INPUT DATA

1 Width of the carriageway = 3.75 m

2 Number of Lanes = 1 lanes
3 Velocity = 50 kmph
4 Pavement Camber = 2.5 percent 0.025
5 Superelevation = 7 percent

DESIGN OF HORIZONTAL CURVES

With superelevation

>50 kmph ………...…ok

DESIGN DATA

Radius of Curve, R = 120 m

Deviation Angle = deg.

Velocity, V = 50 kmph

SUPERELEVATION

Superelevation, e = (V2) / (225 x R)

= (50 ^ 2) / (225 x 120)

Superelevation Calculated = 0.0930 OK

Allow. Max. Superelevation, e = 0.07

(CONSIDERED FOR DESIGN AS PER CL.10.2.1, IRC 86-1983)

Superelevation adopted = 0.07

Coefficient of Friction, f = 0.15

Allowable Velocity, Va = (127 x R x (e+f)) 0.5

= SQRT(127 x 120 x (0.07 + 0.15))

= 57.91 kmph

>50 kmph ………...…ok

EXTRA WIDENING

Number of Lanes, n =1 lanes

Length of Wheel Base, l = 6.1 m

MECHANICAL +
= PSYCHOLOGICAL WIDENING

= (n x l2 / 2R) + (V/ 9.5 x R 0.5)

= [(1 x 6.1 ^ 2 / 2 x 120) + (50/ 9.5 x sqrt(120))]

= 0.64 m
say = 0.70 m

Extra Widening, We
Extra Widening is provided Linearly on either sides of Carriageway.
MINIMUM LENGTH OF TRANSITION CURVE (IRC : 38 - 1998, Clause 7.3)
Length of transition should be greater of the two values derived from considerations of
(1) Rate of change of centrifugal accelaration & (2) Rate of change of Superelevation

(1) Rate of Change of Centrifugal Acceleration (subject to a max. of 0.8 and min. of 0.5)

Allowable rate of Centrifugal Acceleration, C = 80 / (75 + V)

= 80 / (75 + 50)

= 0.64

say = 0.64 m/sec3

LENGTH OF TRANSITION, Ls = 0.0215 x V /(C x R)

= 0.0215 x 50 ^3 / (0.64 x 120)

= 34.99 m

say = 35 m ……………………….( 1 )

(2) Rate of Change of Superelevation

Width of Pavement, W = 3.75 m

Width of widened Pavement, B = W + We

= 3.75 + 0.7

= 4.45 m

Total Superelevation, E = Bxe

= 4.45 x 0.07

= 0.312 m

Rate of Change of Superelevation for Mountaneous = 1.67 per cent (1 in 60)

and Steep terrain, N
= 150 (for Mountaneous and Steep terrain)

Assuming that the Superelevation is provided by rotating the Carriageway about the center line 0.6667
LENGTH OF TRANSITION, Ls = N x E/2 1.6667

= 150 x 0.312 / 2

= 23.40 m
Adopting the Highest of the two values say = 24.00 m ……………………….( 2 )

LENGTH OF TRANSITION CURVE, Ls = 35.00 m

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