Successive Bisection Of Arc Or

Chord Method

For setting out curve

Made By Kamran Ullah Khan

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REQUIRED CURVE T1CT2

T1 T2
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C1
C2

C4 C3
D2 CD D1
T1 T2
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D MID Ordinate
Let T1 and T2 be the tangents point . Join T1 and T2 to form
long chord
The long chord T1T2 is bisected at D. The vertical line CD is mid ordinate which
is calculated by formula CD= R(1-cosA/2 ). Hence point C is established .
T1C and T2C are joined . Similarly T1C and T2C are bisected at D1 and D2 resp.

Perpendicular offset D1C1 and D2C2 each will be equal to R(1-cosA/4).

Hence C1 and C2 are established. Join T1,C2,C ,C2 and T2 to get curve.
 C

C1
C2

D2 CD D1
T1
T2
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MID Ordinate

By the succesive bisection of the chords T1C1 ,C1C and C2T2 ……….
respectively
, more may be obtained which when joined produce the required
curve.
The more we take succesive bisection of chord more
points we get as a result we get accurate curve.
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