Research project

Powrie - Track Systems for High Speed Railways: Getting it Right

Research groups:

Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics Group

Dynamics Group
Lead researcher:

Professor William Powrie
Other researchers:

Professor David Thompson,

Dr Zhiwei Hu,

Professor Joel Smethurst
Research funder:

EPSRC
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: W.Powrie@soton.ac.uk

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: djt@isvr.soton.ac.uk

Dr Zhiwei Hu

Associate Professor

Connect with Zhiwei

Email: Z.Hu@soton.ac.uk

Professor Joel Smethurst BEng PhD GMICE FHEA

Professor

Research interests

Deterioration of geotechnical infrastructure subject to both seasonal cycles of wetting and drying and applied traffic loading
The effect of extreme weather events and climate change on the performance of earthworks (cuttings and embankments) and flood levees
The effects of vegetation transpiration and root reinforcement on the performance of earthworks

Connect with Joel

Email: J.A.SMETHURST@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics Group

Our group undertakes research on fundamental fluid dynamics, applied aerodynamics, flow control, flight dynamics and aeroacoustics.

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

Critical train speeds and associated track movements – a case study

A. Duley, L. Le Pen, D. Thompson, W. Powrie, G.V.R. Watson, M. Peter & C. Andrew, 2015

Type: conference

Modelling and measurements of critical train speed effects and associated track movements

A. Duley, L. Le Pen, D. Thompson, W. Powrie, G.V.R. Watson, M. Peter & C. Andrew, 2014

Type: conference

The influence of structural response on ballast performance on a high speed railway

D. Milne, L. Le Pen, W. Powrie, D.J. Thompson, G.V.R Watson, S. Morley & M. Hayward, 2014

Type: conference