All parameters given, moderate temperature changes on mainline corridors
Thermal Stress Calculation
Computes the longitudinal thermal stress and force in continuously welded rail (CWR) using sigma = E * alpha * delta_T. Critical for managing rail buckling risk in hot conditions and rail pull-apart risk in cold conditions, per AREMA Chapter 5 and ARTC ETS-05-00.
4 fields
4 archetypes
with-tool
3 scored fields
contract fields
Parameter Map
4 inputs to 3 scored outputs
rail_area_mm2
floatRail cross-sectional area A
4000 to 9000mm²thermal_expansion_coeff_micro_per_c
floatfrom archetypehidden in hardCoefficient of linear thermal expansion α
1 to 15×10⁻⁶ per °Celastic_modulus_mpa
floatfrom archetypehidden in hardModulus of elasticity E of rail steel
195000 to 215000MPatemperature_change_c
floatTemperature change from neutral temperature ΔT = T_rail − T_neutral
-50 to 50°C
Thermal stress magnitude σ (MPa)
Thermal force magnitude F (kN)
Stress state: 1.0 = compression, -1.0 = tension, 0.0 = neutral
visibility contract
Difficulty Ladder
All parameters given, any corridor type including extreme inland and alpine conditions
Material properties hidden — agent must infer E and α for standard rail steel from engineering knowledge
scenario bands
Archetype Atlas
hot_inland
3 contextsHot inland corridor with large positive temperature rise above neutral
artc-broken-hill-corridor / alice-springs-adelaide-rail / pilbara-port-hedland-wa
cold_alpine
3 contextsCold alpine or highland corridor with large negative temperature drop below neutral
nsw-blue-mountains-line / vic-alpine-northeast / tas-western-explorer
coastal_temperate
3 contextsCoastal temperate corridor with moderate temperature variation
sydney-illawarra-line / melbourne-geelong-corridor / perth-fremantle-coastal
tropical_north
3 contextsTropical northern corridor with sustained high temperatures above neutral
cairns-townsville-north-coast / darwin-adelaide-ghan-corridor / mt-isa-rail-qld
rendered task
Generation Preview
artc-broken-hill-corridor-hot-inland-preview
- difficulty
- hard
- visibility
- partial
- archetype
- hot_inland
- site context
- artc-broken-hill-corridor
visible fields
- rail_area_mm26500 to 9000 mm²
- temperature_change_c20 to 50 °C
withheld schema
Hot inland corridor with large positive temperature rise above neutral. artc-broken-hill-corridor. Required outputs: thermal_stress_mpa, thermal_force_kn, stress_state