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20.
An ascending gradient of 1 in 100 meets a descending gradient of 1 in 50, The length of summit curve required to provide overtaking sight distance of 500 m will be
938 m
781m
470 m
170 m
Answer: Option
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Akul said:   4 years ago
1/100 + 1/50 = 3/100.
Then,

OSD 3/100/9.6 = 781.

Chhaya said:   8 years ago
L= NS2/9.6 For OSD.

L= NS2/4.4 For SSD.

Vivek said:   7 years ago
What would be the value of N here?

Ashish meena said:   7 years ago
Value of N = 1/100+1/50 = 0.03.

Umesh JIT said:   7 years ago
Here L= NS2/9.6.

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