1. A tangent distance of a 4 deg simple curve is one fourth (4) to its radius. Sketch and a) Compute the length of curve (m)b. Determine the long chord (m) 2. A common tangent of a compound curve makes an angle of 24 deg and 16 de with the tangent of the first and the second curves respectively. The length of chord from PC to PCC is 85 m while that of PCC to PT is 126.98 m. Sketch and a. Calculate the length (m) from PC to PT. and b. Determine the length of a common tangent (m)

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1. A tangent distance of a 4 deg simple curve is one fourth (4) to its radius.
Sketch and
a) Compute the length of curve (m)b. Determine the long chord (m)
2 A common tangent of a compound curve makes an angle of 24 deg and 16 deg
with the tangent of the first and the second curves respectively. The length of
chord from PC to PCC is 85 m while that of PCC to PT is 126.98 m. Sketch and
a. Calculate the length (m) from PC to PT. and b. Determine the length of a
common tangent (m)
Transcribed Image Text:1. A tangent distance of a 4 deg simple curve is one fourth (4) to its radius. Sketch and a) Compute the length of curve (m)b. Determine the long chord (m) 2 A common tangent of a compound curve makes an angle of 24 deg and 16 deg with the tangent of the first and the second curves respectively. The length of chord from PC to PCC is 85 m while that of PCC to PT is 126.98 m. Sketch and a. Calculate the length (m) from PC to PT. and b. Determine the length of a common tangent (m)
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