Composite Curves in Road Design
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Design of roads
University of the North
2021
COMPOSITE CURVES
OF TWO RADIOS
ELEMENTS
Point of intersection of tangents
PC: Principle of the composite curve
Principle of the tangent
PCC: Common point of curves
R1: Radius of the entrance curve
R2: Output curve radius
O1: Center of the input curve
O2: Center of the output curve
COMPOSITE CURVES
OF TWO RADIOS
ELEMENTS
D: Main deflection angle
D1: Angle of the entrance curve
D2: Exit curve angle
Tangent of the entrance curve
T2: Tangent to the output curve
PI1: Intersection point of Curve 1
Point of intersection of Curve 2
Long tangent
Short tangent
COMPOSITE CURVES
OF TWO RADIOS
Geometry
COMPOSITE CURVES
OF TWO RADIOS
Geometry
Composite Curves
OF THREE RADIOS
ELEMENTS
PI2 PI: Point of intersection of tangents
PCC1
PC: Principle of the composite curve
Tangent principle
PCC1: Common point of curves 1
PCC2: Common point of curves 2
R1: Radio of curve 1
R2: Radio of curve 2
R3: Radius of curve 3
Center of curve 1
O2: Center of curve 2
O3: Center of curve 3
Group 3 COMPOSITE CURVES
OF THREE RADIOS
ELEMENTS
PI2 D: Main deflection angle
PCC1
Angle of curve 1
D2: Angle of curve 2
D3: Angle of curve 3
T1: Tangente de la curva 1
T2: Tangent of curve 2
T3: Tangent of curve 3
PI1: Intersection point of Curve 1
TE: Entry tangent PI2: Intersection point of Curve 2
Exit tangent PI3: Intersection point of Curve 3
Group 2
COMPOSITE CURVES
OF THREE RADIOS
GEOMETRY
PI2
PCC1
COMPOUND CURVES
OF THREE RADIOS
GEOMETRY
PI2
PCC1
TE= T+ T+ 1T2+
(T2+ T3 )You 3 Sen ( 2+ 3 )
1
You( 2+ 3 ) You
Ts= T3+ T+1T2+
(T2+ T3 )Sen 3 sen 1 + (T2+ T3 )Sen 2
You( 2+ 3 ) Sen Sen ( 2+ 3 )
EXERCISE
The coordinates of the vertices of the polygon that defines the route of a track that
The following are the connections from Santa Rosa to Buenos Vientos:
Station X (m) Y(m)
Santa Rosa 11000 20000
PI 11500 19800
Good Winds 12100 19100
En el PI se utilizará una curva de 3 radios, simétrica, de manera que R1=R3=1.5R2,
Δ1=Δ3=Δ/4. The radius of the central curve is R2=240 m.
❑ Calculate the coordinates of the first Curve-Curve point
❑ Calculate the coordinates of the abscissa located 15 meters after the first.
point curve-curve.
In the PI, a symmetrical curve with 3 radii will be used, so that
Station X (m) Y(m)
R1=R3=1.5R2, Δ1=Δ3=Δ/4. The radius of the central curve is R2=240 m.
Santa Rosa 11000 20000 ❑ Calculate the coordinates of the first Curve-Curve point
PI 11500 ❑ Calculate the coordinates of the abscissa located 15 meters after the
19800
first point curve-curve.
Good Winds 12100 19100
20100
20000
19900
19800
19700
19600
19500
19400
19300
19200
19100
19000
10800 11000 11200 11400 11600 11800 12000 12200
TE= T+ T+ 1T2+
(T2+ T3 )Sen 3 You ( 2+ 3 )
1
You( 2+ 3 ) Sen
N
PCC1
D1
N
Δ15m/2
CL15m
Δ15m