Calculate the length of Summit Curve for a stopping sight distance of 180 m on a National Highway at the junction of an upward gradient of 1 percent and a downward gradient of 2 percent. Assume height of eye of driver to be 1.2 m and height of object above the roadway to be 0.15 m. Assume also S is less than L.

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Calculate the length of Summit Curve for a stopping sight distance of 180 m on a National Highway at the junction of an upward gradient of 1 percent and a downward gradient of 2 percent. Assume height of eye of driver to be 1.2 m and height of object above the roadway to be 0.15 m. Assume also S is less than L.






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