UNIVERSAL COLLEGE OF PARANAQUE

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
Final Exam

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Problem Solving. Solve the following problems and box your final answer (Show all necessary solution)

1) A vertical sag parabolic curve has a length

of 141m with tangent grades of -1.5% and
+2.5% intersecting at station 12+640.22 and 2) A vertical parabolic sag curve connecting
elevation of 240m above sea level. a -2% grade with a +3% grade. Compute the
max speed in mph that a car could travel on
a) Compute the length of sight distance this curve if the sight distance is 179.4m.
b) Compute the maximum speed that a car
would travel to avoid collision

c) Compute the stationing of the lowest

point of the curve