A 1200-ft equal tangent crest vertical curve is currently designed for 50 mi/hr. A civil engineering student contends that 60 mi/hr is safe in a van because of the higher driver's eye height. If all other design inputs are standard, what must the driver's eye height (in the van) be for the student's claim to be valid?
A 1200-ft equal tangent crest vertical curve is currently designed for 50 mi/hr. A civil engineering student contends that 60 mi/hr is safe in a van because of the higher driver's eye height. If all other design inputs are standard, what must the driver's eye height (in the van) be for the student's claim to be valid?
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Transcribed Image Text:A 1200-ft equal tangent crest vertical curve is currently designed for 50 mi/hr. A civil engineering
student contends that 60 mi/hr is safe in a van because of the higher driver's eye height. If all other
design inputs are standard, what must the driver's eye height (in the van) be for the student's claim
to be valid?
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