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LEVEL 5
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Part A: Horizontal Curves
Part B: Superelevation
Part C: Geometric Design Standards
Coursework
STRUCTURE
Horizontal Curves
10-minute break
Superelevation
Geometric Design Standards
Coursework
Horizontal Alignment
T1
R1
T2
IP1
IP2
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T3
T4
R2
B
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Circular Curves
NOTE
Two straights and circular arc
Deflection angle .
Tangents and Tangent distance
Circle properties
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Deflection,
Tangent Length or Tangent distance Distance T1I
Length of Curve Length along the arc T1T2.
Long chord straight distance T1T2
Radius of curve- Radius of circle of which the arc T1T2 is a segment
(OT1 or OT2)
Through chainage- measured from arbitrary chainage Zero defined
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Length of curve T1 to T2
Derived from
Hence
Where is in degrees
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Examples
1. A horizontal curve is designed with a radius of 800m. The
curve has a tangent length of 150m and the point of
intersection of the gradients at a chainage of 250m.
Determine the chainage of the second tangent point given
a deflection angle of 20 degrees.
2. Two straight horizontal sections of a road intersect at a
point I which is 1040.480 m from the beginning of the
route. The deflection angle () is 16 and a radius of 560m
is to be inserted.
Determine:
i. The tangent distance
ii. The length of the circular curve
iii. The chainage of the point of curve (start) and point of tangent
(end)
iv. The length of the long chord (distance between the first and
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second tangent
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SUPERELEVATION
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tan + F or
Replacing the speed in m/s by Km/h and using g= 9.81m/s 2
The Equation becomes:
e
Where :
V = speed in Km/h
R= radius (m)
e= rate of superelevation (tan - angle of slope)
F or = Coefficient of friction
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and
=
Expressed as a percentage:
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Example of Calculation
Example
What is the minimum radius of curvature on a rural road
with a design speed of 100km/h given that the
superelevation should not exceed 7%?
R= 505.150m
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Application of Superelevation
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DESIGN PARAMETERS
Summary table
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Single carriageways
Dual carriageways
Ac = 6.6 + B/10
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ii) OVERTAKING
a) 4 Components
b) Usually about 2 Times the
Stopping Sight Distance
Typically:
X ranges
fromUnder
2.4m
iii) TURNING (at junctions): visibility splays
(Covered
to 9m
Junctions)
Y ranges from 15m
to 60m
(for residential and
industrial roads)
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Summary
Understand Superelevation
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Coursework Part 2
Survey in dwg Format added to X-stream
Geotechnical Information and Site Investigation Reports
added.
Things you need to know:
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Coursework Part 2
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Coursework Part 2
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