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A SIMPLE CURVE HAVE TANGENTS AB AND BC

INTERSECTING AT A COMMON POINT B. AB HAS AN
AZIMUTH OF 180° AND BC HAS AN AZIMUTH OF
230°. THE STATIONIING OF THE POINT OF
CURVATURE AT A IS 10+140.26. IF THE DEGREE OF
THE SIMPLE CURVE IS 4°.

1. COMPUTE THE LENGTH OF THE LONG CHORD

FROM A.
2. COMPUTE THE TANGENT DISTANCE AB OF THE
CURVE.
3. COMPUTE THE STATIONING OF A POINT "X" ON
THE CURVE ON WHICH A LINE PASSING
THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE CURVE MAKES
AN ANGLE OF 58° WITH THE LINE AB
INTERSECTS THE CURVE AT POINT "X".
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A SIMPLE CURVE HAVE TANGENTS AB AND BC
INTERSECTING AT A COMMON POINT WITH
BEARINGS N 85°30' E AND S 68°30' E
RESPECTIVELY. IF THE STATIONING OF THE VERTEX
IS 4+360.2 AND THE STATIONING OF PC IS
4+288.4.

1. DETERMINE THE RADIUS.

2. DETERMINE THE EXTERNAL DISTANCE.
3. DETERMINE THE MIDDLE ORDINATE.
4. DETERMINE THE CHORD DISTANCE.
5. DETERMINE THE LENGTH OF CURVE.

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A SIMPLE CURVE CONNECTS TWO TANGENTS BC
WITH BEARINGS N 85°30' E AND S 68°30' E
RESPECTIVELY. POINT D ALONG LINE AB HAS A
COORDINATE OF 20100 N AND 20100 E WHILE
POINT E ALONG LINE BC HAS COORDINATES OF
20086.55 N AND 20184.27 E.

1. FIND THE DISTANCE OF LINE BD.

2. SOLVE FOR THE DEGREE OF SIMPLE CURVE
THAT SHALL BE TANGENT TO THE THREE LINES
AB, DE AND BC.
3. IF POINT D IS AT STATION 1+052.87 DETERMINE
THE STATIONING OF PT.