Question: [ 3 0 points - 1 0 points each a , b , and c ] A horizontal curve on a two - lane highway

[30 points -10 points each a,b, and c ] A horizontal curve on a two-lane highway is 350 ft long, and the design speed of the highway is 60 mph . If the superelevation is 8%, the limiting side-friction coefficient is 0.15, and the station of the PC is 17+35. The width of each lane is 12 ft .
(a) what is the station of the ?PI?
(b) What is the station of the PT?
(c) How much distance must be cleared from the center of the lane to provide adequate stopping sight distance (SSD)? SSD design values can be looked up using Table 1.
Table 1. Stopping Sight Distance (AASHTO, A policy on geometric design of highways and streets, Washington D.C.2001)
\table[[US Customary],[\table[[Design],[speed],[(mph)]],\table[[Brake],[reaction],[distance],[(ft)]],\table[[Braking],[distance],[on level],[(ft)]],\table[[Salculated],[(ft)]],\table[[Stopping sight distance],[Design],[(ft)]]],[15,55.1,21.6,76.7,80],[20,73.5,38.4,111.9,115],[25,91.9,60.0,151.9,155],[30,110.3,86.4,196.7,200],[35,128.6,117.6,246.2,250],[40,147.0,153.6,300.6,305],[45,165.4,194.4,359.8,360],[50,183.8,240.0,423.8,425],[55,202.1,290.3,492.4,495],[60,220.5,345.5,566.0,570],[65,238.9,405.5,644.4,645],[70,257.3,470.3,727.6,730],[75,275.6,539.9,815.5,820],[80,294.0,614.3,908.3,910]]
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