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Vertical Alignment Design

October 20 & 22, 2021

CE 312

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Length of Crest and Sag Vertical

Curves using K-Factors

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Re-write by introducing “K-Factor”

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For Crest-Vertical Curves

For Sag-Vertical Curves

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Next Meeting

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20 / 22 October 2021
• October 27 / 29 – Horizontal Curves / Alignment

• November ??? Midterms (no schedule yet for this class?)

Recall, K-constant

Crest V.
Curves

Sag V.
Curves 

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Design Procedure for Crest and Vertical

Curves

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Example: Crest Vertical Curve

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Example: Sag Vertical Curve

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