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The elements of railroad engineering (1897)

International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa. : The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 249

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point at each station of 89.01 ft. Then set the transit ateach of these points, as at G, and turn to a tangent of thecurve as run. Then, turning a right angle, set a stake 90ft. from 6, locating the point D. In a similar mannerlocate each of the stations upon the required curve. 1-426. Problem… … Fig. 3G5. the tangents A D and FK. The angle D B F. \s equal tothe angle A O E, half of which is ^ <9 F. The angle G FHis equal to the angle E C G, half of which is F C F. Then,(tan B O E+ tan E C F) : tan B O E :: BF : BE. ButEF — BE— BE. Reducing the proportion, we have _ tan BO Ex BEtan A 6*…

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