Traffic and Highway Engineering
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ISBN: 9781305156241
Author: Garber, Nicholas J.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 7, Problem 22P
To determine
Minimum sight distance required for a single unit truck on the minor road to depart from a stopped position and turn left onto the major road.
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A two-lane minor road with a +5% approach grade intersects with a four-lane
undivided road. Determine the minimum intersection sight distance on the major
road required for a stopped single-unit truck to depart from the minor road (in the
upgrade direction) and turn right onto the major road. The design speed is 30 km/h
on the minor road and 50 km/h on the major road.
A minor two-lane road (lane width = 3.4 m) intersects a four-lane divided highway (lane width = 3.5 m) at 90° forming a T-intersection. The median width on the major road is 1.75 m. The design speeds on the major and minor roads are 90 and 60 km/h, respectively.
(a) Determine the minimum sight distance required for a single-unit truck on the minor road to depart from a stopped position and turn left onto the major road.
(b) Determine the sight distance required by the minor-road a single-unit truck to safely complete a right turn onto the major road.
Q3: A four-leg intersection with no traffic control is formed by two-lane roads
with the speed limits on the minor and major roads being 15 and 25 mi/h,
respectively. If the roads cross at 90° and a building is to be located at a distance
of 45 ft from the centerline of the outside lane of the major road, determine the
minimum distance at which the building should be located from the centerline of
the nearest lane on the minor road so that adequate sight distances are provided.
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