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TABL'm IL - Radii, Ordinates and. Deflections. Chord -100 f <br />> <br />X19° <br />Mid <br />Ord. <br />Tan. <br />Dist. <br />Def. <br />Dist. <br />for <br />iFt. <br />Deg.. <br />Radius <br />Mid . <br />.Ord. <br />Tam' . <br />Dist. <br />Def. <br />Dist. <br />Def. <br />for <br />1 Ft* <br />2 <br />1.511 <br />2' 17' <br />2° 58' <br />3° 43' <br />101,15 <br />:,32° <br />181.39 <br />I° 59,. <br />2° 25' <br />3° 10':: <br />30 58' <br />4`10' <br />34377. <br />.036 <br />.145 <br />" .291 <br />O.b5 <br />7' <br />819.01.528 <br />43 <br />;6.105 <br />12.21 <br />2.10 <br />20 <br />17189. <br />.073 <br />.291 <br />x-.582 <br />0.10 <br />20' <br />781.8 <br />1.600 <br />6.395 <br />12.79 <br />2.20 <br />30 <br />{1459. <br />.109 <br />.436 <br />873 <br />0.15 <br />- .30 <br />764.5 <br />1.637 <br />6.540 <br />13.08 <br />2.25 <br />40, <br />8594.4 <br />.145 <br />•.582 <br />1.164 <br />0.20 <br />-40 <br />747.9 <br />1:673 <br />16.68513.37 <br />3° 21' <br />2.30 <br />:'b0 2 <br />'6875.5 <br />.162.727 <br />122.92 <br />`1.454 <br />0.25 <br />8 : <br />716.8 <br />1.746 <br />6.976 <br />13.95 <br />2.40 <br />1 ` <br />5729.6 <br />.218 <br />.873 <br />1.745 <br />0.30 <br />20 <br />688.2 <br />1.819 <br />7.266 <br />14.53 <br />2.1,0 <br />10 <br />4911.2 <br />.255 <br />1.018 <br />12.036 <br />0.35 <br />30 <br />674,7 <br />1.855 <br />7.41114.82 <br />50 23' <br />2.53 <br />20 <br />- 4297.3 <br />-.291 <br />1.164! <br />2.327 <br />0.40 <br />40 <br />661.7 <br />1.892 <br />'7.556 <br />15.11 <br />2.60 <br />30 <br />3819.8 <br />.327 <br />1.309 <br />2.618 <br />0.45 <br />9 '" <br />637,3 <br />1.965 <br />.7.846 <br />13.09 <br />2.70 <br />40 <br />3137.9 <br />.364 <br />1.454 <br />2.909 <br />0.50 <br />20„ <br />614.6 <br />2.037 <br />8.136 <br />16.27 <br />2.80 <br />50 <br />3125.4 <br />.400 <br />1.600 <br />3.200 <br />0.55 <br />30 <br />603.8 <br />2.074 <br />8:281 <br />16.86 <br />2.85 <br />2, <br />2864.9 <br />.436 <br />1.745 <br />3.490 <br />0.60 <br />40' <br />593:4 <br />2.110 <br />8.426 <br />16.85 <br />2.90 <br />10 <br />2644.6 <br />.473 <br />1.891 <br />3.781 <br />0.65 <br />10 . <br />573.7 <br />2.183 <br />8:716 <br />17.43 <br />3.00 <br />20' <br />2455.7 <br />;509 <br />2,030 <br />4.072 <br />0.70 <br />30 <br />546.4 <br />2.292 <br />9.150 <br />18.30 <br />3.15 <br />30 <br />2292.0 <br />.545 <br />2.181 <br />4.363 <br />0.75 <br />11' <br />521.7 <br />2,402 <br />9.585 <br />19.16 <br />3.30 <br />40 <br />2148.8 <br />.582 <br />2.327 <br />4.654 <br />O.SO-30 <br />499.1 <br />2.511 <br />10102 <br />20.04 <br />3.45 <br />50. <br />2022.4 <br />.618 <br />2.472 <br />4.945 <br />0.85 <br />12 <br />478.3 <br />2;620 <br />10.45 <br />20.91 <br />3.60 <br />a <br />1910.1 <br />,655 <br />2.618 <br />5.235 <br />0.90 <br />30 <br />459.3 <br />2.730 <br />10.89 <br />21.77 <br />3.75 <br />10 <br />1809.6 <br />.691 <br />2.763 <br />5.526 <br />0.95 <br />-13 <br />441.7 <br />2.839 <br />11.32 <br />22.64 <br />3.90 <br />20 <br />1719.1 <br />'.727 <br />2.908 <br />5'.817 <br />1.00 <br />.30 <br />425.4 <br />2.949.11;75 <br />23.51 <br />4.05 <br />`.30 <br />1837.3 <br />'.764 <br />3.054 <br />6.108 <br />1.05 <br />14 '410.3 <br />.058 <br />12.18 <br />24.37 <br />4.20 <br />40 <br />1562,9 <br />.800 <br />8.199 <br />6.398 <br />1.10 <br />30 <br />396.2 <br />3:168 <br />12.62 -25.24 <br />4.35 <br />50 <br />1495.0 <br />.836 <br />3.345 <br />; 6.689'1.15 <br />16383.1 <br />3.277 <br />13.0'26.11 <br />5 <br />4.50 <br />4 <br />1432.7 <br />.873 <br />3.490 <br />6.080 <br />1.20 <br />30 <br />370.8 <br />3.387 <br />13.49 <br />26.97 <br />4.65 <br />10 <br />1375.4 <br />.909 <br />3,635 <br />7.271 <br />1.25 <br />16 <br />359.3 <br />.496 <br />13.92' <br />27.84 <br />4.80 <br />20 <br />'1322.5 <br />.945 <br />3,718' <br />7-561 <br />1.30 <br />30,348.5 <br />.606 <br />14.35 <br />28.70 <br />4.98 <br />30' <br />1273.6 <br />,.982 <br />3.926 <br />7.852 <br />1.35 <br />17 <br />338.3 <br />3.716 <br />14.78 <br />29.56 <br />5.10 <br />40" <br />1225.1 <br />1.018 <br />4.071 <br />8.143 <br />1.40 <br />18.,. <br />319.6 <br />3.935 <br />15.64 <br />31.29 <br />5.40 <br />60 <br />1185.8 <br />1.055 <br />4.217 <br />8.433 <br />1.45 <br />-19' <br />302..9 <br />4.155.16:51 <br />33.01 <br />5.70 <br />1i <br />1.091 <br />4.362 <br />8.724 <br />1.50 <br />20 <br />287.9 <br />.374 <br />17.37' <br />34.73 <br />6.00 <br />10 <br />.1146.3 <br />1109.3 <br />1.127 <br />4.507 <br />9.014 <br />1.55 <br />.21 <br />274.4 <br />4 .594 <br />18.22 <br />36.44 <br />6.30 <br />20 <br />" 1074.7 <br />1.164 <br />4.653 <br />9.305'1.60 <br />22 ,' <br />262.0 <br />4.814 <br />19.09 <br />38.16 <br />6.60 <br />30' <br />"1042.1 <br />1.200 <br />4.798 <br />9:596 <br />1.65 <br />23 <br />250.8 <br />5.035 <br />19.94 <br />39.87 <br />6.90 <br />40 <br />+'3011.5 <br />1.237 <br />4.943 <br />9.886 <br />1.70 <br />24 <br />240.5 <br />5.255 <br />20.79 <br />41.58 <br />7.20 <br />50' <br />-982.6 <br />1.273 <br />5.088 <br />10.18 <br />1.75 <br />25 <br />231.0 <br />5.476 <br />21.64 <br />43:28 <br />7.50 <br />8 <br />955.4 <br />1.309 <br />5.234 <br />10.47 <br />1.80 <br />26 <br />222.3 <br />5.697 <br />22.50 <br />44.99 <br />7.80 <br />10 <br />929.6 <br />1.346 <br />5.379 <br />10.76 <br />1.85 <br />27: <br />214.2 <br />-•918 <br />23.35- <br />46.69 <br />8.10 <br />20 <br />905.1 <br />1.382 <br />5.524 <br />11.05 <br />1.90 <br />28" <br />206.7 <br />6.139 <br />24.19 <br />48:38 <br />8.40 <br />30 <br />881.9 <br />1.418 <br />5.669 <br />11.34' <br />1.95 <br />29 <br />199.7 <br />6.360 <br />25.04 <br />50.07 <br />8.70 <br />40 <br />859.9 <br />1.455 <br />b.814 <br />11.63 <br />2.00 <br />1 30 <br />193.2 <br />6.583 <br />25.88 <br />51.7619.00 <br />The Middle ordinate'n inches for my card of length (C1 is tan <br />to 0012 W <br />multiplied