On the effect of crosswinds on the slipstream of a freight train and associated effects
- Submitting institution
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Birmingham City University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 12Z_OP_D0009
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.jweia.2016.07.001
- Title of journal
- Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
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- First page
- 14
- Volume
- 156
- Issue
- 42614
- ISSN
- 0167-6105
- Open access status
- Technical exception
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2016
- URL
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167610515300337?via%3Dihub
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This work provides statistical data to prove that, when subjected to relatively low speed crosswinds, the slipstreams of freight trains can greatly increase the risk of people becoming unsteadied at train side as it passes them. The work also shows that this effect is much more significant for blunter-sided freight trains which travel more slowly than it is for smoother, faster running passenger trains. This is particularly important considering the number of freight train slipstream incidents with wheelchairs and pushchairs in both the UK and Europe.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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