LAB EXERCISE NO.

39

(LAYING OUT A HORIZONTAL CURVE)

MAYNARD A. BAGTONG BSCE-3A (GROUP 1)
Given:
RADIUS (R) = 47.51m
INTERSECTION ANGLE (I) = 26°10’
POINT OF INTERSECTION (PI) = 10+272.55

COMPUTATIONS:

(TANGENT DISTANCE)
T = RTan(I/2) (DEFLECTION ANGLES)
= 47.51tan(26°10’/2) 𝜃1
d1 =
T = 11.04m 180
𝑅𝜋𝜃1
L1 =
180
(LENGTH OF CURVE) 8.49(180)
𝑅𝜃𝐼 ɵ1 =
47.51𝜋
L= ɵ1 = 10°14’19.36”
180
47.51𝜋(26°10’) d1 = 10°14’19.36”/2
=
180 d1 = 5°7’9.68”
L = 21.70m
𝜃2
(LONG CHORD) d2 = d1 +
2
LC = 2Rsin(I/2) 𝑅𝜋𝜃2
L2 =
= 2(47.51)sin(26°10’/2) 180
10(180)
LC = 21.51m ɵ2 =
47.51𝜋
ɵ2 = 12°3’35.03”
(EXTERNAL DISTANCE) d2 = 5°7’9.68”+12°3’35.03”/2
E = R(1/cos(I/2)-1) d2 = 11°8’57.19”
= 47.51(1/cos(26°10’/2)-1)
E = 1.27m

(MIDDLE ORDINATE)
M = R(1-cos(I/2))
= 47.51(1-cos(26°10’/2))
M = 1.23m
 𝜃3 3.21(180)
d3 = d 2 + ɵ3 =
2 47.51𝜋
𝑅𝜋𝜃3 ɵ3 = 3°52’16.22”
L3 =
180
d3 = 11°8’57.19” + 3°52’16.22”/2
d3 = 13°5’5.3”

(LONG CHORDS)

𝜃1
LC1 = 2Rsin
2
10°14’19.36”
= 2(47.51)sin( )
2
LC1 = 8.48m

𝜃2
LC2 = 2Rsin
2
12°3’35.03”
= 2(47.51)sin( )
2
LC2 = 9.98m

𝜃3
LC3 = 2Rsin
2
3°52’16.22”
= 2(47.51)sin( )
2
LC3 = 3.209m

TABULATION:

STATION POINT DEFLECTION CHORD CURVE

ANGLE (D,M,S) LENGTH DATA