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Horizontal Alignment Questions

The document contains three problems related to calculating parameters for horizontal alignment of roads. The first problem asks to calculate the length and shift of a transition curve given design parameters like radius of curve, vehicle speed, and rate of super elevation introduction. The second problem asks to design the length of a transition curve for a national highway passing through hilly terrain with heavy rainfall. The third problem asks to calculate the setback distance required to provide the stopping sight distance and overtaking sight distance for a given horizontal curve configuration and inner land distance.

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Horizontal Alignment Questions

The document contains three problems related to calculating parameters for horizontal alignment of roads. The first problem asks to calculate the length and shift of a transition curve given design parameters like radius of curve, vehicle speed, and rate of super elevation introduction. The second problem asks to design the length of a transition curve for a national highway passing through hilly terrain with heavy rainfall. The third problem asks to calculate the setback distance required to provide the stopping sight distance and overtaking sight distance for a given horizontal curve configuration and inner land distance.

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Horizontal Alignment Questions

16.6 Problems

1. Calculate the length of transition curve and shift for V=65kmph, R=220m, rate of introduction of
super elevation is 1 in 150, W+We=7.5 m. (Hint: c=0.57) [Ans: Ls1=47.1m, Ls2=39m (e=0.07, pav. rotated
w.r.t centerline), Ls3=51.9m, s=0.51m, Ls=52m]

2. NH passing through rolling terrain of heavy rainfall area, R=500m. Design length of Transition
curve. (Hint: Heavy rainfall. Pavement surface rotated w.r.t to inner edge. V=80kmph, W=7.0m, N=1 in
150) [Ans: c=0.52, Ls1=42.3, Ls2=63.7m (e=0.057, W+We=7.45), Ls3=34.6m, Ls=64m]

3. Horizontal curve of R=400m, L=200 m. Compute setback distance required to provide (a) SSD of
90m, (b) OSD of 300 m. Distance between center line of road and inner land (d) is 1.9m. [Ans: (a) α/2 ≈
6.5o, m=4.4 m (b)OSD>L, for multi lane, with d=1.9, m=26.8 m]

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