by the midd o ordinate taken from the above table. Thus, if it <br />deslr6d to bend a 30 ft. rail to fit a 10 degree curve, its middle ordinate should <br />be .0012X909X2.183 or 2.36 inches. - <br />f TABLE III. Deflections for Sub Chords for Short Radius Curves. <br />Degree <br />o{ <br />Radius'mss <br />50' <br />sub chord sin of I def. angle <br />g <br />Length <br />of are <br />Curve <br />sin. }def. ang. <br />12.5 Ft. <br />15 Ft. <br />20 Ft. <br />25 Ft. <br />for 100 Et. <br />30°193.18. <br />2 <br />1.511 <br />2' 17' <br />2° 58' <br />3° 43' <br />101,15 <br />:,32° <br />181.39 <br />I° 59,. <br />2° 25' <br />3° 10':: <br />30 58' <br />101.33 <br />34° <br />X36° <br />171.01 <br />2° 06' <br />2° 33` <br />3° 21' <br />40 12' <br />101.48 <br />43 <br />161.'80 <br />2' 13 <br />2° 41' <br />3° 33' <br />4° 26' <br />tot. 66 <br />38° <br />153.58 <br />2° 20' <br />2° 49' <br />3° 44 <br />4° 40 <br />10I.85 <br />40°146.19 <br />:0000 <br />2° 27' <br />2' 57' <br />3° 55' <br />4° 54' <br />102.06 <br />42°13952 <br />35 <br />2° 34 <br />3° 05' <br />4° 07' <br />5° 08 <br />102.29 <br />44°133,47 <br />.1000 <br />2° 41 <br />3°.13' <br />4° 18' <br />5° 22' <br />102.53 <br />46° <br />127-97 <br />2° 481 <br />3° 21' <br />4 29' <br />50 36' <br />102.76 <br />48° <br />122.92 <br />2° 55' <br />3° 29' <br />4°40' <br />5° 50' <br />103.00 <br />50° <br />118.31 <br />3° 02' <br />3° 38' <br />4° 51' <br />6-04 1 <br />103.24 <br />52° <br />114.06 <br />3° 09' <br />3° 46'. <br />5° 02' <br />6° 17' <br />103.54 <br />54° <br />110.11 <br />3° i6' <br />3° 54' <br />5° 13' <br />60311 <br />103.84 <br />560 <br />E66. So <br />3° 22' <br />4°n 02' <br />50 23' <br />6° 44' <br />104.14 <br />58° <br />103-14 <br />3°�9P. <br />41O, <br />5°34' <br />6° 57' <br />104.43 <br />_600 <br />100.00 <br />3° 35' <br />4° 18' <br />5° 44' <br />7° [1', <br />104.72 <br />EK <br />CURVE FORMULAS <br />T= R tan ; IR T cot. 3 1 chord= <br />T - 5o tart }•1 Chord def. = <br />Sin. 7 D R = 50 R <br />3 <br />Sin. ;.D = 5-Ro Sin. D No. chords = I <br />E = R ex. sec z [ D <br />Sin. ;.D' - 90 1taI 22 1 E = T tan } I Tan. def. _ '� chord def. <br />The square of any distance, divided by twice the radius, will equal <br />the distance from tangent to curve, very nearly. <br />To find angle for a given distance and deflection. <br />Rule I. Multiply the given distance by .01745 (def. for I° for I ft. <br />see Table I1.); and divide given deflection by the product.. <br />Rule,2. Multiply given deflection by 57.3, and divide the product by <br />the given distance. <br />To find deflection for a given angle and distance. Multiply the angle <br />by .oi745; and the product by the distance. <br />GENERAL DATA <br />RIGHT ANGLE TRIANGLES. Square the altitude, divide by twice the <br />base, Add quotient to Base for hypotenuse. <br />Given Base loo, Alt. ro.Iol=2oo=.5. 100-}-.5=100.5 hYp• . <br />Given Hyp. too, Alt. 25.25' =200 =3:125. 