A tangent with a bearing of N 56° 48' 20" E meets another tangent with a bearing N 40° 10' 20" E at PI STA 6+ 26.57. A horizontal curve with radius 1000' will be used to connect the two tangents. Compute the following: a) degree of curvature b) tangent distance c) length of curve d) chord distance e) middle ordinate f) external g) PC and PT Stations. For the toolbar, press ALT+F10 (PC) or ALT+FN+F10 (Mac).
A tangent with a bearing of N 56° 48' 20" E meets another tangent with a bearing N 40° 10' 20" E at PI STA 6+ 26.57. A horizontal curve with radius 1000' will be used to connect the two tangents. Compute the following: a) degree of curvature b) tangent distance c) length of curve d) chord distance e) middle ordinate f) external g) PC and PT Stations. For the toolbar, press ALT+F10 (PC) or ALT+FN+F10 (Mac).
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Transcribed Image Text:A tangent with a bearing of N 56° 48' 20" E meets another tangent with a bearing N 40° 10' 20" E at PI STA 6+ 26.57. A horizontal curve with radius 1000' will be used to connect the two tangents. Compute the following:
a) degree of curvature
b) tangent distance
c) length of curve
d) chord distance
e) middle ordinate
f) external
g) PC and PT Stations.
For the toolbar, press ALT+F10 (PC) or ALT+FN+F10 (Mac).
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