Research Output per year
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The Institute of Railway Research within the School of Computing and Engineering at The University of Huddersfield is a world leading centre in the field of railway engineering and risk.
Our research has helped to improve the knowledge of the way in which railway vehicles interact with the track including key performance aspects such as suspension peformance, wheel-rail contact, traction and braking. In partnership with industry and academic partners, this work has led to a number of tools and techniques being developed which are now used to predict deterioration of railway wheels and rails, to optimise the vehicle track interface, to increase safety and reliability levels, reduce cost and improve performance of the railway system.
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Rails
Engineering & Materials Science
Wheels
Engineering & Materials Science
Wear of materials
Engineering & Materials Science
Railroad tracks
Engineering & Materials Science
Axles
Engineering & Materials Science
Risk analysis
Engineering & Materials Science
Stiffness
Engineering & Materials Science
Condition monitoring
Engineering & Materials Science
Network
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Profiles
Hossein Alizadeh Otorabad
- Department of Engineering and Technology - Research Assistant
- School of Computing and Engineering
- Institute of Railway Research
Person: Academic
Paul Allen
- Department of Engineering and Technology - Professor
- Institute of Railway Research
- School of Computing and Engineering
Person: Academic
Hamid Alturbeh
- Department of Engineering and Technology - Senior Research Fellow
- Institute of Railway Research
- School of Computing and Engineering
Person: Academic
Research Output 2012 2019
A composite resilience index for road transport networks
El Rashidy, R. & Grant-Muller, S., 1 Jun 2019, In : Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Transport. 172, 3, p. 174 - 183 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
transport network
resilience
road
Composite materials
Travel time
A Comprehensive Review on Regenerative Shock Absorber Systems
Zheng, P., Wang, R. & Gao, J., 3 Apr 2019, In : Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies. 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Shock absorbers
Vibrations (mechanical)
Automobile suspensions
Recovery
Railroad cars
A co-simulation approach to the wheel–rail contact with flexible railway track
Antunes, P., Magalhães, H., Ambrósio, J., Pombo, J. & Costa, J., 15 Feb 2019, In : Multibody System Dynamics. 45, 2, p. 245-272 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Co-simulation
Railroad tracks
Railway
Wheel
Rails
Projects 2009 2020
DYNAFREIGHT: Innovative technical solutions for improved train DYNAmics and operation of longer FREIGHt Trains
Iwnicki, S., Bezin, Y. & Shackleton, P.
1/11/16 → 30/06/18
Project: Research › EU Government
CAPACITY4RAIL: Increasing Capacity 4 Rail networks through enhanced infrastructure and optimised operations
1/10/13 → 30/09/17
Project: Research › EU Government
Track to the Future (T2F): The science and analytical tools to design long life, low noise railway track systems
Iwnicki, S., Powrie, W., Preston, J. M., Blainey, S. P., McDowell, G., Roberts, C. & Thompson, D. J.
1/09/15 → 31/08/20
Project: Research › Research Council - EPSRC
Activities 2013 2019
UKRRIN Centre of Excellence in Rolling Stock: Developing Pantograph-OLE Numerical Analysis Tools to Support the Rail Industry
Pedro Antunes (Speaker), Joao Pombo (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)19 Jun 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Cast Crossing Profile optimisation
Yann Bezin (Speaker), Bleddyn Davies (Speaker)6 Mar 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Predictive Wheel-Rail Management in London Underground: Validation and Verification
Andy Vickerstaff (Speaker), Adam Bevan (Speaker)24 Sep 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press / Media
Preparing for digitalisation: There’s no time to lose
21/06/19
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Other
£120,000 project to eliminate freight train carbon emissions
12/06/19
2 items of media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment