A Computer-Aided Model for the Simulation of Railway Ballast by Random Sequential Adsorption Process
- Submitting institution
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The University of West London
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 12055
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1111/mice.12342
- Title of journal
- Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
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- First page
- 243
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 3
- ISSN
- 1467-8667
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2017
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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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
- A new computer-aided multi-stage methodology to control the integrity and monitoring railway ballast is proposed. The analysis is supported by example predictions of the electromagnetic response in numerical samples as compared to real-truth GPR measurements. A new paradigm integrating RSA and finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) approaches makes new predictions and paves the way for future theory and experiment in typecasting ballast decay – an important area in health monitoring of railways. This work formed the basis for a successful grant application funded by the Italian Research Ministry (PRIN–Prot. 20179BP4SM) establishing a new collaboration between Roma-Tre, Roma Tor-Vergata, Pisa and Salerno Universities.
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- Non-English
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