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    Refresher Module - Surveying and Transportation (Geometric Design of Highway Curves)

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    1. A vertical sag curve between a -8% grade and a +4% grade is to be designed for a road with a 100 km/h design speed. The minimum length of the curve based on AASHTO comfort criterion is 367.60m. 2. The minimum length of the curve to satisfy a sight distance of 1.5 seconds perception-reaction time and a friction factor of 0.25 is 580.60m. 3. The minimum safe length of the curve is 580.60m.

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    1. A vertical sag curve between a -8% grade and a +4% grade is to be designed for a road with a 100 km/h design speed. The minimum length of the curve based on AASHTO comfort criterion is 367.60m. 2. The minimum length of the curve to satisfy a sight distance of 1.5 seconds perception-reaction time and a friction factor of 0.25 is 580.60m. 3. The minimum safe length of the curve is 580.60m.

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    1. A vertical sag curve between a -8% grade and a +4% grade is to be designed for a road with a 100 km/h design speed. The minimum length of the curve based on AASHTO comfort criterion is 367.60m. 2. The minimum length of the curve to satisfy a sight distance of 1.5 seconds perception-reaction time and a friction factor of 0.25 is 580.60m. 3. The minimum safe length of the curve is 580.60m.

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    1. A vertical sag curve between a -8% grade and a +4% grade is to be designed for a road with a 100 km/h design speed. The minimum length of the curve based on AASHTO comfort criterion is 367.60m. 2. The minimum length of the curve to satisfy a sight distance of 1.5 seconds perception-reaction time and a friction factor of 0.25 is 580.60m. 3. The minimum safe length of the curve is 580.60m.

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    CEBU: 4/F J. Martinez Bldg., Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City


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    Refresher Module–Surveying and Transportation (Geometric Design of Highway Curves)
    SITUATION 3

    SIGHT STOPPING DISTANCE


    A vertical sag curve between a -8% grade and a +4% grade is to
    SITUATION 1 be design for a road with 100 km/h design speed.
    Engr. Warren is driving his Ford Mustang at a speed of 80 km/hr
    sees an obstruction along its way, calculate the minimum sight 10. Determine the minimum length of the curve based on AASHTO
    stopping distance required if comfort criterion.
    1. If the car is on level road. a) 367.60m c) 282.65m
    a) 317.80m c) 212.20m b) 221.25m d) 303.80m
    b) 310.36m d) 225.25m
    11.Determine the minimum length of curve to satisfy sight
    2. If the car is on +5% grade road. distance, if perception reaction time is 1.5 sec and friction factor of
    a) 311.82m c) 262.58m 0.25.
    b) 310.25m d) 170.26m a) 580.60m c) 282.65m
    b) 254.24m d) 125.63m
    3.If the car is on -4% grade road.
    a) 364.25m c) 382.25m 12. Determine the minimum safe length of the curve.
    b) 355.65m d) 296.09m a) 580.60m c) 221.12m
    b) 254.24m d) 125.63m
    For all cases use perception-reaction time of 2sec and coefficient
    of friction between the tire and the road of 0.15. MINIMUM REQUIREMENT BASED ON PASSING SIGHT
    DISTANCE
    GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF HIGHWAYS 13. Design the minimum length of the curve to satisfy a passing
    sight distance of 60 m, with the following data. Height of driver’s
    MINIMUM REQUIREMENT BASED ON SIGHT DISTANCE eye=1.5m. Height of object from instance of perception=3.5m,
    Vertical clearance=2.8m Back tangent grade =-4%, Forward
    A 3% grade intersects a -3.5% grade, is to be connected by a tangent grade=3%
    parabolic curve. If Perception-Reaction Time is 1.5 sec, Friction a) 110m c) 136m
    coefficient is 0.25, Height of the driver’s eye from the road b) 120m d) 105m
    pavement is 1.37 m, height of an object over the pavement ahead
    is 0.1 m. 14. In a certain underpass, the vertical clearance of the parabolic
    sag curve with P.C. at station 12+500 and elevation of 30m is
    4. Design the length of the parabolic curve, if the design velocity 4.4m. The height of the object at the instant of perception is 1.10
    is 60 kph. m, while that of the drivers eye is 1.40 m. If the grade at P.C is -
    a) 98.05m c) 25.32m 4% and at PT is +2.3%, passing sight distance is 320 meters.
    b) 100.5m ` d) 152.32m Design the length of the curve.
    a) 210m c) 240m
    5. Design the length of the parabolic curve, if the design velocity b) 220m d) 130m
    is 50 kph.
    a) 98.05m c) 45.25m SIGHT DISTANCE OF HORIZONTAL CURVE
    b) 100.5m ` d) 52.33m
    15. A 2-lane 7.3 m wide single carriageway road has a curve
    6. The sag vertical curve has a back-tangent grade of -4% and a radius of 600m. The minimum sight stopping distance required is
    forward tangent grade of +3% is to be design on the basis of the 160m. Calculate the required distance to be kept clear of
    headlamp sight distance of a curve. If the required sight distance obstructions in meters.
    is 400m. Determine the minimum length of the curve given that the a) 10.55m c) 2.55m
    length of curve is lesser than the sight distance. The headlamps b) 5.33m d) 8.57m
    are 0.75m above the road and the beams tilt upwards at an angle
    of 10. 16.The clearance to an obstruction is 40m, calculate the length of
    a) 122.25m c) 123.23m sight distance if the degree of curve is 10 and the length of curve
    b) 220.89m d) 211.25m is 550m long
    a) 608.36m c) 540.25m
    7. Using the same given in number 8, compute the desirable length b) 125.25m d) 325.25m
    of the parabolic curve, given that the length of curve is greater than
    the sight distance.
    a) 724.33m c) 552.23m
    b) 166.23m d) 122.25m

    MINIMUM REQUIREMENT BASED ON COMFORT CRITERION

    SITUATION 2

    The length of sag parabolic curve with a design speed of 80 km/hr.


    The back tangent has a slope of -2% and forward tangent of +3%.
    If the desired normal acceleration is to be 0.2 m/s 2.

    8.Calculate the desirable length of parabolic curve based on


    comfort criterion.
    a) 123.43m c) 200.25m
    b) 125.10m d) 185.45m

    9. Determine the sight distance in number 8.


    a) 160.25m c) 115.32m
    b) 172.87m d) 113.04m

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