Transportation
Ground Risk and Rail Asset Management in East Anglia
Author(s) Authors: Ian Payne, BSc, MSc, CEng, MICE, CIHT Lee Clifton, EngTech, MICE Simon Holt, BSc, MSc, Eur Geol, CGeol Abstract The Network Rail Anglia region has 1091 km of earthworks, many of which are steep-sided embankments constructed of locally won...
Balancing Railway Network Availability and Engineering Access
Author(s) John Armstrong, BE, MSc, EngD John Preston, BA, MA, PhD Abstract As traffic on Britain's railways has grown, the system is approaching capacity and moving towards 24/7 operation. This increases wear and tear, and reduces access for maintenance,...
Sustainability of High-speed Rail: A Comparative Study
Authors Inara Watson, BSc, MSc Amer Ali, BSc, MSc, PhD Ali Bayyati, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD Abstract High-speed railways can move passengers and goods cost-effectively and sustainably. However, there is a need to consider the objectives of high-speed rail (HSR)...
Analysing the Effect of Principal Stress Rotation on Railway Rrack Settlement by Discrete Element Method
Author(s) Xuecheng Bian* Wei Li* Yu Qian† Erol Tutumluer‡ Abstract Principal stress rotation induced by moving loads from trains significantly influences railway track settlement accumulation. The stationary cyclic loading commonly adopted to study railway...
Modelling Traffic Action in High-speed Railway Bridges
Author(s) Bradley Pring, MEng Ana M. Ruiz-Teran, MEng, PhD, CEng, MICE, FHEA Abstract There are a significant variety of approaches taken by researchers when considering the response due to traffic in high-speed railway (HSR) bridges. This paper presents a...
Jinsha River Bridge, China: the world’s first double-deck road and high-speed railway arch bridge
Author(s) Yan Zhe Li Hai Hong Li Bo Ao Xu Abstract The Jinsha River rail–road double-deck arch bridge (bridge designed to 250 km/h) of the Chengdu–Guiyang high-speed railway (HSR) (designed to 350 km/h) is a complex system with a novel structure in China. The...
Lateral Dynamic Bridge Deck–pier Interaction for Ultra-High-speed Hyperloop Train loading
Author(s) Ehsan Ahmadi, PhD Nicholas A. Alexander, PhD Mohammad M. Kashani, PhD Abstract The next generation of ultra-high-speed (UHS) trains, known as Hyperloop and TransPod, are aerospace type vehicles designed to carry passengers. The UHS employs a vehicle...
Analysing the Effect of Foggy Weather on Drivers’ Speed Choice in Two-lane Highways
Authors: Mehdi Zolali, MSc Babak Mirbaha, PhD Abstract Foggy weather can reduce visibility for drivers and one of the main consequences of this condition can be the change in behaviour regarding choice of speed, which will vary from driver to driver owing to...
Performance of Cement Asphalt Mortar with Hanomaterials
Authors: Xi Wu Xing-Lang Fan Jia-Fei Jiang Abstract Deterioration of the cement asphalt mortar (CAM) cushion in non-ballast slab track can decrease the safety of high-speed railway lines in service. The improvement in the performance of CAM due to the addition of...