A simple circular curve is designed to connect a single lane highway at PI station 64+27.46 sta. with an interior angle (A) = 8° 24'. The terrain conditions require a minimum radius of 2864.79 ft. Compute the following parameters to complete the design process: 1) The station of PC and PT 2) Tangent length (T) 3) Degree of curvature (D) 4) Long Cord (LC) 5) External and middle ordinate (E & M)

A simple circular curve is designed to connect a single lane highway at PI station 64+27.46 sta. with an interior angle (A) = 8° 24'. The terrain conditions require a minimum radius of 2864.79 ft. Compute the following parameters to complete the design process: 1) The station of PC and PT 2) Tangent length (T) 3) Degree of curvature (D) 4) Long Cord (LC) 5) External and middle ordinate (E & M)

Structural Analysis

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ISBN:9781337630931

Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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