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RRUK2

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.
Other researchers

Emeritus Professor Mike Mcdonald

Research outputs

The effect of enhanced curving forces on the behaviour of canted ballasted track
J.A. Priest,
W. Powrie,
L. Le Pen,
P. Mac,
& M. Burstow
, 2012 , Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit , 227 (3) , 229--244
DOI: 10.1177/0954409712458623
Type: article
The vibration discomfort of standing persons: The effect of body supports
O. Thuong,
& M.J. Griffin
, 2011 , Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit , 225 (2) , 228--235
DOI: 10.1177/09544097JRRT369
Type: article
An assessment of transition zone performance
B. Coelho,
P. Holscher,
J. Priest,
W. Powrie,
& F. Barends
, 2011 , Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit , 225 (2) , 129--139
DOI: 10.1177/09544097JRRT389
Type: article
Contribution of base, crib and shoulder ballast to the lateral sliding resistance of railway track: a geotechnical perspective
L.M. Le Pen,
& W. Powrie
, 2011 , Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit , 225 (2) , 113--128
DOI: 10.1177/0954409710397094
Type: article
Ground vibration from trains: experimental parameter characterization and validation of a numerical model
N. Triepaischajonsak,
D.J. Thompson,
C.J.C. Jones,
J. Ryue,
& J.A. Priest
, 2011 , Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit , 225 (2) , 140--153
DOI: 10.1177/09544097JRRT370
Type: article
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