Short spans, all params given, light rail scenarios
Single Span Sag Tension
Computes mid-span sag, wire length, and catenary constant for a single level span of overhead contact wire used in rail electrification. Applies both the parabolic approximation (S = wL^2/8T) and exact catenary equations per EN 50119, enabling comparison of the two methods across light rail, mainline, and high-speed catenary scenarios.
4 fields
3 archetypes
with-tool
4 scored fields
contract fields
Parameter Map
4 inputs to 4 scored outputs
span_length_m
floatHorizontal span length between supports
20 to 120mwire_weight_per_m_n
floatfrom archetypehidden in hardWire weight per unit length (gravitational force per metre)
3 to 30N/mhorizontal_tension_n
floatHorizontal component of wire tension at mid-span
5000 to 30000Nwire_diameter_mm
floatOuter diameter of the contact wire
8 to 16mm
Mid-span sag using parabolic approximation (m)
Mid-span sag using exact catenary equation (m)
Total wire length in the span using catenary equation (m)
Catenary constant C = T / w (m)
visibility contract
Difficulty Ladder
Any span length and wire type, all params given
Wire weight hidden, agent must infer from wire diameter and material context
scenario bands
Archetype Atlas
light_rail_copper
2 contextsLight rail copper contact wire (Cu AC-100)
sydney-light-rail / melbourne-tram-network
mainline_catenary
2 contextsMainline rail catenary with CuAg AC-120 contact wire (nominal 10.8-12.5 N/m)
brisbane-cross-river-rail / sydney-metro-northwest
high_speed_catenary
2 contextsHigh-speed rail catenary with CuAg AC-150 contact wire (nominal 14.5-16.0 N/m)
melbourne-geelong-fast-rail / sydney-newcastle-corridor
rendered task
Generation Preview
brisbane-cross-river-rail-mainline-catenary-preview
- difficulty
- hard
- visibility
- partial
- archetype
- mainline_catenary
- site context
- brisbane-cross-river-rail
visible fields
- span_length_m45 to 75 m
- horizontal_tension_n10000 to 20000 N
- wire_diameter_mm12 to 14 mm
withheld schema
Mainline rail catenary with CuAg AC-120 contact wire (nominal 10.8-12.5 N/m). brisbane-cross-river-rail. Required outputs: sag_m, sag_catenary_m, wire_length_m, catenary_constant_m