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Sight Distance PDF
Sight Distance PDF
SightDistance
CE361TransportationEngineering
Sight Distance
SightDistance
Length
Lengthoftheroadwayadrivercanseeatany
of the roadway a driver can see at any
particulartime
AASHTO SSD Chart
AASHTOSSDChart
AASHTO SSD Chart
AASHTOSSDChart
SSDforTerrainwithSlopes LevelTerrain
AASHTO Decision SD Chart
AASHTODecisionSDChart
Passing Sight Distance
PassingSightDistance
AASHTO Passing Sight Distance
AASHTOPassingSightDistance
Passing Sight Distance
PassingSightDistance
TotalPassingSightDistanceandItsComponents
Source:AASHTOGreenBook,2004
AASHTO Passing Sight Distance
AASHTOPassingSightDistance
PassingSightDistanceDesignforTwoLaneHighways
Source:AASHTOGreenBook,2004
Horizontal Sight Distance
HorizontalSightDistance
Horizontal Sight Distance
HorizontalSightDistance
Vertical Curve Sight Distance
VerticalCurveSightDistance
Crest Vertical Curves
CrestVerticalCurves
Sag Vertical Curves
SagVerticalCurves
Example:MinimumLengthofa
CrestVerticalCurve
l
Given:
Given:
Acrestverticalcurveistobedesignedtojoina
+3%gradewitha3%gradeatasectionofatwo
lanehighway
Thedesignspeedofthehighwayis60mph
Determine:
Minimumlengthofthecurve
Example:MinimumLengthofa
SagVerticalCurve
l
Given:
Given:
Asagverticalcurveistobedesignedtojoina3%
grade to a +3% grade
gradetoa+3%grade.
Designspeedis40mph
Determine:
MinimumLengthofthecurve
Mi i L th f th
Vertical Curve Obstructions
VerticalCurveObstructions
Obstruction Example
ObstructionExample
A
Averticalcurveconnectsa
vertical curve connects a 1.3%
1.3%tangentand
tangent and
a+1.8%tangent.Thetangentsintersectat
station74+00andelevation310feet.A
railroadlineatgradecrossesthecurveat
station75+20andelevation314feet.
Whatisthelengthoftheverticalcurve?