute the central angle of the reversed curve.
13°15’
• Compute the common radius of the reversed
curve. 140.87m
• If the stationing of the PC is at 4+560.40, find the
stationing of the PT. 4+625.56
 Seatwork
1. Two parallel tangents 20m apart are to be
connected by a reversed curve. The radius of the
first curve at the PC has a radius of 800m and
the total length of the chord from PC to PT is
300m. Stationing of the PC is 10+620.
• Find the central angle of each curve. 7.65deg
• Find the radius of the curve passing through
the PT. 1450m
• What is the stationing of the PT. 10+920.22m
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2. Two parallel tangents are connected by a
reversed curve having equal radii of 360m.
• If the central angle of the curve is 8° compute
the distance between parallel tangents. 7m
• Compute the length of chord from the PC to
the PT. 100.35m
• If PC is at sta 3+960.40, what is the stationing
of the PT. Sta 4+060.94