Question: A horizontal curve is being designed through mountainous terrain for a four - lane road with lanes that are 3 . 7 5 m wide.

A horizontal curve is being designed through mountainous terrain for a four-lane road with lanes that are 3.75 m wide. Due to geometrical constraints, the radius of the curve is chosen as 420 m . The curve's central angle is 25. The Posted Speed limit on the road is 80Kmhr. The station of the end of circular curve is 400+00. The inside edge of the curve is the east bound traffic. East bound is a 2.5% uphill slope. Use Table 3.2.1 from the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) to determine the coefficient of side (lateral) friction.
Calculate the following:
a) Degree of curvature
b) Superelevation on the curve
c) Length of the curve.
d) The clearance on the inside edge to satisfy sufficient sight distance
e) Length of spiral curve connecting the circular curve to the tangent.
f) Plot a sketch (plan, elevation and cross-section(s)) to show how the superelevation will be gradually introduced to the roadway through rotation around road centreline. Assume the normal cross-fall is 2%. Show the stations TS, SC, start of tangent runout and the start of lowering inside edge.
A horizontal curve is being designed through

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