Horizontal curves - formulae

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Degree level Surveying & Highway Design (Horizontal curves) Flashcards on Horizontal curves - formulae, created by rhiannonsian on 29/03/2015.
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Tangent Distance Tangent Distance (m) = R tan (β/2)
Long chord Long Chord (m) = 2 R sin (β/2)
Arc Length Arc Length (m) = R.β.p / 180
Height of long chord Height of Long Chord (PS) = R (1 - cos (β/2))
External distance External Distance = R (sec (β/2) – 1)
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