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Example #3: Designing a Reverse Curve. Design a reverse curve that will be used as a bypass connector for temporary construction. Restrictions: There must be 20 ft distance between the EOP of the mainline and the EOP of the temporary roadway bypass. Lane widths on all the roads are 12 ft.
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Example #3: Designing a Reverse Curve Design a reverse curve that will be used as a bypass connector for temporary construction. Restrictions: There must be 20 ft distance between the EOP of the mainline and the EOP of the temporary roadway bypass. Lane widths on all the roads are 12 ft. Assume a 500 ft tangent distance between the PC and the PT of the curve. PC station 20+00 Using: d = 2Rsin ∆ p = 2R(1-cos∆) tan∆/2 =p/d L = ∏ R∆/180 R = d/2sin∆ R = 500/2sin10.058⁰ R = 1431.47 ft L = ∏R∆/180 L = ∏*1431.47*10.058⁰ 180 L1 = 251.29 ft L1 = L2 PRC station = PC sta + L1 PRC station = 2000 + 251.29 PRC station = 22+51.29 PT station = PC station + L1 + L2 PT station = 2000 + 251.29+ 251.29 PT station = 25+02.58 p = 20 + 12 + 12 = 44 ft tan∆/2 =44/500 ∆ = 2tan-1(44/500) ∆ = 10.058⁰ Now let’s find the radius R, which we will need to calculate the length of curve L