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Biography
Samuel Hawksbee graduated with a first class honours degree (MEng) in Civil and Structural Engineering from the University of Sheffield in 2007. Following a brief period with consultant Mott MacDonald, he returned in 2009 to the University of Sheffield. In 2013, he completed his PhD thesis entitled 3D ultimate limit state analysis using discontinuity layout optimization. Following his PhD, Samuel continued at the University of Sheffield, working on EPSRC and TSB funded projects studying masonry arch bridges. In 2014, he joined the Institute of Rail Research at the University of Huddersfield as Research Fellow.
His work at the IRR has included work on several industrial and EU funded projects. Most recently, he has modelled plastic deformation in rails with a focus on heavily loaded curves with significant freight traffic. By using non-linear finite element analysis (FEA), his work has highlighted the significant complexities in predicting such plastic deformations. Variations in vehicle operating speed, position of the
wheel-rail contact and rail material can all significantly influence the predictions. Prior to this, he investigated the dynamic performance of a transition system between two track systems. During this time, he has developed links across the rail industry including contacts at the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), Network Rail and British Steel.
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Research Expertise and Interests
- Rails
- Plastic Flow
- Squat
- Railroad Rolling Stock
- High Speed Railway
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Assessment of an Iterative Settlement Procedure in Railway Switches and Crossings Using Two Different Approaches
Sebès, M., Hawksbee, S., Naccache, F., Jorge, P., Toumi, M., Grossoni, I. & Bezin, Y., 1 Nov 2024, Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks III : Proceedings of the 28th Symposium of the International Association of Vehicle System Dynamics, IAVSD 2023, Rail Vehicles. Huang, W. & Ahmadian, M. (eds.). Springer, Cham, p. 1209-1218 10 p. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Expanded statistical analysis of squats on the Great Britain (GB) mainline network
Tucker, G., Sztrauch, K., Bevan, A., Muhamedsalih, Y., Hawksbee, S., Shackleton, P., Mistry, P., Whitney, B. & Burstow, M., 1 Nov 2023, In: Heliyon. 9, 11, 16 p., e21112.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modelling the improved behaviour of a switch installed on ballast-asphalt track
Hawksbee, S., Grossoni, I., Bezin, Y., Lee, B., Watson, G., Milne, D., Le Pen, L., Abadi, T. & Mascarenhas Jorge, P., 22 Aug 2022, In: Civil-Comp Conferences. 1, 8 p., 5.6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Prediction of track settlement at high-speed railway transitions between embankment and bridge in the proximity of a turnout
Grossoni, I., Hawksbee, S., Jorge, P., Bezin, Y. & Magalhaes, H., 1 Nov 2022, In: Transportation Geotechnics. 37, 16 p., 100879.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modelling the Long-Term Behaviour of a High-Speed Railway Transition Zone Using a Lumped Parameter Track Model
Grossoni, I., Hawksbee, S., Jorge, P. & Bezin, Y., 12 Dec 2021, Proceedings of the 1st Conference of the European Association on Quality Control of Bridges and Structures - EUROSTRUCT 2021. Pellegrino, C., Faleschini, F., Zanini, M. A., Matos, J. C., Casas, J. R. & Strauss, A. (eds.). Springer, Cham, p. 1234-1241 8 p. (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; vol. 200 LNCE).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Activities
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Assessment of an iterative settlement procedure in railway switches and crossings using two different approaches
Michel Sebes (Speaker), Samuel Hawksbee (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Fares Naccache (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Pedro Mascarenhas Jorge (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Moncef Toumi (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Ilaria Grossoni (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Yann Bezin (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
21 Aug 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Modelling the improved behaviour of a switch installed on ballast-asphalt track
Samuel Hawksbee (Speaker), Ilaria Grossoni (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Yann Bezin (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Benjamin Lee (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Geoff Watson (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), David Milne (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Louis Le Pen (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Taufan Abadi (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Pedro Mascarenhas Jorge (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
24 Aug 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Dynamic simulation of the V-Tras ‘superstructure’ transition solution
Samuel Hawksbee (Speaker), Yann Bezin (Speaker) & Sergio Goncalves Moreira Das Neves (Speaker)
2018Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation