A new book by researchers at the University of Wollongong Geotechnics and Railway Engineering Research Centre is predicted to become a critical resource for Australia’s future heavy-haul railway engineering industry.

 

Authored by Professor Buddhima Indraratna, Dr Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn and Dr Wadud Salim, Advanced Rail Geotechnology was launched by Faculty of Engineering Dean Professor Chris Cook and Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Rail Innovation CEO David George.

 

The book details the role of ballast support in modernising existing track designs for heavier and faster trains.

 

Mr George said the book will be vital in supporting practicing railway engineers and is a culmination of many years of extensive research.

 

Professor Indraratna said UOW is the only university in Australia specialising in track research, although he hopes his book will encourage other universities to participate.

 

Professor Indraratna founded The Centre for Geomechanics and Railway Engineering at the University of Wollongong in 2000.

 

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