A compound curve is laid out 480m from the PC to PCC having a radius of 736.94m. Then from PCC another curve was laid out to the PT 250m long with a radius of 208.85m. If the station of the point of intersection of the tangents is 10+432.25. Determine the station of PC and the length of the long chord from the PC to the PT. Determine also the angle that the long chord makes with the tangent. 10+432.25 РСС PT PC LC,=480m Rq=736.94m LC2=250m R2=208.85m

A compound curve is laid out 480m from the PC to PCC having a radius of 736.94m. Then from PCC another curve was laid out to the PT 250m long with a radius of 208.85m. If the station of the point of intersection of the tangents is 10+432.25. Determine the station of PC and the length of the long chord from the PC to the PT. Determine also the angle that the long chord makes with the tangent. 10+432.25 РСС PT PC LC,=480m Rq=736.94m LC2=250m R2=208.85m

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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