SPIRAL CURVE FORMULAS

1. Spiral Angle at any 8. Deflection angle at any

point of spiral: point of spiral:
𝑳𝟐 𝟏𝟖𝟎 𝒔
s = 𝟐𝑹𝒄𝑳𝒔 𝒙 𝝅 i=
𝟑

2. Spiral Angle at S.C. 9. Deflection angle at S.C.:

𝑳𝒔 𝟏𝟖𝟎
Sc = 𝒙 𝑺𝒄
𝟐𝑹𝒄 𝝅
Ic =
𝟑

3. Angle at S.C. using

10. Deflection angle varies
Degree of Curve (Arc Basis
as the square of the length
only)
from T.S.:
𝑫𝒄𝑳𝒔
Sc = 𝟒𝟎 𝒊 𝑳𝟐
=
𝑰𝒄 𝑳𝒔𝟐

4. Offset distance to from 11. Central Angle for

tangent to S.C.: Spiral:
𝑳𝒔𝟐 I = Ic + 2Sc
Xc =
𝟔𝑹𝒄

12. Tangent Distance for

5. Offset distance from Spiral:

Ts = + (𝑹𝒄 + 𝑷) 𝒕𝒂𝒏 I
tangent to any point of the 𝑳𝒔
𝟑 𝟐
spiral:
𝑳𝟑
X = 𝑿𝒄 𝑳𝒔𝟑
13. External Distance for
Spiral:
𝑰
6. Distance along tangent Es = (𝑹𝒄 + 𝑷)𝑺𝒆𝒄 − Rc
𝟐
line at any point of spiral
𝑳𝟓 14. Length of throw at S.C.:
y =𝑳− 𝟒𝟎𝑹𝒄𝟐𝑳𝒔𝟐
𝑿𝒄
P= 𝟒
7. Distance along tangent
line at S.C. 15. Length of throw at any
𝑳𝟑 point of spiral:
Yc = 𝑳𝒔 −
𝟒𝟎𝑹𝒄𝟐 𝑿𝒄 𝑳𝟐
P= −
𝟒 𝟐𝟒𝑹𝒄