QUESTION 4

A circular curve with 10 degrees of the curve will be connected between two straight roads, which

deviated at an angle of 20˚. During the design of the curve, the chainage of the intersection point is

2576.58 m, tabulate the data for setting out the circular curve using the tangential angle method

at 20 m chainage interval.

1)Deviation angle, IT = 20°

2) Radius, R = 10° 𝜋
100/ 180°
=
17
3)Tangent Length,IT1 = R tan (𝜃/2)
= 17 tan (1/2 ×20°)
= 2.998 m
3)Chainage of the = Chainage of intersection – IT
first tangent point,T1 = 2576.58 m – 2.998 m
= 2573.582 m
4)Length curve, Lc = R × 𝜃 radians
20°×𝜋
= 17 × 180°
5.934 m
=
Chainage of T2 = T1 + Lc
2573.582 m + 5.934 m = 2579.516
=
5)Long chord = 2R sin (𝜃/2)
= 2× [17 sin (1/2 × 20°)]
= 5.904 m
7)Major Offset = R- R cos (𝜃/2)
= 17 – [17 cos (1/2 × 20°)]
= 0.2583 m

8) External Distance = R [ ( 1/Cos θ/2 – 1 )]

20°
= 17[( 1/ Cos – 1)
2
Point Chainage Length Tangential Cummulative Bearing From Distance from Latitude Departure Coordinates
no. (m) Chord Angles Tangential tangent point tangent point
(m) Angles T1 (m) N E
° ‘ “ ° ‘ ‘’ ° ‘ “
T1 2576.580 0.000
1 2580.000 3.420
2 2600.000 20.000
3 2620.000 20.000
4 2640.000 20.000
5 2660.000 20.000
6 2680.000 20.000
7 2700.000 20.000
8 2720.000 20.000
9 2740.000 20.000
T2 2759.516 19.516
QUESTION 3

A circular curve with 15 degrees of the curve to be connected between two straight roads, which intersected at an angle of 160˚. During the design of
the curve, the chainage of the intersection point is 2576.58 m. Tabulate the data for setting out the circular curve using bearing and distance from the
tangent point T, at 10 m chainage interval. The bearing of tangential line T to I is given as 45° 30’ 15”

1)Deviation angle, IT = 180°-160°

= 20°

2) Radius, R = 15° 𝜋
100/ 180°
=
382

3)Tangent Length,IT1 = R tan (𝜃/2)

= 382 tan (1/2 ×20°)
= 67.357 m
3)Chainage of the = Chainage of intersection – IT
first tangent point,T1 = 2576.58 m – 67.357 m
= 2509.223 m
4)Length curve, Lc = R × 𝜃 radians
= 20°×𝜋
382 ×
180°
=
133.343 m

Chainage of T2 =
T1 + Lc
 = 2509.223 m + 133.343 = 2642.566

5)Long chord = 2R sin (𝜃/2)

= 2× [382 sin (1/2 × 20°)]
= 132.667 m
7)Major Offset = R- R cos (𝜃/2)
= 382 – [382 cos (1/2 × 20°)]
= 5.8034 m

8) External Distance = R [ ( 1/Cos θ/2 – 1 )]

20°
= 382 [( 1/ Cos – 1)]
2
= m
Point Chainage Length Tangential Cummulative Bearing From Distance from Latitude Departure Coordinates
no. (m) Chord Angles Tangential tangent point tangent point
(m) Angles T1 (m) N E
° ‘ “ ° ‘ ‘’ ° ‘ “
T1
1
2
3
T2