Practice Case a. Length of summit curve greater than sight distance - 17.3.3.1 | 17. Vertical Alignment | Transportation Engineering - Vol 1
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Question 1

Easy

What is a summit curve?

💡 Hint: Think about how hills transition in roads.

Question 2

Easy

Define sight distance.

💡 Hint: Consider how far ahead you need to see while driving safely.

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Question 1

What is a summit curve?

  • A type of straight road
  • A vertical curve connecting upward gradients
  • An angle of intersection

💡 Hint: Think about how a road might change when going uphill.

Question 2

True or False: The driver's eye height impacts sight distance calculations.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider how tall objects can block your view.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A road has a driver's eye height of 1.2 meters and an obstruction of 0.3 meters. Calculate the length of the summit curve if the sight distance needed is 120 meters.

💡 Hint: Refer to the relationships established in case 'a' for calculation.

Question 2

Given two gradients, n1 = +5% and n2 = -3%, derive the summit curve's length when the sight distance is 150 meters.

💡 Hint: Focus on understanding how to apply the equations derived from the section.

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