Problem 7: A vertical summit curve has tangent grades of + 2.8% and – 1.6%. A motorist whose eyesight is 1.5 m above the roadway sighted the top of a visible object 100 mm at the other side of the summit. Assuming that the sight distance is lesser than the length of the curve, calculate the length of the curve for a sight distance of 130 m.

Problem 7: A vertical summit curve has tangent grades of + 2.8% and – 1.6%. A motorist whose eyesight is 1.5 m above the roadway sighted the top of a visible object 100 mm at the other side of the summit. Assuming that the sight distance is lesser than the length of the curve, calculate the length of the curve for a sight distance of 130 m.

Structural Analysis

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337630931

Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Chapter2: Loads On Structures

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1P

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