PRACTICE PROBLEMS: (SURVEYING)

1. Tangent AB of a simple curve has a direction which is due north and the tangent BC has
a bearing of N50ºE. Point A is located at station 20+130.46. The degree of curve is 4º.
a. Compute the long chord of the simple curve. (ANS. 242.143m)
b. Compute the stationing of point D on the curve along a line joining the center of the
circle which makes an angle of 54º with the tangent line passing through PC. (ANS.
20+310.46)

2. A simple curve having a radius of 229.18m has a back tangent of N28ºE, and a forward
tangent of N66ºE. A property line running parallel to the back tangent crosses the
centerline of the curve at a distance of 10m from it. The PC of the curve is located at
10+120.60.
a. What is the deflection angle at the point of intersection of the property line and the
curve measured from the tangent at station 10+120.60? (ANS. 8º29’38.33”)
b. What is the stationing at the point of intersection of the property line and the curve?
(ANS. 10+188.551)
c. Compute the chord distance from PC to the point of intersection of the property line
and the curve. (ANS. 67.702m)

3. The first curve of the compound curve is laid out from PC which is located at 10+432.25
and meets another curve located at 10+912.25. The end of the compound curve is situated
at 11+162.25. The central angle of the two curve was found to be 36º and 68º45’
respectively.
a. Determine the length of the common tangent. (ANS. 390.745m)
b. Determine the length of the long chord. (ANS. 643.349m)
c. Determine the TL and TR of the compound curve. (ANS. TL=624. 808m,
TR=380.026m)

4. At the PI of the first curve, the direction of the common tangent with the length to be
160.83m was found to have an azimuth of 110º, while the back tangent of the compound
curve is 148º. At the other end of the common tangent the direction of the forward
tangent was found to have an azimuth of 264º. Find the following if the radius of the first
curve is 327.40m and the location of the PI of the curve is at 6+000.
a. Radius of the second curve. (ANS. 208.331m)
b. The TL and TR of the compound curve. (ANS. TL=191.175m, TR=158.263m)
c. Location of PC, PCC and PT of the compound curve. (ANS. STA. PC=5+808.825,
STA. PCC=6+025.965, STA. PT=6+120.503)

5. In a railroad layout, the centerline of two parallel tracks is connected with a reversed
curve of unequal radii. The central angle of the first curve and second curve is 16º and the
distance between parallel tracks is 27.6m. Stationing of the PC is 15+420 and the radius
of the second curve is 290m.
a. Compute the length of the long chord from PC to PT. (ANS. 198.314m)
 b. Compute the radius of the first curve. (ANS. 422.475m)
c. Compute the stationing of PT. (ANS. 15+618.96)

6. Two tangents converge at an angle of 30º, the direction of the second tangent is due east.
The vertical distance of the PC from the second tangent is 116.50m. The bearing of the
common tangent is S40ºE.
a. Compute the central angle of the first curve. (ANS. 20º)
b. If a reverse curve is to connect these two tangents, determine the common radius of
the curve. (ANS. 200.862m)
c. Compute the stationing of the PT if PC is located at 10+620. (ANS. 10+865.399)

7. The first curve of a reversed curve has a radius of 200m. If the horizontal distance
between PC and PT is 110m. Determine the following:
a. Radius of the second curve, so that the curve can connect two parallel tangents 18m
apart. (ANS. 145.114m)
b. The station of point of reversed curvature, if PI of the first curve is located at 10+095.
(b)
c. The station of PT. (ANS. 10+174.228)