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Numerical Algorithms for the Analysis of Initial Configuration in a Railway Catenary Structure and Its Code Implementation: A Software Tool CALPE
Table 3
Parameters example reference [
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| Span length (m) | 50 | Encumbrance (m) | 0.96 | Number of droppers | 10 | Distance of droppers to left support (m) | 2.5, 7.5, 12.5, 17.5, 22.5, 27.5, 32.5, 37.5, 42.5, 47.5 | Droppers, mass including clamps (kg) | 0.4 | Dropper stiffness (N/m) | | Contact wire, mass/unit length (kg/m) | 0.987 | Contact wire, mechanical tension (KN) | 12 | Contact wire flexural rigidity (Nm2) | 130 | Messenger wire, mass/unit length (kg/m) | 0.605 | Messenger wire, mechanical tension (KN) | 12 | Messenger wire, flexural rigidity (Nm2) | 29 |
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