Research into enhanced track and switch and crossing system 2 (In2Track-2)

Research Project, 2018 – 2021

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Sustainable development

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Transport

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Publications

Calibration of 2D and 3D Track Models for Simulation of Vehicle–track Interaction and Differential Settlement in Transition Zones Using Field Measurement Data

Model-Based Condition Monitoring of Railway Switches and Crossings

Characterisation of track buckling resistance

Effects of predeformation on torsional fatigue in R260 rail steel

Inverse wheel–rail contact force and crossing irregularity identification from measured sleeper accelerations – A model-based Green's function approach

Machine Learning Models for Predicting Permanent Deformation in Railway Tracks

Towards real-time condition monitoring of a transition zone in a railway structure using fibre Bragg grating sensors.

Prediction of long-term differential track settlement in a transition zone using an iterative approach

Multibody simulation benchmark for dynamic vehicle-track interaction in switches and crossings: results and method statements

Fatigue Crack Propagation on Uniaxial Loading of Biaxially Predeformed Pearlitic Rail Steel

Rail and wheel health management

Editorial for S&C benchmark special issue

Probability of rail break caused by out-of-round wheel loads

Reconstruction of sleeper displacements from measured accelerations for model-based condition monitoring of railway crossing panels

Railway wheel tread damage and axle bending stress – Instrumented wheelset measurements and numerical simulations

Model-based estimation of rail roughness from axle box acceleration

Probability of instant rail break induced by wheel–rail impact loading using field test data

A SEMI-PHYSICAL MODEL TO PREDICT PLASTICITY IN RAILWAY TURNOUT CROSSINGS

Homogenization based macroscopic model of phase transformations and cyclic plasticity in pearlitic steel

Using track-elasticity for noise mitigation on low-vibration track

Simulation and Field Measurements of the Long-term Rail Surface Damage due to Plasticity, Wear and Surface Rolling Contact Fatigue Cracks in a Curve

A method for in-field railhead crack detection using digital image correlation

Optimisation of slab track design considering dynamic train–track interaction and environmental impact

Prediction of Differential Track Settlement in Transition Zones Using a Non-Linear Track Model

Numerical predictions of crack growth direction in a railhead under contact, bending and thermal loads

Modelling of temperature and strain rate dependent behaviour of pearlitic steel in block braked railway wheels

Wheel–rail impact loads and axle bending stress simulated for generic distributions and shapes of discrete wheel tread damage

Calibration and validation of the dynamic response of two slab track models using data from a full-scale test rig

Slab track optimisation considering dynamic train–track interaction

Efficient 3d finite element modeling of cyclic elasto-plastic rolling contact

Towards Model-Based Condition Monitoring of Railway Switches and Crossings

The low-noise potential of low-vibration track

A distortional hardening model for finite plasticity

Long-term rail profile damage in a railway crossing: Field measurements and numerical simulations

Cracks in turnout sleepers -- Conclusions from a questionnaire to the UIC Track Expert Group

Simulation of vertical dynamic vehicle–track interaction using a three-dimensional slab track model

Influence of wheel tread damage on wheelset and track loading – Field tests and numerical simulations

Numerical assessment of the loading of rolling contact fatigue cracks close to rail surface irregularities

Anisotropic yield surfaces after large shear deformations in pearlitic steel

Modelling the acoustic performance of slab tracks

Evaluation of material models describing the evolution of plastic anisotropy in pearlitic steel

Simulation of vertical dynamic vehicle–track interaction – Comparison of two- and three-dimensional models

Friction between pearlitic steel surfaces

Digitalisation of condition monitoring data as input for fatigue evaluation of wheelsets

Multiscale modelling of train–track interaction phenomena with focus on contact mechanics

Cyclic plastic deformation of rails in rolling/sliding contact –quasistatic FE calculations using different plasticity models

Modeling and experimental characterization of large biaxial strains and induced anisotropy in pearlitic rail steel

Evaluation of crack growth direction criteria on mixed-mode fatigue crack growth experiments

Wheel–Rail Impact Loads and Track Settlement in Railway Crossings

Surface damage of wheels and rails: similarities, differences and effective mitigation strategies

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