Research project

IN2RAIL- H2020 - Pro.William Powrie (Civil) and Pro.David Thompson (ISVR)

Research groups:

Dynamics Group
Lead researcher:

Professor William Powrie
Other researchers:

Professor David Thompson
Research funder:

European Union
Status:

Not active

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor William Powrie

Professor of Geotechnical Engineering

Research interests

Railway track and trackbed behaviour and performance
Geotechnical transportation infrastructure (earthworks, retaining walls, tunnels)
Groundwater and groundwater control

Connect with William

Email: [email protected]

Other researchers

Professor David Thompson MA PhD CEng FIMechE FIOA FHEA

Professor of Railway Noise and Vibration

Research interests

Low noise design in railways
Ground vibration and ground-borne noise
Aerodynamic noise from high-speed trains

Connect with David

Email: [email protected]

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Dynamics Group

The group's research covers a range of topics including fundamental theoretical studies, the development of numerical tools and experimental measurement techniques.

Research outputs

The influence of sleeper material characteristics on railway track behaviour: concrete vs composite sleeper

Edgar Ferro, John Harkness & Louis Le Pen, 2020, Transportation Geotechnics, 23

DOI: 10.1016/j.trgeo.2020.100348

Type: article

Wheel–rail impact loads and noise generated at railway crossings – Influence of vehicle speed and crossing dip angle

P.T. Torstensson, G. Squicciarini, M. Krüger, B.A. Palsson, J.C.O. Nielsen & D.J. Thompson, 2019, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 456, 119-136

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2019.04.034

Type: article