Situation 2] given the following elements of typical compound curve: Angle of Intersection, I = 28° 40' Angle of Intersection, I2 = 30° 04' Degree of 1st curve, D1 4° 30' Degree of 2nd curve, D2 = 5° 08' Stationing of Point of Intersection on 1st curve, A = 10 + 884 If a highway engineer desires to change this compound curve with a simple curve such that PT will be the same as well as the direction of the tangents, Determine: a. Degree of the simple curve b. Stationing of the Point of Tangency, PT c. Area of fillet, in acres.
Situation 2] given the following elements of typical compound curve: Angle of Intersection, I = 28° 40' Angle of Intersection, I2 = 30° 04' Degree of 1st curve, D1 4° 30' Degree of 2nd curve, D2 = 5° 08' Stationing of Point of Intersection on 1st curve, A = 10 + 884 If a highway engineer desires to change this compound curve with a simple curve such that PT will be the same as well as the direction of the tangents, Determine: a. Degree of the simple curve b. Stationing of the Point of Tangency, PT c. Area of fillet, in acres.
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![Situation 2] given the following elements of typical compound curve:
Angle of Intersection, I
28° 40'
Angle of Intersection, I2
= 30° 04'
Degree of 1st curve, D1
4° 30'
Degree of 2nd curve, D2
5° 08'
Stationing of Point of Intersection on 1st curve, A = 10 + 884
If a highway engineer desires to change this compound curve with a simple curve
such that PT will be the same as well as the direction of the tangents, Determine:
a. Degree of the simple curve
b. Stationing of the Point of Tangency, PT
c. Area of fillet, in acres.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F90a57376-123f-4f93-bb60-fcd8b40e9559%2F0b8e6315-3b65-4bff-9673-e1f61d488a38%2Fckwjs4e_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Situation 2] given the following elements of typical compound curve:
Angle of Intersection, I
28° 40'
Angle of Intersection, I2
= 30° 04'
Degree of 1st curve, D1
4° 30'
Degree of 2nd curve, D2
5° 08'
Stationing of Point of Intersection on 1st curve, A = 10 + 884
If a highway engineer desires to change this compound curve with a simple curve
such that PT will be the same as well as the direction of the tangents, Determine:
a. Degree of the simple curve
b. Stationing of the Point of Tangency, PT
c. Area of fillet, in acres.
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