DESIGN OF VERTICAL CURVE (BUMP) ON CAUSEWAYS

DATA :

Gradients n1 = 5.00% or 1/ 20
n2 = -3.33% 1/ -30
Class of Road National Highway
Design Speed V = 100 kmph

DESIGN
Deviation Angle N 8.33%
Sight Distance Stopping 180
Overtaking 640

As the bump caused by the causeway flanks will not obstruct the visibility, the minimum length from riding comfort consideratio
(As per Table 7 of IRC SP-23-1993)

Design Speed (V)= 100.00 kmph

Ls = 20.00 m
Lv = 20.00 m
Diffrerence in road
levels = 0.60 m
Let the slope of grade line be N

1/2( Ls + Lv) x N = 0.6

N= 0.03
Let RL of road at A = 100
RL of C = 100 + 20 / 2 x 0.03 =
100.3 m

Valley Curve Summit Curve

First Half
Ordinate RL of
No. of RL of between station
Station Chainage from point on curve and of
from BVC BVC grade line grade line curve
 Table -7 : Minimum Length of Vertical Curves

Max
grade
change%
not Minimum
requiring length of
Design vertical vertical
Speed curve curve
35 1.50 15
40 1.20 20
50 1.00 30
65 0.80 40
80 0.60 50
100 0.50 60

riding comfort considerations will Govern the design

 DESIGN OF VERTICAL CURVE (BUMP) ON CAUSEWAYS

DATA
Class of Road Village Road VR
Design Speed V = 40 kmph
Diffrerence in road levels = 1.00 Meters
DESIGN

As the bump caused by the causeway flanks will not obstruct the visibility, the minimum length
from riding comfort considerations will Govern the design

RL= 121.000
N= 0.05
E RTL

RL = 120.500
D RL= 120.875

C
RL = 120.000 RL= 120.125 RTL - Road TopLevel

CBL - Causeway Bed Level

B
CBL N= 0.05 RL - Reduced Level
A
Lv = 20.00 Ls = 20.00

(As per Table 7 of IRC SP-23-1993)

Ls = 20.00 m
Lv = 20.00 m
Diffrerence in road levels = 1.00 m
Let the slope of grade line be N

1/2( Ls + Lv) x N = 1.00

N= 0.05
Let RL of road at A = 120.000
RL of C = 120 + 20 / 2 x 0.05 = 120.500 m

RL of B = 120 + 0.5 / 4 = 120.125 m

RL of D = 121 - 0.5 / 4 = 120.875 m

a= 2L/N= 2 x 20 / 0.05 = 800

First Half of Curve Second Half of Curve

RL of
No. of point Ordinate
Ordinate Station Chaina on between RL of
No. of RL of point between RL of
Station from on grade curve and station of from ge from grade curve and station of
BVC Chainage from BVC line grade line curve BVC EVC line grade line curve
0 BVC 0 120.000 0.000 120.000 20 EVC 0 121.000 0.000 121.000
1 2 120.000 0.005 120.005 19 2 121.000 0.005 120.995
2 4 120.000 0.020 120.020 18 4 121.000 0.020 120.980
3 6 120.000 0.045 120.045 17 6 121.000 0.045 120.955
4 8 120.000 0.080 120.080 16 8 121.000 0.080 120.920
5 at B 10 120.000 0.125 120.125 15 at D 10 121.000 0.125 120.875
6 12 120.000 0.180 120.180 14 12 121.000 0.180 120.820
7 14 120.000 0.245 120.245 13 14 121.000 0.245 120.755
8 16 120.000 0.320 120.320 12 16 121.000 0.320 120.680
9 18 120.000 0.405 120.405 11 18 121.000 0.405 120.595
10 at C 20 120.000 0.500 120.500 10 at C 20 121.000 0.500 120.500
 DESIGN TABLE
Type of Curve Valley Curve
First Half of Curve Second Half of Curve
Ordinate Ordinate
No. of RL of between RL of No. of RL of between RL of
Station Chainage point on curve and station of Station Chainage point on curve and station of
from BVC from BVC grade line grade line curve from BVC from BVC grade line grade line curve