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

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.

Email: w.powrie@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor David Thompson MA PhD CEng FIMechE FIOA FHEA

Professor

Research interests

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

Email: djt@isvr.soton.ac.uk

Dr Zhiwei Hu

Associate Professor

Email: z.hu@soton.ac.uk

Dr Joel Smethurst BEng PhD GMICE FHEA

Associate Professor

Research interests

The effects of vegetation and climate on the performance of earthworks (cuttings and embankments)
The stabilisation of both infrastructure slopes and large landslides using discretely spaced piles
The mechanical stabilisation of soil by plants roots

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.