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The document contains a student's assignment responses for a traffic and transportation engineering course. It includes speed data from a road section with calculations of the median, modal speed, mean, and standard deviation. It also requires determining the sample size needed for a follow up study. Another question involves calculating the minimum distance a roadside object can be placed from the road centerline on a curved section. The final question requires determining the station and elevation of vertices on a vertical curve connecting two grades.

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Traffic and Transportation Assg't

The document contains a student's assignment responses for a traffic and transportation engineering course. It includes speed data from a road section with calculations of the median, modal speed, mean, and standard deviation. It also requires determining the sample size needed for a follow up study. Another question involves calculating the minimum distance a roadside object can be placed from the road centerline on a curved section. The final question requires determining the station and elevation of vertices on a vertical curve connecting two grades.

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MAKERER UNIVERSI

E TY

FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

NAME: KWESIGA IVAN

REG.NO: 07/U/9623/PS

STUD. NO: 207014939

COURSE UNIT: TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING CIV


4103

ASSIGNMENT 1
1. Given the following speed data obtained for a given road section: (20
marks)

Table 1: Spot speed


Speed Number of
(km/h) vehicles
24-32 0
32-40 3
40-48 6
48-56 18
56-64 45
64-72 48
72-80 18
80-88 12
88-96 4
96-104 3
104-112 0

a). Plot the frequency and cumulative frequency curves for the speed data

b). Identify from the curves above the median and modal speed

c). Compute the mean and standard deviation of the data

d). Based on this data, a second study is to be conducted to achieve a


tolerance of +2.4km/h with 95% confidence. Estimate the sample size
required.

Solution
Number Cumulati
Speed Lower Midpoint of ve
fx ( x − χ) 2 f ( x − χ) 2
(km/h) limits (x) vehicles frequenc
(f) y
24-32 24 28 0 0 1421.82 0.00 0
32-40 32 36 3 108 882.51 2647.52 3
40-48 40 44 6 264 471.19 2827.16 9
48-56 48 52 18 936 187.88 3381.88 27
56-64 56 60 45 2700 32.57 1465.65 72
64-72 64 68 48 3264 5.26 252.38 120
72-80 72 76 18 1368 105.95 1907.02 138
80-88 80 84 12 1008 334.63 4015.60 150
88-96 88 92 4 368 691.32 2765.29 154
96-104 96 100 3 300 1176.01 3528.03 157
104-112 104 108 0 0 1788.70 0.00 157
1031
Total 157 6 22790.52
Mean(
χ) 65.7

SD =

= 12.1km/h

d) given the tolerance ,e = 2.4 ,s=12

using

= 96 vehicles
2. A horizontal curve of 5o degree of curvature, D (measured at the centre
line of inside lane) is being designed for a highway with a design speed
of 96km/h. The curve is on a 2% upgrade, the driver reaction time is
2.5 s. What is the closest any roadside object maybe placed to the
centreline of inside lane of the roadway whilst maintaining an adequate
stopping sight distance? Assume that D subtends an arch length of 20m.
State your answer in metres. (10 marks)
Solution

D= 5o

Design speed = 96km/h = 26.67m/s

G= 2%

Reaction time ,t= 2.5s

Length of chord ,LC = 20

Using , LC = D*2∏R/180

R = 229.2m

Also ………………1

But

On Substitution into eqtn 1

M =18.70m

The closest distance to the center line any road side object may be
placed is 18.7m

3. A vertical curve of 3,000m is designed to connect a grade of +4 to one


of -5%. The VPI is located at 1500+55 (km + m) with an elevation of
150m. Find the following: (10 marks)

a). The station of VPC and VPT

b). The elevation of VPC and VPT


c). The location/station and elevation of the highest point on the
curve.

Solution to question 3

a) L= 3000m

G1= +4 , G2 =-5

Station PVC = PVT –L/2

= 1500.055-1500 = 1498.555

=1498+555

Station PVT = 1500.055+1500

=1501555 = 1501+555 (km+m)

b) Elevation:

PVC = EPVT – G1L/200

=150-4*3000/100

=90m

EPVI = EPVI- G2L/200


=150-5*3000/100

=75m

c) location and elevation of highest point of curvature

X= G1L/(G2-G1 ) = 4*3000/(-5-4) = 1333.33m

Location (max) = Ch PVC+Xm

= 1498.555+1333.33

=1499.888

Location 1499+888

Elevation of highest point

2
L G1
y' =
2 0(G0 2 − G1 )
3 0 0(4)02
=
2 0 ×09
= 2 6.6 7m
Elevation 26.67m

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