3.Given the following elements of a typical compound curve: Angle of intersection (11) = 21°20' Angle of intersection (12) = 30°02' Degree of 1 curve (D1) = 4°30' Degree of 2nd curve (D2) = 5°01' Stationing of Point of Intersection on 1st curve, A = 10+112 If a highway engineer desires to change this compound curve with a simple curve such that PT will be in the same position, as well as the direction of the tangents, find the following: a. Degree of the simple curve. b. Stationing of the Point of Tangency (PT) c. Area of fillet, in sqm.

3.Given the following elements of a typical compound curve: Angle of intersection (11) = 21°20' Angle of intersection (12) = 30°02' Degree of 1 curve (D1) = 4°30' Degree of 2nd curve (D2) = 5°01' Stationing of Point of Intersection on 1st curve, A = 10+112 If a highway engineer desires to change this compound curve with a simple curve such that PT will be in the same position, as well as the direction of the tangents, find the following: a. Degree of the simple curve. b. Stationing of the Point of Tangency (PT) c. Area of fillet, in sqm.

Structural Analysis

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337630931

Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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