Sight distance criteria (From IRC 66-1976)

Design Speed (Kmph)

Length of summit curve (m)
(NS/4.4 for SSD; NS/9.6 for ISD/OSD)

Length of summit curve to be provided (m)

In grade
out grade
Change in the gradient (N%)
Shift (M=NL/8)
Highest point location of the summit curve
(X =n1/(n1+n2)*L)

Calculating ordinates
Equation of Vertical curve (Square Parabola)
Length of Chord (m)
Number of Chords
PVI level
Chainage of Tangent Point
RL at the tangent point
RL at length m on tangent line
Chord Numbers

SSD
100

180

368.1818182
370
2.5
2.5
5
2.3125
185

Y=X /a

a=2L/N

10
37
104.625
200
100
102.5
Y (Shift)

RL of Summit curve

Point of Tangency

100

Ordinate of 1st chord (Y =X /a)

0.00676

100.24324

0.02703

100.47297

0.06081

100.68919

0.10811

100.89189

0.16892

101.08108

0.24324

101.25676

0.33108

101.41892

0.43243

101.56757

0.54730

101.70270

10

0.67568

101.82432

11

0.81757

101.93243

12

0.97297

102.02703

13

1.14189

102.10811

14

1.32432

102.17568

15

1.52027

102.22973

16

1.72973

102.27027

17

1.95270

102.29730

18

2.18919

102.31081

19

2.43919

102.31081

20

2.70270

102.29730

21

2.97973

102.27027

22

3.27027

102.22973

23

3.57432

102.17568

24

3.89189

102.10811

25

4.22297

102.02703

26

4.56757

101.93243

27

4.92568

101.82432

28

5.29730

101.70270

29

5.68243

101.56757

30

6.08108

101.41892

31

6.49324

101.25676

32

6.91892

101.08108

33

7.35811

100.89189

34

7.81081

100.68919

35

8.27703

100.47297

36

8.75676

100.24324

37

9.25000

100.00000

14800

RL of Summit curve tangent

Station

100

200

100.250

210

100.500

220

100.750

230

101.000

240

101.250

250

101.500

260

101.750

270

102.000

280

102.250

290

102.500

300

102.750

310

103.000

320

103.250

330

103.500

340

103.750

350

104.000

360

104.250

370

104.500

380

104.750

390

105.000

400

105.250

410

105.500

420

105.750

430

106.000

440

106.250

450

106.500

460

106.750

470

107.000

480

107.250

490

107.500

500

107.750

510

108.000

520

108.250

530

108.500

540

108.750

550

109.000

560

109.250

570

Sight distance criteria (From IRC 66-1976)

Design Speed (Kmph)
Length of summit curve (m)
(NS/4.4 for SSD; NS/9.6 for ISD/OSD)

Length of Valley curve to be provided (m)

In grade
out grade
Change in the gradient (N%)
Shift (M=NL/8)
Lowest point location of the Valley curve
(X =n1/(n1+n2)*L)

Calculating ordinates
Equation of Vertical curve (Square Parabola)
Length of Chord (m)
Number of Chords
PVI level
PVI Chaiange
Chainage of Tangent Point
RL at the tangent point
RL at length m on tangent line
Chord Numbers

HSD=SSD
100

180

166.1538462
170
2
2
4
0.85
85

Y=X /a

a=2L/N

10
17
98.3
285
200
100
102
Y (Shift)

RL of Valley curve

Point of Tangency

100

Ordinate of 1st chord (Y =X /a)

0.01176

99.81176

0.04706

99.64706

0.10588

99.50588

0.18824

99.38824

0.29412

99.29412

0.42353

99.22353

0.57647

99.17647

0.75294

99.15294

0.95294

99.15294

10

1.17647

99.17647

11

1.42353

99.22353

12

1.69412

99.29412

13

1.98824

99.38824

14

2.30588

99.50588

15

2.64706

99.64706

16

3.01176

99.81176

17

3.40000

100.00000

8500

RL of Valley curve tangent

Station

100

200

99.800

210

99.600

220

99.400

230

99.200

240

99.000

250

98.800

260

98.600

270

98.400

280

98.200

290

98.000

300

97.800

310

97.600

320

97.400

330

97.200

340

97.000

350

96.800

360

96.600

370

DESIGN SPEED (KMPH)

20
25
30
35
40
50
60
65
80
100

SSD
20
25
30
40
45
60
80
90
120
180

ISD
40
50
60
80
90
120
160
180
240
360

OSD
166
235
300
340
470
640