SIMPLE CURVES

1. CE BOARD (May 1998)

The perpendicular distance from a
point on a simple curve to a point Q
on the tangent at PC is 64 m. If the
distance from PC to Q is 260 m, find
the radius of the curve.

c.) If the stationing of the point of

curvature is at 10 + 020, compute
the stationing at a point on the
curve which intersects with the
line making a deflection angle of
8 with the tangent through PC.

2. CE BOARD (November 2004)

A 6 simple curve has a central angle
of 44. The stationing of the point of
curvature is 13 + 080.

4. CE BOARD (May 2005)

The tangents of a simple curve along
the North Diversion Road have
bearing of N 20 E and N 80 E,
respectively. The radius of the curve is
200 m.

a.) Find the distance from the

midpoint of the curve to the
intersection of the tangents at PC
and PT.
b.) Find the distance from the
midpoint of the curve to the
midpoint of the long chord joining
the point of curvature and the
point of tangency.
c.) Find the stationing of a point on
the curve which intersects with
the line making a deflection
angle of 6 with the tangent
through the PC.
3. CE BOARD (November 2004)
A simple curve has a central angle of
36 and a degree of curve of 6.
a.) Find the nearest distance from
the midpoint of the curve to the
point of intersection of the
tangents.
b.) Compute the distance from the
midpoint of the curve to the
midpoint of the long chord joining
the point of tangency and point
of curvature.

a.) Compute the external distance of

the curve.
b.) Compute the middle ordinate of
the curve.
c.) Compute the stationing of point
A on the curve having a
deflection angle of 6 from the PC
which is at 1 + 200.00.
5. CE BOARD (November 1998)
The deflection angles of two
intermediate points A and B of a
simple curve are 3 15 and 8 15,
respectively, from the PC. If the chord
distance between A and B is 40 m,
find the length of the curve from PC
to B.
6. CE BOARD (November 2008)
The deflection angles from PC of two
intermediate points A and B on a
simple curve are 3 15 and 8 15,
respectively. The length of the chord
between A and B is 40 m.
a.) Find the radius of the simple
curve.

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b.) Find the length of the curve from

PC to A.
c.) Find the length of the chord from
PC to B.
7. The deflection angles of two
intermediate points A and B of a
highway curve are 6 30 and 12 30
from PC, respectively. The chord
distance between two said points is
30 m. The long chord is 160 m long.
a.) Compute
the
angle
of
intersection of the simple curve.
b.) Compute the tangent distance of
the curve.
c.) Compute the external distance of
the curve.
8. A simple curve has an external
distance of 11.54 m and a middle
ordinate of 11.10 m. The tangents
intersect at V (Sta. 321 + 021). Use arc
basis.
a.) Find the radius of the curve.

b.) Compute the stationing of the

point D on the curve along a line
joining the center of the curve
which makes an angle of 54 with
the tangent line passing thru the
PC.
c.) What is the length of the line from
D to the intersection of the
tangent AB?
10. A 5 curve intersects a property line
CD at point D. The back tangent
intersects the property line at point C
which is 105.27 m from the PC which
is at station 2 + 040. The angle that the
property line CD makes with the back
tangent is 110 50.
a.) Compute the length of curve
from the PC to the point of
intersection of the line from the
center of the curve to point C
and the curve.
b.) Compute the distance CD.
c.) Compute the stationing of point
D on the curve.

b.) Find the length of the long chord

c.) Find the stationing of PT.
9. CE BOARD (November 2004)
A simple curve of the proposed
extension of Mantabahadra Highway
have a direction of tangent AB which
is due north and tangent BC bearing
N 50 E. Point A is at the PC whose
stationing is 20 + 130.46. The degree
of curve is 4.
a.) Compute the long chord of the
curve.

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COMPOUND CURVES
1. CE BOARD (November 1994)
Station PT of a compound curve is at
15 + 480.14. I 1 = 30, I 2 = 36, D1 = 4,
and D2 = 5. What is the stationing of
PCC? Use arc basis.

b.) Determine the stationing of the

PCC.

2. CE BOARD (May 1996)

A compound curve has the following
data I1 = 28, I2 = 31, D1 = 3, and D2
= 4. Find the stationing of PCC. Use
Sta. PI 30 + 120.50.

6. The long chord of a compound curve

is 200 m and the angles it makes with
the tangents of the curve are 20 and
18, respectively. If the common
tangent of the curve is parallel to the
long chord.

3. The chords of a compound curve

from PC to PCC and from PCC to PT
are 130.60 m and 139.16 m,
respectively. Its common tangent
makes an angle of 20 and 36,
respectively, with the tangents at PC
and PT. Determine the length of the
long chord of the compound curve.
4. The length of the common tangent of
a compound curve is 225 m. The first
curve has a degree of curve 3 and a
central angle of 24. The second
curve has a central angle of 44. Find
the degree of the second curve. Use
arc basis.
5. The common tangent AB of a
compound curve is 76.42 m. with an
azimuth of 268 30. The vertex V
being inaccessible. The azimuth of
the tangents AV and VB was
measured to be 247 50 and 282 50,
respectively. If the stationing of A is 43
+ 010.46 and the degree of the first
curve was fixed at 4 based on the
20-m. chord. Using chord basis.

c.) Determine the stationing of the

PT.

a.) Find the radius of the first curve.

b.) Find the radius of the second
curve.
c.) Find the total length of the curve.
7. The long chord from the PC to the PT
of a compound curve is 300 meters
long and the angles it makes with the
longer and shorter tangents are 12
and 15 respectively. If the common
tangent is parallel to the long chord.
a.) Find the radius of the first curve.
b.) Find the radius of the second
curve.
c.) If stationing of PC is 10 + 204.30,
find the stationing PT.

a.) Determine the stationing of the

PC.

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