
Structural Analysis
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Author: KASSIMALI, Aslam.
Publisher: Cengage,
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The radius of a simple curve is twice its tangent distance, if the degree of curve is 4°.
a) What is the angle of intersection of the curve?
b) Compute the length of curve.
c) Determine the area enclosed by the curve.
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