Research into optimised and future railway infrastructure
Publications in conference proceedings
Reliability assessment of the dynamic behavior of high-speed railway bridges using first order reliability method Allahvirdizadeh, R., Andersson, A. and Karoumi, R. EURODYN 2020, XI International Conference on Structural Dynamics
https://rpsonline.com.sg/proceedings/9789811820168/html/577.xmlSurrogate assisted versus subset simulation-based stochastic comparison between running safety and passenger comfort design criteria of highspeed railway bridges Allahvirdizadeh, R., Andersson, A. and Karoumi, R. ESREL 2021, the 31th European Safety and Reliability Conference
Ensemble meta-models for running safety assessment of high-speed railway bridges considering soil-structure interaction effects Allahvirdizadeh, R., Andersson, A. and Karoumi, R. ICOSSAR 2021, the 13th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability. http://kth.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1551202&dswid=-8454
Dynamic effect of trains with articulated coaches and Jacobs bogies with integer wheelbase ratios P. Museros, A. Andersson and R. Karoumi EURODYN 2020, XI International Conference on Structural Dynamics https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-91877-4_138
Uncertainty and track stability: analysis of partial safety factors for high-speed railway bridges G. Ferreira, P.A. Montenegro, A.A. Henriques, R. Calçada EUROSTRUCT 2021, First conference of the European association on quality control of bridges and structures https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9803886
Comparison between model-based and data-based methods for fault diagnosis of railway turnouts A. Ladj, B. Ould Bouamama, A. Toguyeni IEEE CoDIT 2022 International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies
Prediction of differential track settlement in transition zones using a non-linear track model K. Nasrollahi, J.C.O. Nielsen, E. Aggestam, J. Dijkstra, M. Ekh 27th IAVSD Symposium on Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks (IAVSD2021)
Experimental Testing of a Railway Bridge with Near Viscous Dampers A. Andersson Int. Conf. on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, ICCES2022, Dubai (online), 8-12 January 2022.
Conformal wheel-rail Contact analysis under different friction conditions / Análisis del contacto conforme rueda-carril bajo diferentes condiciones de fricción (in Spanish) Julio Blanco Lorenzo, Javier Santamaria Manrique, Ernesto García Vadillo, Olatz Oyarzabal de Celis, Rakel Robles Ampudia Mechanical Engineering National Congress – Congreso Nacional de Ingeneiría Mecánica
Optimal solutions for the selective demolition in cementitious matrices / Análisis de soluciones óptimas para la demolición selectiva en matrices cementicias (in Spanish) Roque Borinaga Treviño, Amaia Santamaría Leon, Javier Canales Abaitua, Aimar Orbe Mateo, Ernesto García Vadillo Mechanical Engineering National Congress – Congreso Nacional de Ingeneiría Mecánica
Numerical simulation of the application of induction currents to the efficient dismantling of railway slab tracks / Simulación numérica de la aplicación de corrientes de inducción al desmontaje eficiente de vías en placa ferroviarias (in Spanish) Ane Onaindia Rodríguez-Maribona, Olatz Oyarzabal de Celis, Aimar Orbe Mateo, Roque Borinaga Treviño, Javier Canales Abaitua, Ernesto García Vadillo Mechanical Engineering National Congress – Congreso Nacional de Ingeneiría Mecánica
Modelling realistic ballast shape to study the lateral pull behaviour using GPU computing F. Nader, P. Pizette, N. Govender, D. N. Wilke and J.-F. Ferellec Powders & Grains 2021 – 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media
Towards a simulation-based framework to inform the maintenance and reuse of ballast in railway tracks F. Nader, P. Pizette, N. Govender, D. N. Wilke and J.-F. Ferellec WCRR 2022 – World Congress on Railway Research
Simulating Railway Ballast to Optimise Design and Maintenance of Ballasted Tracks F. Nader, P. Pizette, N. Govender, D. N. Wilke ESCO 2022 – 8th international congress of computational engineering and sciences
A semi-physical model to predict plasticity in railway turnout crossings K. Sazgetdinov, A. Meierhofer, S. Scheriau, U. Ossberger, B. Pålsson, K. Six 12th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems (CM2022), Melbourne
