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<p>[quote user="riogrande5761"]</p> <div class="quote-header"> </div> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-user">RayG8</div> <div class="quote-content"> <p>the values of "X" and "L" for easements leading onto a 36"radius curve?</p> <p> </p> </div> </blockquote> <div class="quote-footer"> </div> <p> </p> <p>If do these - IIRC, L is the length of easement so L/2 = around 10 or 11 inches roughly for 36 inch curves.  My L/2 is about 9 inches (distance to the mid-point where the offset is) for my 32 inch curves.</p> <p>My copy of John Armstrong book is at home so thats from memory.  I use L/2=9 inches for around 30 or 32 inch curves.  X is the offset, it should be approximately a half inch or a bit more, again per JA's table.  If someone has the book handy maybe they can offer the values.</p> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>What page is that chart on?  I looked at my 3rd edition and could only find X offset, no reference to L.</p>
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