A section of a two-lane highway (one lane in each direction) (12-ft lanes) is designed for 55 mi/h. At one point a vertical curve connects a -2.9% and +1.8% grade. The PVT of this curve is at station 38 + 50. It is known that a horizontal curve starts (has PC) 247 ft before the vertical curve's PVC. If the superelevation of the horizontal curve is 0.08 and the central angle is 39 degrees, what is the station of the PT (express station in the format 0.00, for example, station 10+50 must be expressed as 10.5)?

A section of a two-lane highway (one lane in each direction) (12-ft lanes) is designed for 55 mi/h. At one point a vertical curve connects a -2.9% and +1.8% grade. The PVT of this curve is at station 38 + 50. It is known that a horizontal curve starts (has PC) 247 ft before the vertical curve's PVC. If the superelevation of the horizontal curve is 0.08 and the central angle is 39 degrees, what is the station of the PT (express station in the format 0.00, for example, station 10+50 must be expressed as 10.5)?

Structural Analysis

6th Edition

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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