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METHOD
SETTING OUT SIMPLE CURVE BY DEFLECTION ANGLE
Iet AB and BC be two 7). The
tangents intersecting at B, the deflection angle being(Fig.
tangent length is calculated and tangent points T1 and T2 are markeu
P1= First point of the curve
T1P2=L1 =Length of first chord (initial sub-chord)
S, = Deflection angle for first chord
R= Radius of the curve
A1 = Total deflection for the chords
Here, LT10P1=2 X ZBT1P1 =2 x ßj
Again, Chord TiP1 ~arc T1P1
2T10P1 360°
Now, L1 2XTXR

360°xL
or, 2 x Þ, = 2XTXR

360°xL1
degrees
or, 2x2XTXR

360x60XL1 minutes
2x2%TUXR
1718.9xL1
minutes
R
1718.9XLz minutes
Similarly, R

1718.9XLg minutes and sO on.

R

=An =2
Arithmetical check: 6, + 82 t 3t + n
B

28 R
T,P, -l,
P,P,4

Fig, - 7
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Procedure for Setting out of Simple Curve by Deflection Angle Method:
1. AB and BC are two
calculated, and the tangents intersecting at B. The tangent length and curve lengths are
points Ti and T2 are fixed.
Li ne lengths of the initial and final
suh-chords and the number of full choras 1
ascertained.
3. The deflection angles for the chords are calculated and verified by
arithmetical check.
4. A setting-out table is prepared,
depending on the least count of the theodolite. For
setting the curve, only the angles from the "angles to be set" column should be taken.
5. The theodolite is centered over T1 and
properly levelled. Then vernier A is set to 0 of
the main scale. The upper clamp is fixed.
6. The lower clamp is released and the ranging rod at the
intersection point Bis
bisected with the help of the lower tangent screw. The lower clamp is now perfectly
tightened.
7. The upper clamp is released and the first deflection angle
(S,) is set on vernier A. The
telescope is directed along the line TiE.
8. Now, the zero end of the tape is held at T1 and the
distance T1 Pi is measured equal to
the length of the initial sub-chord in such as a way that the
ranging rod at P1 is also
bisected by the telescope. Then the telescope is lowered to mark the base of
ranging
rod perfectly. So, Pi is a point on the curve which is marked by a nail or arrow.
9. The next deflection angle (o2) is set on vernier Aand the point P2 is so marked
that P,P,
is egualto the length of a full chord, and the ranging rod at P2 is
perfectly bisected by
the telescope. So, P2 is the next point on the curve.
10.This process is continued untilall the deflection angles areset out and allthe points on
the curve are marked. Finally, the last point should coincide with T>.
fit does not,the amount of error is found out. If this error is small, it is distributed among
thelast few pegs. If the error is large, the entire operation should be repeated. Finally all
the points P1, P2, P3, ... are marked by pegs.

Procedure for Setting Deflection Angles

A. The theodolite is centered and levelled at the first tangent point and the lower clamp
is fixed. The upper clampis loosened and vernier Ais set approximately to the zero of
After that, the upper clamp. is tightened and by turning the
scale.the
mainscrew
the
tangent upperof
arrow of vernier Ais brought into exact coincidence with the zero

the main scale.

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Now, the lower

perfectly bisected clamp is loosened and the rod at the
intersection point is
tightened.
with the help of the ranging
lower tangent Screw. Then both the
clamps are

C.
Suppose the deflection angle Screw
very slowly, the arrow of 0°48'420" is to be set. Byturning the upper tangent
main scale. Then, vernier is made to cross two small divisions (i.e. 40') of the
smalldivision afterlooking through the divisions of the vernier scale carefully, the first
eight big made to coincide
with any division of the maindivisions (i.e. 8'20") of the vernier scale is
scale.
Thus, Deflection angle = 0°40'0" + 0°8'20"
= 0°4820"
D. Similarly, by turning the upper tangent screw very slowly,
subsequent deflection angles
are set out one by one according to the entries in the "angles to be set"
columnof the
setting out table.
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T1= STARTING POINT OF CURVE OR INITIAL TANGENT POINT

P1, P2, P3, ....,P10 =DEFLECTION POINTS ON CURVE
T2 = END POINT OF CURVE OR FINAL TANGENT POINT