Q: A horizontal curve is being designed through mountainous terrain for a four- ane with lanes that are 3 m wide. The central angle is known to be 40 degrees, the tangent distance is 155m, and the stationing of the tangent intersection (PI) is 8 + 23. Under specified conditions and vehicle speed, the roadway surface is determined to have a coefficient of side friction of 0.08, and the curve's superelevation is 0.09. what is the stationing of the PC and PT and what is the

Q: A horizontal curve is being designed through mountainous terrain for a four- ane with lanes that are 3 m wide. The central angle is known to be 40 degrees, the tangent distance is 155m, and the stationing of the tangent intersection (PI) is 8 + 23. Under specified conditions and vehicle speed, the roadway surface is determined to have a coefficient of side friction of 0.08, and the curve's superelevation is 0.09. what is the stationing of the PC and PT and what is the

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Q: A horizontal curve is being designed through mountainous terrain for a four-
ane with lanes that are 3 m wide. The central angle is known to be 40 degrees,
the tangent distance is 155m, and the stationing of the tangent intersection (PI)
'is 8 + 23. Under specified conditions and vehicle speed, the roadway surface is
determined to have a coefficient of side friction of 0.08, and the curve's
superelevation is 0.09. what is the stationing of the PC and PT and what is the
safe vehicle speed?

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