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Civil Engineering Super Elevation Guide

This document provides instructions and standard data values for calculating super elevation (e) for highway curves of any degree (DC) and maximum percentage (emax). It includes regression equations to calculate running speed, side friction factor (fmax), minimum radius, and transition gradient based on design speed. The user enters the design speed and emax, then the document uses the equations to calculate additional values needed to determine the curve geometry, including radius at running speed, actual e if the actual curve is less than or greater than the calculated maximum, and runoff/runout lengths using the transition gradient. It then provides an example calculation of curve element stations.

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Civil Engineering Super Elevation Guide

This document provides instructions and standard data values for calculating super elevation (e) for highway curves of any degree (DC) and maximum percentage (emax). It includes regression equations to calculate running speed, side friction factor (fmax), minimum radius, and transition gradient based on design speed. The user enters the design speed and emax, then the document uses the equations to calculate additional values needed to determine the curve geometry, including radius at running speed, actual e if the actual curve is less than or greater than the calculated maximum, and runoff/runout lengths using the transition gradient. It then provides an example calculation of curve element stations.

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Calculate Super Elevation For Any Dc And Maximum e%

Standard Data Values -English


Super Trans
GIVEN Des Speed Running Sp f max Gradient, %
Design Speed 40 20 20 0.17 0.75
Running Speed 35.802 From Regress 30 28 0.16 0.67
f max 0.1468 From Regress 40 36 0.15 0.58
e max 0.06 50 44 0.14 0.5
CALCULATE 55 48 0.13 0.47
Radius Min 515.91 60 52 0.12 0.45
Deg Curve max 11.106 65 55 0.11 0.41
Radius Min (RS) 1424.2 70 58 0.1 0.4
Deg Cur (DCRS) 4.023
Deg Cur (ACT) 8 Less then Deg Cur max

CALC eact
offsetRS 0.0191
eact DC>DCRS 0.0563

eact DC<DCRS 0

CALC Len TR
Pavement width 12 Given
Cross slope 0.02 Given
Trans Grad 0.59358 From Regression

Super runoff 114 0


Tangent runout 40 40
Total Trans 154 0 Use Larger
Note: Minimum transitions are not shown

CALC Stations
PC STA 1000.00 1000.00
PT Sta 2000.00 2000.00
Entering Trans
Beginning Runou 883.28 0 2.00% Cross Slope
Beginning Runoff 924 0 Flat Outside Lane
End Runoff 1038 0 5.63% Full Super

Exit Trans
Beginning Runoff 1962.4 0 5.63% Full Super
End Runoff 2076 0 Flat Out Side Lane
End Rouout 2117 0 2.00% Cross Slope
EactDC<
Maximum Slope for Transitions
English

fmax Speed Slope% Calc Regression Equation RS


0.17 20 0.75 0.73678 m b 20
0.16 30 0.67 0.66518 -0.007164 0.879983 28
0.15 40 0.58 0.59358 36
0.14 50 0.5 0.52198 -0.001392 0.202355 44
0.12 60 0.45 0.45038 52
0.11 65 0.41 0.41458 0.770648 4.976109 55
0.1 70 0.4 0.37878 58

Slope =0 . 879980 . 00716 S


f max =0 . 2023550 . 00139 S
RS=4 . 976+ 0 .77065 S
To us instructions

To use enter the design speed and emax. The running speed and fmax will be calculated
using the regression equations on sheet 2. The radius minimum and radius at the running
speed will be calculated. Enter the actual degree of curve and the eact will be calculated.
The tangent runout and runoff will be calculated using the transition gradient% calculated by
regression show on sheet 2.
The stations of the various points on the transition are calculated on the second page of
sheet 1.

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