Articles in journals

  • Thermal and mechanical properties of mortars reinforced with recycled brass fibres Borinaga-Treviño, R., Orbe, A., Canales, J., Norambuena-Contreras, J., Construction and Building Materials https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.122832
  • Lime mud waste from the paper industry as a partial replacement of cement in mortars used on radiant floor heating systems Borinaga- Treviño, R., Cuadrado, J., Canales, J., Rojí, E. Journal of Building Engineering https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102408
  • Assessment of train running safety on bridges: a literature review P.A. Montenegro, H. Carvalho, D. Ribeiro, R. Calçada, M. Tokunaga, M. Tanabe, W.M. Zhai  Engineering Structures https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112425
  • Probability of instant rail break induced by wheel–rail impact loading using field test data J.C.O. Nielsen, T.J.S. Abrahamsson, A. Ekberg International Journal of Rail Transportation https://doi.org/10.1080/23248378.2021.1874552
  • Optimisation of slab track design considering dynamic train–track interaction and environmental impact E. Aggestam, J.C.O. Nielsen, K. Lundgren, K. Zandi, A. Ekberg Engineering Structures https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.113749
  • Analytical forecasting of long-term railway track settlement C. Charoenwong , D.P. Connolly, P.K. Woodward, P. Galvín, P. Alves Costa Computers and Geotechnics https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2021.104601
  • Simplified approach for ground reinforcement design to enhance critical speed Alexandre Castanheira-Pinto, Aires Colaço, Jesus Fernández Ruiz, Pedro Alves Costa, Luís Godinho Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2021.107078
  • Hybrid soil-structure interaction approach for the assessment of vibrations in buildings due to railway traffic A. Colaço, D. Barbosa , P. Alves Costa Transportation Geotechnics https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2021.100691
  • Dynamic behaviour of bridges under critical articulated trains: Signature and bogie factor applied to the review of some regulations included in EN 1991-2 P. Museros, A. Andersson, V. Marti and R. Karoumi Journal of rail and rapid transit https://doi.org/10.1177/0954409720956476
  • Geotechnical and piezoresistivity properties of sustainable cementitious stabilized sand reinforced with recycled fibres Abedi, M., Gomes Correia, A., Fangueiro, R. Transportation  Engineering https://doi.org/10.1016/j.treng.2021.100096
  • Effects of multiscale carbon-based conductive fillers on the performances of a self-sensing cementitious geocomposite Abedi, M.; Fangueiro, R.; Gomes Correia, A. Journal of Building Engineering https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.103171
  • Approximating the influence coefficients of non-planar elastic solids for conformal contact analysis Julio Blanco-Lorenzo, Edwin A.H. Vollebregt, Javier Santamaria, Ernesto G. Vadillo Tribology International https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2020.106671
  • Head check resistance of B320 bainitic rail steel grade T. Lesage, M.N. Avettand-Fènoël, D. Balloy, S. Assaf, F. Cristofari, P. Secordel Materials Today Communications https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.103259
  • A whole system model framework to predict damage in turnouts, Vehicle System Dynamics K. Six, K. Sazgetdinov, N. Kumar, G. Müller, D. Velic, W. Daves, R. Skrypnyk & B.A. Pålsson  Vehicle System Dynamics https://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2021.1988116
  • Comparing microstructural characteristics of lab- and field-generated white etching layers on railway wheel surfaces M. Freisinger, H. Rojacz, K. Pichelbauer, A. Trausmuth, G. Trummer, K. Six, P. H. Mayrhofer Materials Science and Engineering
  • Experimental Validation of a Double-Deck Track-Bridge System under Railway Traffic G. Saramago, P.A. Montenegro, D. Ribeiro, A. Silva, S. Santos, R. Calçada Sustainability https://doi.org/10.3390/su14105794
  • Numerical assessment of the potential of fibre reinforced shotcrete for structural strengthening of underground masonry tunnels Mahsa Taheri, Joaquim A.O. Barros, Hamidreza Salehian, António Ventura-Gouveia Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2022.104677
  • A simplified approach for predicting the non-linear critical speed of railway tracks A. Castanheira-Pinto, J. Fernández-Ruiz, A. Colaço, P. Alves Costa, D. Connolly Transportation Geotechnics https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2022.100865
  • Influence of non-linear soil properties on railway critical speed Fernández-Ruiz, J., Castanheira-Pinto, A., Alves Costa, P., Connolly, D. Construction and Building Materials https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.127485
  • Combination of experimental measurements and numerical modelling for prediction of ground-borne vibrations induced by railway traffic A. Colaço, A. Castanheira-Pinto, P. Alves Costa, J. Fernández Ruiz Construction and Building Materials https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.127928
  • Comparison of the dynamic response and environmental impact between traditional and innovative railway rack systems Emil Aggestam International Journal of Rail Transportation https://doi.org/10.1080/23248378.2022.2099992
  • Comparisons between beam and continuum models for modelling wheel-rail impact at a singular rail surface defect Chen Shen, Xiangyun Deng, Zilong Wei, Rolf Dollevoet, Arjen Zoeteman, Zili Li International Journal of Mechanical Sciences https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2021.106400
  • MDR – Effective, flexible and operation-oriented flushing system for railway tunnels Roman Heissenberger, Martin Schneider, Hanns Wagner, Christina Ferreira, Tobias Schachinger Geomechanics and Tunnelling https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.202200017
  • Numerical predictions of crack growth direction in a railhead under contact, bending and thermal loads Mohammad Salahi Nezhad, Dimosthenis Floros, Fredrik Larsson, Elena Kabo, Anders Ekberg Engineering Fracture Mechanics https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2021.108218
  • A distortional hardening model for finite plasticity Knut Andreas Meyer, Andreas Menzel International Journal of Solids and Structures https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2021.111055
  • Homogenization based macroscopic model of phase transformations and cyclic plasticity in pearlitic steel Björn Andersson, Johan Ahlström, Magnus Ekh, Lennart Josefson Journal of Thermal Stresses https://doi.org/10.1080/01495739.2022.2056557
  • Effects of Electrodes Layout and Filler Scale on Percolation Threshold and Piezoresistivity Performances of a Cementitious-Based Geocomposite Mohammadmahdi Abedi,Raul Fangueiro, António Gomes Correia Nanomaterials https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12101734