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Transition Curve

1. The document discusses different types of curves used in road and railway design including transitional curves, compound curves, reverse curves, and spiral curves. 2. It provides equations for calculating super elevation and length of transitional curves. Super elevation typically ranges from 2.5-7% and length of transitional curve is calculated as the rate of super elevation times the slope. 3. The example calculates a super elevation of 51cm and transitional curve length of 51m for a road with 7.3m width and 700m radius curve designed for 85km/h using a rate of change of acceleration of 0.4m/s3.

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349 views10 pages

Transition Curve

1. The document discusses different types of curves used in road and railway design including transitional curves, compound curves, reverse curves, and spiral curves. 2. It provides equations for calculating super elevation and length of transitional curves. Super elevation typically ranges from 2.5-7% and length of transitional curve is calculated as the rate of super elevation times the slope. 3. The example calculates a super elevation of 51cm and transitional curve length of 51m for a road with 7.3m width and 700m radius curve designed for 85km/h using a rate of change of acceleration of 0.4m/s3.

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Transitional Curve

R
Arc of curve
Compound curve
Reverse curve
Simple Curves:
R
R
R
1
R
1
R
2
R
1
R
1
R
2
R
2

Spiral curve
composite curve
=
1
R
=
1
R
r R =
1
= R = R
r R =
r R =
Transitional curve:

1-To accomplish gradually transition from tangent to the curve.
2-To allow gradual introduction of super elevation.

R
1
F
constant v & m , F
2

=
R
v m
The smaller the radius the bigger the force.
R
100 ) ( %
2
1
2
.
2
) tan(
=

=
b
SE
SE
R g
v b
mg R
v m
b SE
mg
R
v m
o
S
E
R
v m
2

b=width
W=m
g
Normal Force
Super elevation:
SE=Super Elevation
usually slopes between 2.5 7 %
Length of Transition Curve:
Slope:
1:100
1:200 (usual for free way) LT= SE slope
1:485 (for rail way)

Example:
If SE =50 cm
LT=0.5x100=50m
Or
LT=0.5x200=100m


LT
y
x

Cubic Parabola:





V:velocity.
C:rate of change of acceleration .
R:minumim Radius of transition .

LT .











) ( ) sec / ( ) 6 . 3 (
) / (
3 3
2
m R m c
h km v
LT

=
: Example
The central circular arc of a composite curve on a part of road width 7.3m
designed speed 85 km/h has a radius 700m.
1) calculate the amount of super elevation that should be built in the road and
calculate the length of Transitional curve if the rate of change of acceleration 0.4
m/s
3
.
Sol.
, C=0.4m/s
3
b=7.3m , v=85km/h , g=9.81m/s
2
, R=700m












8 % 2.5 - 7 %
7 %

% 081 . 8 100
3 . 7
589924 . 0
100
589924 . 0
700 8 . 9
) 277 . 0 85 ( 3 . 7
2 2
=
|
.
|

\
|
=
|
.
|

\
|
=

=
b
SE
m
R g
v b
SE
m SE 51 . 0 3 . 7
100
7
= =
:






:






51m



( )
( ) ( )
m
CR
V
Lt 47
700 4 . 0 ) 6 . 3 (
85
) 6 . 3 (
3
3
3
3
=

= =
m 51 100 51 . 0 100 SE LT = = =
2)Calculate the data required to set-out the transition curve by offset taken at
20m intervalus along the tangent length.
. Sol




















Lt R
y
x

=
6
3
x y
1) y=20
1) y=40
1) y=51
( )
03734 . 0
51 700 6
20
3
20
=

= x
( )
2987 . 0
51 700 6
40
3
40
=

= x
( )
61928 . 0
51 700 6
51
3
51
=

= x

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