Geometrics Cheat Sheet
Geometrics Cheat Sheet
Geometrics Cheat Sheet
HORIZONTAL CURVES
T R tan
2
Arc Length (La):
100
La R
180 D
Chord Length: LC
LC C 2 R sin 2T cos
2 2
5729.58
D (Arc Basis)
R
50
Sin ( D ) (Chord Basis)
2 R
C
M R (1 cos ) tan E cos
2 2 4 2
E T tan
4
Deflection Angle α at any point along the arc:
Sta. at A PC
2L
1
Stationing: Sta. PT = Sta. PC + L
Sta. PC = Sta. PI - T
2
VERTICAL CURVES
x 2 (g 2 g 1 ) 4 m( x 2 )
2
x d = Vertical distance from any point
d m on the curve to tangent grade.
L/2
2
2L L
x = distance from BVC if point is left of PVI and from EVC if point is right of BVC
g 1 ( L)
DL DL or DH = Distance to low or high point from BVC of the curve
g1 g 2
100(YH YP )
D
g1 g 2
x (g 2 g 1 )
S g1 g1 r ( x ) S = slope of the tangent to the curve at any point on the curve
L x = distance from BVC
3
Vertical curve through a fixed point:
Fixed point in space
g1 offset
g2
VPI
2 offset A(offset) offset
2
A
L 2 A 4
g 1 g 2
1
g g 2 g1 g 2 (stations)
TRAFFIC
Number of vehicles
q Flow( veh / hr )
Time Interval
Density veh / mi
5280 ft / mile 5,280
Spacing (ft / veh )
Density ( veh / mile) spacing ft / veh
Spacing 1
h Headway (sec/ veh )
Speed Flow rate
4
DHV = AADT*K K = 0.09 for urban
K = 0.10 for rural
V
PHF V15 = maximum 15 minute-count
4 V15
1 N
u t ui
N i 1 Time Mean Speed
n
us n
1
i 1 u i
Space Mean Speed
5
6