Railways 2016 - Third International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance

Railways have always played a significant role in the development of the wealth creation capabilities of society. The early roman wagonways, the steam driven railways during the industrial revolution and the electric railways of the late nineteenth and twentieth century are just a few of the railway systems that have played a vital role in past infrastructure development. The search for a fast, reliable and cost effective means of transport that presents better energy efficiency and less impact on the environment has resulted in renewed interest and rapid development in railway technology. Following the success of many special sessions on railway technology, held over the last few years in the Civil-Comp Conference series, a new conference series was created in 2012. The first conference was held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in April 2012 and the second in Ajaccio, Corscia, in April 2014.
Themes
The range of topics to be considered during this Conference includes (but is not limited to):
Rolling Stock
Rolling stock design, manufacture and maintenance
Modelling and Simulation: Railway dynamics, Structural analysis, Crashworthiness, Wheel-rail interaction, Pantograph-catenary dynamics, Wear and Fatigue
High speed trains
Light railways and trams
Technologies to increase freight capacity
Bogies technology
Field and laboratory testing
Performance and optimisation
Aerodynamics and crosswind
Noise, vibration and comfort
Traction and braking
Safety, security and reliability
Ergonomics and interior design
Infrastructure
Railway structures: Bridges, tunnels and transition zones
Track design, construction and maintenance
Interaction of vehicles with the infrastructure
Foundations
Track monitoring
Trackbeds: Sleepers and ties
Geotechnical aspects: Earthworks, embankments, stabilisation
Technologies for track defects detection
Station design
Energy and Environment
Re-use of kinetic energy
Energy sources and smart grids
Hybrid traction and power trains
Sustainable rail transport
Signalling and communication
ERTMS - European Rail Traffic Management System
ITS - Information and Technology Systems
Operations
Railway systems operation
Traffic management
Interoperability
Intermodal solutions
Customer interfaces
Timetabling
Logistics
Strategies and Economics
Railway transport: Capacity and cost
Track access charges
Cost implications
Pricing
Planning and policies
Future trends in railway engineering
Railways: History, heritage and education
The current list of special sessions includes:
RW2016-S01: Railway Research Commercialization: Economy, Technology and Society
organised by Dr S. Moretto, University of Lisbon, Portugal, (s.moretto-AT-campus.fct.unl.pt), Dr H. Pan, Department of Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, (hxpank-AT-online.sh.cn), and Dr M. Milenkovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia, (m.millenkovic-AT-gmail.com)
RW2016-S02: Safety and Security in Railway Transport
organised by Professor M. Sitarz, University of Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland, (msitarz-AT-wsb.edu.pl)
RW2016-S03: Pantograph-Catenary Interaction
organised by Dr A. Facchinetti, Italy, (alan.facchinetti-AT-polimi.it) and Professor J. Ambrósio, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal, (jorge-AT-dem.ist.utl.pt)
RW2016-S04: Switches and Crossings
organised by Professor Elias Kassa, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway, (elias.kassa-AT-ntnu.no)and Dr. Valeri Markine, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (V.L.Markine-AT-tudelft.nl)
RW2016-S05: Friction in Wheel-Rail Contact: Modelling and Experimental Validation
organised by Dr K. Six, Virtual Vehicle Research Center, Graz, Austria, (klaus.six-AT-v2c2.at) and Dr E.A.H. Vollebregt, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (edwin.vollebregt-AT-vortech.nl)
RW2016-S06: Interoperable Track and Rolling Stock: Testing, Homologation, Condition Monitoring and Maintenance
organised by Professor C. Vale, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal, (cvale-AT-fe.up.pt), Professor A. Bracciali, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy (andrea.bracciali-AT-unifi.it), and Dr. C. Carganico, Italian Notified Body Italcertifer SpA, Italy (c.carganico-AT-italcertifer.it)
RW2016-S07: Railway Productivity
organised by Professor L.M. Vianna, MRS Logística Corporation, Brazil (lev-AT-mrs.com.br) Professor S. Ricci, Department of Civil, Environmental and Building Engineering, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy (stefano.ricci-AT-uniroma1.it) Esp. R. Troian, MRS Logística Corporation, Brazil (rtr-AT-mrs.com.br)
RW2016-S08: Wheel-Rail Damage: Influencing Factors and Metallurgical Aspects
organised by Dr M. Steenbergen, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (M.J.M.M.Steenbergen-AT-tudelft.nl) and Dr K. Six, Virtual Vehicle Research Center, Graz, Austria, (klaus.six-AT-v2c2.at)
RW2016-S09: Accidents Analysis and R&D of Safety Technologies
organised by Professor A. Matsumoto, Japan Transport Safety Board, Japan, (matsumoto-a2jk-AT-mlit.go.jp) Professor R.A. Smith, Imperial college, United Kingdom, (roderick.smith-AT-imperial.ac.uk) and Professor H. Nakamura, Nihon University, Japan (nakamura.hideo-AT-nihon-u.ac.jp)
RW2016-S10: Modelling and Simulation of Railroad Vehicle Systems: Enhancements and Applications
