Traffic and Highway Engineering
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ISBN: 9781305156241
Author: Garber, Nicholas J.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 15, Problem 12P
To determine
(a)
The central angle of the curve for the highway design engineer to obtain simple curve to join tangents.
To determine
(b)
Radius of the curve.
To determine
(c)
Length of the tangent of the curve.
To determine
(d)
Station of the PC.
To determine
(e)
Length of the curve.
To determine
(f)
Station of the PT.
To determine
(g)
Deflection angle and chord from the PC to the first full station of the curve.
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