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Intersection Angle Calculation Solutions

This document provides the step-by-step solution to two problems: 1) A problem solving the intersection angle of two lines, which initially assumes the wrong intersection angle but then arrives at the right answer with the correct assumption. 2) A problem calculating stopping sight distance (SSD) and the length of a horizontal curve (Ms), but notes the calculated Ms value is unrealistically large, implying the given curve is too large.

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Intersection Angle Calculation Solutions

This document provides the step-by-step solution to two problems: 1) A problem solving the intersection angle of two lines, which initially assumes the wrong intersection angle but then arrives at the right answer with the correct assumption. 2) A problem calculating stopping sight distance (SSD) and the length of a horizontal curve (Ms), but notes the calculated Ms value is unrealistically large, implying the given curve is too large.

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Problem 2 Solution:

If you are not sure which is the intersection angle:


(1) assume:

2.b) T R tan( / 2) 1400 tan(134 / 2) 3298.19 ft

PC PI T (500 00) (32 98.19) 467 02


R 134 1400

3274.24 ft
2.c) L
180
180
PT PC L ( 467 02) (32 74.24) 499 76.24

PT < PI = (500 + 00) Unrealistic, the assumption is incorrect


(2) assume:

2.b) T R tan(46 / 2) 594.27 ft

PC PI T (500 00) (5 94.27) 494 05.73

2.c) L ( / 180) R ( / 180) 46 1400 1124 ft

PT PC L ( 494 05.73) (11 24) 505 29.73


2.e) M R (1 cos( / 2)) 1400(1 cos(46 / 2)) 111 .29 ft
2.f) C 2 R sin( / 2) 2 1400 sin( 46 / 2) 1094.05 ft

Right answer.
Problem 3 - Solution
SSD 1.47(60)( 2.5)
Ms

60 2
546.74 ft
30 (11.2 / 32.2) 0.01 2

5729.58
546.74 20
1 cos(
) 120.82 ft

20
200

Comment on the solution: the Ms is unrealistically large, which implies the curve
given is too large and unrealistic.

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