b. A section of a highway has vertical and horizontal curves with the same design speed. A vertical curve on this highway connects a +1% and a +3% grades and is 126 m long. If a horizontal curve on this highway is on a 2-lane section with 3.6 m lane width, has a central angle of 37 degrees, and has a superelevation of 6%, what is the length of the horizontal curve? Show all your work.

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b. A section of a highway has vertical and horizontal curves with the same design speed. A vertical
curve on this highway connects a +1% and a +3% grades and is 126 m long. If a horizontal curve
on this highway is on a 2-lane section with 3.6 m lane width, has a central angle of 37 degrees,
and has a superelevation of 6%, what is the length of the horizontal curve? Show all your work.
Transcribed Image Text:b. A section of a highway has vertical and horizontal curves with the same design speed. A vertical curve on this highway connects a +1% and a +3% grades and is 126 m long. If a horizontal curve on this highway is on a 2-lane section with 3.6 m lane width, has a central angle of 37 degrees, and has a superelevation of 6%, what is the length of the horizontal curve? Show all your work.
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