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Traffic and Highway Engineering
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ISBN:9781305156241
Author:Garber, Nicholas J.
Publisher:Garber, Nicholas J.
Chapter15: Geometric Design Of Highway Facilities
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 21P
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Transcribed Image Text:**Designing a Vertical Sag Curve**
You are designing a vertical sag curve joining a -3% grade to a +2% grade. The design speed is 60 mph. For the design of the curve, the stopping sight distance is based on a 0% grade.
1. **Is the shape of the vertical curve circular, elliptic, or parabolic?**
2. **What is the value of A?**
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Step 1: Definition of A
The "A" is the algebraic difference of the grades. As shown below.
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