USEOMY University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Course oF topic name(s) Paper Number tle Yew Shy ink aia yc mtr ood “Time allowance Instructions to candidates CHANIA, [TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING |JUNE, 2022 THIRD /BSCUENG) CIVIL ENGINEERING ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT DRL. AIVINHENYO, x6 DR ESTIME MUKANDILA calculator Course ey . oe Jew so2ra | ttours [3 a. There are: (ota of 11 pages in this booklet Answer all questions ‘Submit the used design charts for Question 3 & 4 Page of 1‘Question | (Vertical ligament) 20 Marks = 36 Minute ‘A vertical euve connecting an inital grade of=2.5% wa final eradeof 1.0% is designed based on vals to accommodate a speed of 9Okavh, The pont of veal tangency (PVT) is at sation 3500, Irs known tha pot onthe curve a sition 3460 a anclevation of 100% above mewn sea evel. Alona information i provided i the Table 1 bow “Table. Minimum kyla fr tet vertical curve Design Spec (kn) | K-alue 0 i 70 8 80 20 90 48 100 @ 120. io. 2) Determine the sation and ele riness ration of the point of veal curture (PVC). (10 marks = 18 1) Detennin the station and elevation ofthe Turing Point ofthe curve, {10 marks 18 minutes} ‘Question? Horizontal alignment) 20 Marks = 36 Minutes "igure 1 below shows te horizontal alignment ofa highway conten consisting a thee circular ures and four tangent sections. The highways 6 lanes (anes in each dection), with each lane 3.6m wide. Curve data wth her respective maximum superclevaton rates ae givenin Table Figure 1 Page of 1‘able2: Horizontal curve dita Curve No. | Length of Curve [ Max Supereovaion [Angle t 20m ® XU = 120 depres 2 265m a X2=152 depres 3 235m 10% X3= 118 doprees 1) Determine the single ste sped ini that canbe posted for this highway alignment. Take the officient of side rieton tobe 0.12 forthe eie signe. 13 marke = 27 minutes] 5) Detennine the supetlevation transition length for curve 3, assuming te normal crown slope ‘Additional information is provided in the Appendix, [5 mans = 9 mites] jon 3 (Pavement Des M Minutes Table 3 below shows e pavement strctue withthe evilent moduli, layer cosfcients and Arainagecoeticins, “Table 3: Flexible Pavement dla Pavement Modulus [Layer Drainage Thicknes Layers si, Coeticent, | coeticents.m,_| neh) Asphalt Surace | 250 030 D.=? Base course 5 on 12 d=? Subbase Is 008 12 Dy=? Subgrade 5 I TNE: 1 tsi = 1 Rlopound por square ik = T0001 per square ich “The llowingadtiona infomation i given forthe road Design ela Overall standard deviation 00 : 9086 4 Esimate design tte ESALs)~3 milion Ina Serviceabiity index F,= 40 ‘Terminal Servieability index P= 2.0 Determine the overal trustral Number (SN) ofthe pavement suuctre wing the AASHTO ‘design approach, The ase design chart mus be sited with your answer booklet [5 ‘marks = 9 mines) » Determine the minimum requied layer thicknesses Dy, De and Ds fn inches fo the pavement HS marks = 27 mines} Page 3 of4 woment Marks Figure below shows a homogenous half space subjected o 2 circular ire loads each 254mm in Aiamete and spaced at 08mm between centers as shown, The presute onthe circle oad is $454. The half space elastic modulus is 69MPa and Poisson’ ati is 0.5. 254 mum 254 nm MSkPa 3S kPa | Wt ~E=69 MPa |; —______. v=o 508mm) Figure 4 Homogenous half-space 8) Determine the vertical tres at point A, which is located 24mm blow the canter of one of the loadsa shown, (3 marks =9 minutes] 1b) Determine she radial stain occuring at point A. JO marks ~ 18 minutes] ©) Determine se ttl detection occuring st pont A. [5 marks = 9 minutes) Adtonal information is provided nthe Appendix, Used charts must be detached and Submited with your answer booklet, (Traffic Blow 10 Marks = 18 Minutes ‘Table below shows the data from an evening peak-hour observation of afin one direction at section of wo-lane urban stet(one lane in each direction). The capacity of the road is given ts 200veb/a/ane, “Table 8: Peaktiour obseration ‘Time period olume (veils Page dof8) Determine the Peak Hour Facto (PHE) forth wai situation. (5 marks ~ 9 minutes) ') Desermine the numberof vehicles that willbe gueveing on this oud jus afer 6:00PM, (5 ‘marks = 9 mimites) on 6 (Traffic Flow) 10 Marks = 18 Minutes ‘cae of th aprons lane nw ign nrc, it wan observed shat ae was Mowing ata mean speed of 40kivh and density of 8vel/km. Given tat the jm density of 125velan, elie is 8) Determine the sped ofthe stopping shockwave asthe tai signal changes tored and vchicles boginto stop. /S marks = 9 minutes) 1b) Assuming the red inca i preted for aSseconds, how many vehicles wil Be queuing in the lan atthe end of the re inerval? (S marks = 9 minutes). Page Sof1- FORMULAS Horizontal curve 276, + (vino Vain #2588 SL tan 2 frst Lavin = 2S . i + Length ofcurve oo + Chord Lengts = (Comfort) oM sae (areas Jia = 304 (Appearance) South Aiea YX co-ordinate system convention * ates, cos (S2)] + 880 = 2 feos (AM) Page 6of IEPavement Analysis and Design + ter = i" + BSAL, = fa ny ADT, 365 Fag +n" yeor traf fie volime = 365: A(L-+r)" + Design sotume = 965-4: [E23] + SW = aD, 4.a,Dom,-+.a,D.m5 ae + eaten. +601 © & =H, va, +a) + este -we to) “Teale Flow Theory kat & me-2- 0 2 aa Ten Traffe Signal Control $x he ecekth + venicesy =ch.-@1EE] Page 7 of ttEND ‘ssh Relative slope Page 8of‘Vertical stresses duet circular loading Nambers on Curves Page oF‘Tangential tresses due to cteular loading sme 23 4s6 eww HMM oU wg Numbers on Curse Tncate a Indicate r/a Page 10 oF 14[Srupen Nownen: NB: Detach and submit used De: Page 11 of 11