Research Article
Numerical Algorithms for the Analysis of Initial Configuration in a Railway Catenary Structure and Its Code Implementation: A Software Tool CALPE
Table 1
Parameters example reference [
8].
| | Span length (m) | 20 | | Encumbrance (m) | 1 | | Number of droppers | 2 | | Distance of droppers to left support (m) | 5.5, 14.5 | | Droppers, mass/unit length (kg/m) | 0.14 | | Mass clamps (kg) | 0.25 | | Contact wire, mass/unit length (kg/m) | 1.068 | | Contact wire, mechanical tension (KN) | 15 | | Contact wire flexural rigidity (Nm2) | 150 | | Messenger wire, mass/unit length (kg/m) | 0.6 | | Messenger wire, mechanical tension (KN) | 15 |
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