SETTING OUT OF SIMPLE

CURVE

Mainly divided into 2 heads:

Linear methods
 High degree of accuracy not
required.
 The curve is short.

Angular methods/ Instrument

methods
Theodolite is used with or without
 Initials of Setting out
• Measuring Deflection Angle (∆)
• Measuring Tangent Length (T)
• Locating PC
• Computing Length of the curve (l)
• Deciding the Peg Interval
• Calculating Chainage of PC
• Calculating Chainage of PT
• Length of 1st sub chord
• Length of Last sub chord
• Number of Full chords
Complete Sketch for Elements of Simple
Curve
V´
V
Δ
PI
E
T C T

l
M
T1
T2
PC D L
PT

A
R
R
Δ/2

O
SETTING OUT OF CURVE
10 0’ 100’
Su 0’
b -c 10 10
ho
rd
0’
h ord
b-c
Su
PC PT

D
D d2
D
D
d1
 Stationing
(usually every 100 feet)

PC 4+86.75
4+00.00
1+00.00
0+00.00

3+00.00
2+00.00

00
00.
5+
T
PI

0 L
.0
+00 7+00.00
6
PC sta = PI sta – T PT 7+27.87
PT sta = PC sta + L 8+00.00

9+00.00

10+00.00

11+00.00
Linear Methods
 By ordinates or offsets from long chord
 By successive bisection of arcs
 By offsets from tangents
 By offsets from chord produced

Instrument Methods
 Rankins methods of tangential (or
deflection) angle
 Two theodolite method
 Tacheometric method
 LOCATION OF TANGENT POINT

V
PI Δ
ΔVEF and ΔVT1O are similar triangle
E F G
VT1/OT1 = VF/EF
C VT1 = T = (VF/EF)xOT1
T1
T2
D As we will be knowing the chainage of
PC PT V we can locate T1 by deducting T
from V.
R
R
Δ/2

O
 BY ORDINATE FROM LONG CHORD
R = Radius of the Curve
V Oo= Mid Ordinate
PI Δ
Ox = Ordinate at a dist x from Mid point of
C the chord
E E1
T1 OX O0 T1 and T2 are Tangent point.
F T2
PC x D L L= T1T2=Length of Long Chord
PT
From ΔODT1

R OT12 =DT12 + OD2

R Or, R2=(L/2)2+(OC-DC)2 = (L/2)2+ (R-O0)2
Δ/2
OO=R - Root {R2-(L/2)}
Ox=EF=E1D=E1O – DO
Root(EO2 - EE12) - ( CO- DO)
Δ
Thus, Ox = Root(R2-x2)-(R-OO)
O
 RADIAL OFFSETS FROM TANGENT

V’
Ox = Radial Offset at dist x from
D PC or T1
x
OX From Triangle T1DO

E DO2=T1O2+T1D2
T1
(DE+EO)2=T1O2+T1D2

A (Ox+R)2 = R2+x2
R
R
Ox= Root(R2+x2)-R

O
 PERPENDICULAR OFFSETS FROM TANGENT

V’
Ox = Perpendicular Offset at dist
D x from PC or T1

x OX T1D=x = E1E

E From Triangle EE1O

T1
E1O2 = EO2- E1E2
E1
A (T1O - E1O)2 = EO2 - E1E2
R
R

(R - Ox)2 = R2 - x2

Ox= R - Root(R2 - x2)