The Next Generation of Railway Transition Zones

Project Information

IN2ZONE

Grant agreement ID: 101014571

DOI 10.3030/101014571

Project closed

EC signature date 30 November 2020

Start date 1 December 2020

End date 31 May 2023

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport

Total cost € 1 349 973,75

EU contribution € 1 349 973,75

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
United Kingdom

Deliverables

Documents, reports (9)

Report on the analysis of transition zone test results

A report that analyses and discussed the results from the transition test

Report on the current state-of-art and identification of innovative concepts for transition zones

A report identifying innovative concepts and new fields of research, which could be applied to transition zones

Description of the developed numerical models, and their validation

A report describing the strategy used to develop the numerical models, and the steps taken regarding validation

Dissemination, communication and exploitation activity report

Report summarising all communication, dissemination and exploitation activities and their impact

Technical specifications for the design of transition zones

A report containing technical specifications for the design of transition zones, related to solution, design and assessment principles

Report on use of the numerical model in the development and improvement of the design solution for transition zone

A report on how the simulation model was used to develop and improve the transition zone design

Impact Assessment Final Deliverable

Report setting out the KPIs, LCC and overall impact assessment of the technologies developed; including the results of the econometric analysis in task 7.2 At month 12, a methodology for the LCC and impact assessment will be set out.

Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation Plan

This report will outline the plan for all the communication, dissemination and exploitation activities envisaged during the life of the project

Design guidelines for next generation transition zone

A report containing guidelines for designing next generation transition zones

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (5)

Railway ballast performance: Recent advances in the understanding of geometry, distribution and degradation

Author(s): Shi, C., Fan, Z., Connolly, D, Jing, G., Markine, V. and Guo, Y.
Published in: Transportation Geotechnics, Issue Volume 41, July 2023, 101042, 2023, Page(s) pp.1-27, ISSN 2214-3912
Publisher: Elsevier BV

Railway ballast material selection and evaluation: A review

Author(s): Yunlong Guo; Jiale Xie; Zheng Fan; Valeri Markine; David P. Connolly; Guoqing Jing
Published in: Construction and Building Materials, Issue 344:128218; August 2022, 2022, Page(s) 1-28, ISSN 0950-0618
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.128218

Design of a concept wedge-shaped self-levelling railway sleeper

Author(s): Jia, W., Markine, V., Carvalho, M., Connolly, D. and Guo, Y.
Published in: Construction and Building Materials, Issue 386:131524; July 2023, 2023, ISSN 0950-0618
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.131524

Efficiency analysis and optimisation of DEM for railway ballast track simulations: Multi-layer shape model of lateral resistance

Author(s): Jia, W., Markine, V. and Guo, Y.
Published in: Transportation Geotechnics, Issue Volume 40, March 2023, 100977, 2023, ISSN 2214-3912
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.trgeo.2023.100977

A comparison of earthwork designs for railway transition zones

Author(s): P. Chumyen; D.P. Connolly; P.K. Woodward; V. Markine
Published in: Construction and Building Materials, Issue 395:132295; July 2023, 2023, ISSN 0950-0618
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.132295