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+// A Texbook on POWER SYSTEM ENGINEERING
+// A.Chakrabarti, M.L.Soni, P.V.Gupta, U.S.Bhatnagar
+// DHANPAT RAI & Co.
+// SECOND EDITION 
+
+// PART IV : UTILIZATION AND TRACTION
+// CHAPTER 5: ELECTRIC TRACTION-SPEED TIME CURVES AND MECHANICS OF TRAIN MOVEMENT
+
+// EXAMPLE : 5.10 :
+// Page number 784
+clear ; clc ; close ; // Clear the work space and console
+
+// Given data
+W = 350.0      // Weight of train(tonne)
+G = 1.0        // Gradient
+alpha = 0.8    // Acceleration(km phps)
+u = 0.25       // Co-efficient of adhesion
+r = 44.5       // Train resistance(N/tonne)
+I = 10.0       // Rotational inertia(%)
+
+// Calculations
+W_e = W*(100+I)/100                  // Accelerating weight of train(tonne)
+F_t = 277.8*W_e*alpha+W*r+98.1*W*G   // Tractive effort(N)
+adhesive_weight = F_t/(u*9.81*1000)  // Adhesive weight(tonnes)
+
+// Results
+disp("PART IV - EXAMPLE : 5.10 : SOLUTION :-")
+printf("\nMinimum adhesive weight of the locomotive = %.1f tonnes\n", adhesive_weight)
+printf("\nNOTE: ERROR: Train resistance is 44.5 N per tonne & not 45 N per tonne as mentioned in textbook problem statement")