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 summit curve has tangent grades 2) A vertical parabolic sag curve connecting
of +2.5% and -1.5% intersecting at station a -1.7% grade with a +2.3% grade. Compute
12+460.12 at an elevation of 150m above the max speed in mph that a car could travel
sea level. If the length of curve is 182m. on this curve if the sight distance is 150m.
a) Compute the length of the passing sight
distance.
b) Compute the stationing of the highest
point of the curve
c) Compute the elevation of the highest
point of the curve