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CE PC-327 HIGHWAY AND RAILROAD ENGINEERING

2ND Semester 2021-2022
Name: CRISOSTOMO, NENIA C. Section: BSCE 3-4

PLATE NO.5

INSTRUCTIONS: Make a problem set with complete solution. Three problems for
Simple Curve and three for Compound Curve.
SIMPLE CURVES
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Problem No.1
PC is at Sta. 0+800. The radius of the circular curve is 200 m. Compute
the right angle offset form Sta. 0+740 on the curve to tangent through PC.

PC (Sta. 0+800)

X S X
A(Sta. 0+740)

𝜃 S
0m

R-X
20
R=

SOLUTION:

*angle subtended by arc S from the center of the curve

*Length of curve from PC to A 𝑆 2𝜋𝑅
=
𝑆 = 800𝑚 − 740 𝑚 𝜃 360°

𝑆 = 60 𝑚 60 𝑚 2𝜋(200 𝑚)
=
𝜃 360°
𝜃 = 17.19°
 *Length of offset X
𝑅−𝑋
cos 𝜃 =
𝑅
200 − 𝑋
cos 17.19° =
200
𝑋 = 200 − 200 𝐶𝑂𝑆 17.19°

𝑿 = 𝟖. 𝟗𝟑 𝒎

PROBLEM No. 2

A circular curve has an angle of intersection of 𝜃 = 36°. The external

distance is 12 m. Compute for the radius R.

PI
𝜃 SOLUTION:
E

PC PT 𝑅
𝑐𝑜𝑠19° =
𝑅+𝐸
S

R
𝑅
𝑐𝑜𝑠19° =
36° 𝑅 + 12𝑚
R 36° R
2 𝑅 = cos 19° (𝑅 + 12)
2
𝑅(1 − cos 19°) = 12 cos 19°

𝑹 = 𝟐𝟎𝟖. 𝟐𝟔 𝒎
 PROBLEM NO.3
A circular curve has a middle ordinate of 3 m and a long chord length of 80 m.
Find the degree of the curve using arch basis.

PI
SOLUTION:

3m
PC PT
4O m S
4O m *Finding R by Pythagorean Theorem

R-3 (𝑅 − 3)2 = 𝑅 2 − (40)2

(𝑅 2 − 6𝑅 + 3) = 𝑅 2 − (40)2
R R
𝑅 = 267.167 𝑚

*Degree of the Curve (Arch Basis)

20 2𝜋𝑅
=
𝐷 360°
20 2𝜋(267.167 𝑚)
=
𝐷 360°
𝑫 = 𝟒. 𝟑°
COMPOUND CURVES

PROBLEM NO.1

A compound curve laid on their tangents have the following data:

I1=300, I2=400, D1=20 and D2= 40. Find R1 .

PI
I=I1+I2 SOLUTION:
T1 PCC T2

PC PT
S

1145.92
𝑅1 =
𝐷1
S

I1 I2 R2
R1 1145.92
𝑅1 =
2°
𝑹𝟏 = 𝟓𝟕𝟐. 𝟗𝟔 𝒎
 PROBLEM NO. 2

A compound curve laid on their tangents have the following data:

I1=300, I2=400, D1=20 and D2= 40. Find R2 .

PI
I=I1+I2 SOLUTION:
T1 PCC T2

PC PT
1145.92
𝑅2 =
S

𝐷2
1145.92
S

I1 I2 R2 𝑅2 =
R1 4°
𝑹𝟐 = 𝟐𝟖𝟔. 𝟒𝟖 𝒎
 PROBLEM NO. 3

A compound curve laid on their tangents have the following data:

I1=300, I2=400, D1=20 and D2= 40. Find the length from PC to PI.

PI SOLUTION:
I=I1+I2
T1 PCC T2

PC PT
S *Find T1
𝑇1
S

tan 30° =
I2 R2 𝑅1
R1 I1
𝑇1
tan 30° =
572.96 𝑚
𝑻𝟏 = 𝟑𝟑𝟎. 𝟖𝟎 𝒎