PRELIM EXAM OF ENGINEERING SURVEYS QUESTIONNAIRE

I. Identification (20 points)

1. ______ is compromised of all survey operations required for design & construction of
engineering work such as highways, canals or railroads.
2. ______ is the central angle formed by two radii that extend from the center of a circle to the
ends.
3. ______ is an arc of a circle, The radius of the circle determines the sharpness or flatness of the
curve.
4. ______ the curves that changes the alignment or direction.
5. ______ the curves that changes the slope.

II. Enumerate the 5 interrelated process used in route surveying regarding highway design and
construction. (20 points)
III. Computation (60 points)

1. A back tangent of a simple curve intersects the forward tangent at Sta 2+080 which is 105.3m
from the P.C. Compute the external distance of the curve when the radius of the curve is 100m.
2. The tangent distance for a 6 deg curve is 250m. Using the same angle of intersection, the tangent
distance for a 2 deg curve is equal to:
3. A simple curve has a radius of 100m and an angle of intersection of the tangents equal to 36°20’. It
is required to change the curve such that the PT should be move out a distance of 10m. without
changing the direction of tangents and the station of PC. Find the new tangent distance.

4. The central angle of a simple curve is 38°, if the midpoint of the curve is 13m nearer than the
vertex, what is the degree of the curve?

5. A circular curve with a radius of 280m, a central angle of 70° and its PC at station 10+300 must be
staled by deflection angles and chords. What is the deflection angle to station 10+450?

6. From point A on a simple cruve, the perpendicular distance to the tangent, at point Q is x m. The
tangent passes through the PC. The distance from Q to PC is 450 m. Find x if the radius of the
curve is 1600 m.