Modelling rolling contact fatigue cracking with a 2D truss-like discrete element method M. Januschewsky, G. Trummer, K. Six, R.ewis 12th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems (CM2022), Melbourne
Representation of microstructure for fatigue crack growth in dem simulations H. D. Jooneghani, G. Trummer, K. Six, M. C. Poletti 12th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems (CM2022), Melbourne
First experimental results on the applicability of rover-based tunnel drainage inspection system W. Hofer, T. Schachinger, B. Zagar Transport Research Arena Conference Lisbon 2022
Automatic Inspection of Tunnel Drainage Systems Wolfgang HOFER, Bernhard G. ZAGAR, Tobias SCHACHINGER, Romane BLANCHARD World Congress on Railway Research 2022, Birmingham
Grabungsfreie Rohrsanierungstechnologien und deren Einsetzbarkeit für Tunneldrainagen (Pipe maintenance technologies without excavation and their applicability for tunnel drainage systems ) Michael Griebaum (RTI), Florian Arbeiter (MU Leoben) Versinterung (Sintering technologies) 2022 – Graz, Austria
Track health monitoring and prediction – possibilities and challenges Anders Ekberg
Estimating Running Safety Factor of Ballastless Railway Bridges Using Tail Modelling Allahvirdizadeh, R., Andersson, A., Karoumi, R. International Probabilistic Workshop, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Assessment of vibrations in buildings due to railway traffic: a hybrid SSI approach A. Colaço, D. Barbosa, P. Alves Costa, R. Calçada The Fifth International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance – RAILWAYS2022
Ground reinforcement design to enhanc critical speed through a simplified approach Alexandre Castanheira-Pinto, Aires Colaço, Jesus Fernández Ruiz, Pedro Alves Costa, Luís Godinho The Fifth International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance – RAILWAYS2022
Long-term monitoring of settlements below a transition zone in a railway structure Kourosh Nasrollahi, Jelke Dijkstra, Jens Nielsen, Magnus Ekh 11th International Symposium on Field Monitoring in Geomechanics (ISFMG 2022), London, UK, 4-7 September, https://isfmg2022.uk/
Simulation-based evaluation of the probability of rail break due to out-of-round wheel loads Jens Nielsen, Anders Ekberg 12th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems (CM2022), Melbourne
Simulation of repair welding on pearlitic railway steel using additive manufacturing equipment Erika Steyn, Johan Ahlström 12th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems (CM2022), Melbourne
A Robotic Tunnel Drainage Inspection Rover Wolfgang HOFER , Bernhard G. ZAGAR , Tobias SCHACHINGER , Romane BLANCHARD Proceedings of the Transport Research Arena (TRA) Conference 2022
Numerical prediction of rolling contact fatigue crack growth in a railhead Mohammad Salahi Nezhad, Fredrik Larsson, Elena Kabo, Anders Ekberg 12th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems (CM2022), Melbourne
Modelling of an Accurate Positioning System using RFID Technology for Enhanced Railway Track Maintenance O.Olaby, M.Samra, M. Hamadache, R. Dixon Fifth International Conference on Railway Technology
Condition Monitoring and Trend Analysis of Railway Turnouts based on In-Situ Accelerometer Measurements R. Krc, R. Ambur, Z. Hadas, O.Olaby, I. Vukusic, O. Plasek, M. Entezami, R. Dixon Fifth International Conference on Railway Technology
Crack initiation criteria for deformed anisotropic R260 rail steel Nasrin Talebi, Johan Ahlström, Magnus Ekh, Knut Andreas Meyer 12th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems (CM2022), Melbourne
Simulation and field measurements of the long-term rail surface damage due to plasticity, wear and surface rolling contact fatigue cracks in a curve Caroline Ansin, Björn Pålsson, Magnus Ekh, Fredrik Larsson and Ragnar Larsson 12th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems (CM2022), Melbourne
The Low-Noise Potential of Low-Vibration TrackJannik Theyssen, Astrid Pieringer, Wolfgang Kropp Fortschritte der Akustik – 47. Jahrestagung für Akustik (DAGA 2021), August 15 to 18, Vienna, Austria
Using track-elasticity for noise mitigation on low-vibration track Using track-elasticity for noise mitigation on low-vibration track Jannik Theyssen, Astrid Pieringer, Wolfgang Kropp Fortschritte der Akustik – 48. Jahrestagung für Akustik (DAGA 2022), March 21 to 24, 2022, Stuttgart, Germany.