Question: PLEASE SHOW ALL CALCULATIONS! Problem # 2 : Vertical Alignment Given: Sufficient information is shown in Figure 2 to establish the tangents of a vertical

PLEASE SHOW ALL CALCULATIONS!
Problem #2: Vertical Alignment
Given:
Sufficient information is shown in Figure 2 to establish the tangents of a vertical profile (i.e., vertical alignment) with a design speed of 50mph. The vertical alignment is not related to the horizontal alignment in Figure 1. There is an existing bridge above the proposed profile between stations 244+70 and 246+00. The low member is at a constant elevation of 1105.50 feet at the location where the proposed profile will pass underneath.
Find:
i. For vertical curve #1
a. Design a vertical curve that provides for the minimum stopping sight distance along the alignment, such that the length is a multiple of 50 feet (e.g., if you determine that the vertical length should be 241 feet, in order to achieve minimum stopping sight distance, design vertical curve length should be 250 feet).
b. Determine the PVC and PVT stations and elevations based on the vertical curve length in part a.
c. Determine the vertical clearance between the low-member of the bridge and vertical profile at the beginning and end stations of the structure (i.e., stations 244+70 and 246+00).
ii. For vertical curve #2 :
a. Design a vertical curve that provides for the minimum stopping sight distance along the alignment, such that the length is a multiple of 50 feet.
b. Determine the PVC and PVT stations and elevations based on the vertical curve length in part a.
c. Determine the high point stations and elevation of the vertical curve.
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