UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA

PRESENTATION for the GLOBAL VIEW PROJECT

28 August 2008

Pierre Lombard Prof. Hannes Grbe

UP Chair in Railway Engineering

1 chair in railway engineering

Railway Engineering

Technology and Railway Engineering: New projects

Short courses presented by the Chair in Railway Engineering

Introduction to Multi Disciplinary Concepts in Railway Engineering Geotechnical Aspects for Railway Engineering Railway Infrastructure Maintenance Management Best Practice for Wheel and Rail Management Locomotive Systems, Performance and Maintenance Continuously Welded Rails

Field Testing
1.83m 1.93m 1.83m

12.07m

1.83m

1.93m

1.83m

Laboratory Testing

Numerical Analysis

Research outputs

Design life prediction of Railway formations

Research outputs

Design life prediction of Railway formations The development of visual deflection measurement systems for Railway applications

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Research outputs

Design life prediction of Railway formations The development of visual deflection measurement systems for Railway applications Research into non-conventional ballastless track systems

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Research outputs

Design life prediction of Railway formations The development of visual deflection measurement systems for Railway applications Research into non-conventional ballastless track systems Field measurement of resilient and permanent deformation behaviour

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UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA

THANK YOU

UP Chair in Railway Engineering

13 chair in railway engineering