SIGHT DISTANCE

Passing Sight Distance When S<L

Stopping Sight Distance

Vertical Curve

Figure 12 shows that the passing sight distance is greater than the length of the
curve

Figure 12

To compute the length of the passing sight distance we are going to consider figure
13, It shows that the passing sight distance is equal to

Figure 13

Compute the value of x and y using the slope properties

Using the slope properties from this,

If g1 is in percent from this

Then y =

S= + +

S = + 100 (
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Use scalar value of g2, actual value is negative for g2

S = + 100 (
S = + 100 (

( )

( )

= √

=√ (

(
Substitute =√ (

√ (

(√

√ √
(
√

√
√ √

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For
(
Substitute √ we can get

√
√ √

Substitute to the passing sight distance equation

S = + 100 [

S = + 100 [ √ √
√ √ √ √

√ √
( (
√ √ √ √
S = + 100 [ √ √
]
(√ √

√ √
S = + 100 [ √ √
]
(√ √

√ √
S= + [( )(√ √
√ √

√ √
( (√ √
√ √ √ √

(√ √ (√ √

(√ √

And (√ √

=S– (√ √

(√ √

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