100 -3.125 =96.1375 = Base. <br />Error in first'example, .002; in last, .045. . <br />To find Tons of Rail in one mile -of track: multiply weight per yard <br />by I I, and divide by 7• <br />LEVELING. The correction for curvature .and refraction,. in 'feet <br />and decimals of feet is equal to 0.574ds, where d -is the distance in miles. <br />The correction for curvature alone is closely, ;d2. The combined cor- <br />rection is negative. . <br />- - PROBABLE ERROR. If di, d2, da, etc: are the discrepancies of various <br />results from the mean, and if Edk=the sum of the squares of these differ- <br />ences and n=thc number of observations, then the -probable error of the <br />mean= Ids <br />-0.6745 n(n-1) <br />SOLAR ErurHERls. Attention is called t0 the Solar Ephemeris for <br />the current year, published by Keuffel & Esser Co., and furnished upon <br />request.. This handy booklet, 3'!x6 in., has about 1.90 pages of data very <br />useful''to the Surveyor; -such as the adjustments of transits, levels and solar <br />attachments; directions, and tables for determining the meridian and the <br />latitude from observations on the s6n and Polaris; stadia measurements; <br />magnetic declination;; arithmetic constants, etc. <br />TABLE (V. -Minutes in Decimals of a Degree. <br />1P <br />•0167 <br />11? <br />.1833 <br />211 <br />.3500 <br />3V <br />.5167 <br />-41t <br />.6833 <br />51, <br />.8500 <br />2 <br />.0333 <br />12 <br />.2000 <br />22 <br />.3667 <br />32 <br />.5333 <br />42 <br />.7000 <br />52 <br />.8667 <br />3 <br />.0500 <br />13 <br />.2167 <br />23 <br />.3833 <br />33 <br />.5500 <br />43 <br />.7167 <br />53 <br />.8833 <br />4 <br />0667 <br />14 <br />.2333 <br />24 <br />.4000 <br />34 <br />.5667 <br />44 <br />.7333 <br />54 <br />:0000 <br />5 <br />.0833 <br />15 <br />.2500 <br />25 <br />.4167 <br />35 <br />.5833 <br />45 <br />.7500 <br />55 <br />M67 <br />6 <br />.1000 <br />16 <br />.2667 <br />26 <br />.4333 <br />36 <br />.6000 <br />46 <br />.7667 <br />56 <br />10333 <br />7 <br />.1167 <br />17 <br />.2833 <br />27 <br />.4500 <br />37 <br />.6167 <br />47 <br />.7833 <br />57 <br />,9500 <br />8 <br />,1333 <br />18 <br />.3000 <br />28 <br />.4667 <br />38 <br />.6333 <br />48 <br />.8000 <br />58 <br />9607 <br />9 <br />.1500 <br />19 <br />.3167 <br />29 <br />.4833 <br />39 <br />.6500 <br />49 <br />.8167 <br />59 <br />.9833 <br />10 1 <br />•1667 11 <br />20 1 <br />.3333 11 <br />30 1 <br />.5000 11 <br />40 <br />1 .6667 11 <br />50 f <br />.8333 11 <br />60 11,0000 <br />T:1RI.E V. --Inches in Decimals of a Foot. <br />5-163-32 <br />}re <br />3-I6 <br />'•y <br />5's <br />.0052 <br />.0078 <br />.0104 <br />.0156 <br />.0205 <br />.0260 <br />.0312 <br />.0417 <br />.0521 <br />.0625 <br />.07 29 <br />r <br />? <br />3 <br />4 <br />6 <br />I <br />7 <br />I <br />9 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />0$33 <br />.1667' <br />.2500 <br />.3x33 <br />.4167 <br />"Wo <br />.5833 <br />.661 <br />.7500 <br />.8333. <br />.91#37 <br />