organised by Professor A.A. Shabana, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA,(shabana-AT-uic.edu), Professor J.L. Escalona, University of Seville, Spain, (escalona-AT-us.es), and Professor Hiroyuki Sugiyama, University of Iowa, USA, (hiroyuki-sugiyama-AT-uiowa.edu)
RW2016-S11: Geotechnical Aspects in Rail-Track Performance
organised by Professor A. Gomes Correia, University of Minho, ISISE, Portugal, (agc-AT-civil.uminho.pt), Dr S. Costa d’Aguiar, SNCF, Innovation & Recherche, France, (sofia.costadaguiar-AT-sncf.fr), Dr Y. Momoya, Railway Technical Research Institute, Japan, (momoya-AT-rtri.or.jp), and Professor P.K. Woodward, University of Heriot-Watt, UK, (P.K.Woodward-AT-hw.ac.uk)
RW2016-S12: Dynamics of Railway Bridges
organised by Professor J.M. Goicolea, Technical University of Madrid, Spain, (jose.goicolea-AT-upm.es), Professor R.A.B. Calcada, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal, (ruiabc-AT-fe.up.pt), and Professor R. Karoumi, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden, (raid.karoumi-AT-byv.kth.se)
RW2016-S13: Advanced Wheel-Rail Contact Models
organised by Dr E. Meli, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Florence, Italy, (enrico.meli-AT-unifi.it), Professor J.L. Escalona, Department of Mechanical and Material Engineering, University of Seville, Spain, (escalona-AT-us.es), and Dr L. Pugi, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Florence, Italy, (luca.pugi-AT-unifi.it)
RW2016-S14: Railway Vehicle-Infrastructure Interaction: Experimental, Analytical and Numerical Advances
organised by Professor J.E. Abdalla Filho, Mechanical Engineering Program, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Brazil, and Federal Technological University of Paraná, Brazil, (joao.abdalla-AT-pucpr.br or joaofilho-AT-utfpr.edu.br), and Professor R. Carrazedo, Structural Engineering Department, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, Brazil, (carrazedo-AT-sc.usp.br)
RW2016-S15: Train Aerodynamics
organised by Professor S. Krajnovic, Vehicle Aerodynamics Laboratory, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, (sinisa-AT-chalmers.se), Professor C. Wagner, German Aerospace Center, Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology, Germany, (claus.wagner-AT-dlr.de), and Dr H. Hemida, Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, (h.hemida-AT-bham.ac.uk)
RW2016-S16: Hardware In the Loop Testing and Real-Time Identification for Railway Applications
organised by Professor A. Mpanda, Ecole Superieure d'Ingenieurs en Electronique et Electrotechnique, Amiens, France, (mpanda-AT-esiee-amiens.fr), Professor J. Ros, Universidad Publica de Navarra, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pamplona, Spain, (jros-AT-unavarra.es), Dr. L. Pugi, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Florence, Italy, (luca.pugi-AT-unifi.it), and Dr. E. Meli, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Florence, Italy, (enrico.meli-AT-unifi.it)
RW2016-S17:Transition Zones: Understanding and Overcoming the Gap
organised by Professor E. Fortunato, National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC) and University of Porto, Portugal, (efortunato-AT-lnec.pt), and Professor S. Kaewunruen, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, (s.kaewunruen-AT-bham.ac.uk)
RW2016-S18: Wheel-Rail Contact Tribology
organised by Dr R. Lewis, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, (roger.lewis-AT-sheffield.ac.uk), and Professor U. Olofsson, KTH, Sweden, (ulfo-AT-md.kth.se)
RW2016-S19: Rehabilitation of Old Railway Lines: Technical and Economic Issues
organised by Professor E. Fortunato, National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC) and University of Porto, Portugal, (efortunato-AT-lnec.pt), and Dr G. Saussine, SNCF, France, (gilles.saussine-AT-sncf.fr)
RW2016-S20: Mechanics of High-Speed Trains
organised by Professor G. Yang, Key Laboratory for Mechanics in Fluid Solid Coupling Systems, Institute of Mechanics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, (gwyang-AT-imech.ac.cn), and Professor X. Shen, State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, Southwest Jiaotong University, China, (shengxiaozhen-AT-hotmail.com)
RW2016-S21: Squats: Detection, Monitoring, Mitigation and International Experience
organised by Dr M. Ishida, Nihon Koei Ltd., Japan, (ishida-mk-AT-n-koei.jp), Dr Z. Li, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, (z.li-AT-tudelft.nl), and Dr. S. Kaewunruen, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, (s.kaewunruen-AT-bham.ac.uk)
RW2016-S22: Durability of Railway Infrastructures and Rolling Stock
organised by Dr Z. Qian, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, (z.qian-AT-tudelft.nl), Dr D. Fletcher, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, (d.i.fletcher-AT-sheffield.ac.uk), and Dr Z. Li, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (z.li-AT-tudelft.nl)
RW2016-S23: Towards Automated Monitoring and Maintenance Systems for Railway Infrastructure
organised by Dr A. Núñez, Section of Road and Railway Engineering, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, (A.A.NunezVicencio-AT-TUDelft.nl), Dr Z. Li, Section of Road and Railway Engineering, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (Z.Li-AT-tudelft.nl), and Professor B. De Schutter, Delft Center for Systems and Control, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (B.DeSchutter-AT-TUDelft.nl)