Small pipe under footpath, all parameters given, generous cover
Pipe Invert Calculation
Calculates the downstream invert level, obvert (crown) level, cover depth, and grade fall for a stormwater drainage pipe given upstream invert, length, grade, diameter, and downstream surface level. Checks cover adequacy against minimum requirements for the installation context per Australian local-authority stormwater drainage standards.
6 fields
4 archetypes
with-tool
5 scored fields
contract fields
Parameter Map
6 inputs to 5 scored outputs
upstream_invert_m
floatUpstream invert level IL_us
0 to 500m AHDpipe_length_m
floatPipe length between pits L
1 to 200mpipe_grade_percent
floatPipe longitudinal grade as a percentage
0.1 to 10%pipe_diameter_mm
enumNominal pipe internal diameter D
225300375450600750900surface_level_ds_m
floatSurface level at downstream pit
0 to 500m AHDminimum_cover_mm
floatoptionalfrom archetypehidden in hardMinimum required cover depth over pipe crown
150 to 1200mm
Downstream invert level IL_ds (m AHD)
Obvert (crown) level at downstream end OL_ds (m AHD)
Cover depth at downstream end (mm)
Total fall over pipe length (m)
Cover adequacy (1.0 = adequate, 0.0 = insufficient)
visibility contract
Difficulty Ladder
Any pipe size and archetype, all parameters given
Minimum cover hidden, agent must infer from installation context
scenario bands
Archetype Atlas
suburban_road_drainage
2 contextsPVC stormwater pipe under suburban road pavement
brisbane-suburban-road-drainage / sydney-residential-road-stormwater
verge_and_footpath
2 contextsPVC stormwater pipe under grass verge or footpath
perth-verge-drainage / adelaide-footpath-stormwater
trunk_stormwater
2 contextsReinforced concrete trunk stormwater main under road reserve
melbourne-trunk-stormwater / gold-coast-catchment-drainage
steep_hillside
2 contextsHDPE or PVC stormwater pipe on steep hillside terrain
cairns-hillside-subdivision / hobart-steep-terrain-drainage
rendered task
Generation Preview
brisbane-suburban-road-drainage-suburban-road-drainage-preview
- difficulty
- hard
- visibility
- partial
- archetype
- suburban_road_drainage
- site context
- brisbane-suburban-road-drainage
visible fields
- upstream_invert_m8 to 50 m AHD
- pipe_length_m20 to 80 m
- pipe_grade_percent0.5 to 3 %
- pipe_diameter_mm300 mm
- surface_level_ds_m9 to 52 m AHD
withheld schema
PVC stormwater pipe under suburban road pavement. brisbane-suburban-road-drainage. Required outputs: downstream_invert_m, obvert_level_m, cover_depth_mm, grade_fall_m, cover_adequate