Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education

Research output

Research output per year 1996 2017 2018 2019 2020 2024

• 326 Article
• 184 Conference contribution
• 42 Paper
• 13 Conference article
• 45 More
  • 11 Chapter
  • 6 Review article
  • 4 Commissioned report
  • 4 Editorial
  • 4 Abstract
  • 3 Software
  • 3 Other contribution
  • 2 Book
  • 2 Book/Film/Article review
  • 2 Doctoral Thesis
  • 1 Other report
  • 1 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
  • 1 Poster
  • 1 Letter

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2024

  The Missing Piece to the Puzzle: Advancing Train Planning for a Digital Great British Railway

  Hoodbhoy, N., Nicholson, G., Steele, H., Furness, N., James, T., Goverde, R. & Besinovic, N., 18 Apr 2024.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review

  • Planning 100%
  • Control systems 97%
  • Rails 89%
  • Energy efficiency 41%
• 2021

  Invited paper - Highspeed rail systems: a new international benchmark for safety and its influence on supply chains

  Kaewunruen, S., Rungskunroch, P., Liu, R. & Jack, A., 23 Nov 2021. 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • safety 100%
  • benchmarking 99%
  • speed 91%
  • railway 59%
  • infrastructure 41%
  234 Downloads (Pure)
• 2019

  A study to design the locations of reversible traction substations for minimizing power losses of DC railways

  Tian, Z., Kamel, T. & Tricoli, P., Sept 2019.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  187 Downloads (Pure)

• Experimental and numerical investigation of vibration characteristics of fibre-reinforced foamed urethane composite beam

  Sengsri, P., Oliveira De Melo, A. & Kaewunruen, S., 17 Jun 2019.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Fibers 100%
  • Composite materials 84%
  • Switches 21%
  • Finite element method 18%
  • Fiber reinforced materials 15%
  118 Downloads (Pure)

• REPOINT-light full-scale track switch: experimental results at a railway testing site

  Olaby, O., Dutta, S., Harrison, T., P Ward, C. & Dixon, R., Sept 2019. 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Switches 100%
  • Controllers 75%
  • Testing 71%
  • AC motors 60%
  • Redundancy 39%
  158 Downloads (Pure)
• 2018

  A data model for prediction of weather-related rail incidents: a case-study example of wind-related incidents on the rail network in Great Britain

  Fu, Q. & Easton, J., 5 Jan 2018. 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review

  • Rails 100%
  • Data structures 96%
  • Extreme weather 84%
  • Logistic regression 65%
  • Regression analysis 60%

• A novel particle swarm optimisation technique to improve energy efficiency of doubly-fed induction generators for wind turbines

  Sompracha, C., Jayaweera, D. & Tricoli, P., 27 Sept 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Asynchronous generators 100%
  • Wind turbines 79%
  • Particle swarm optimization (PSO) 76%
  • Energy efficiency 72%
  • Rotors 22%
  64 Downloads (Pure)

• Construction of a large-scale ballasted track analytical model by elastic discrete element method (QDEM)

  Aikawa, A., Nishiura, D., Kaewunruen, S. & Sakaguchi, H., 4 Oct 2018. 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review

  • discrete element method 100%
  • finite element method 54%
  • vibration 53%
  • railway 29%
  • particle 28%

• Dynamic properties of flooded railway ballast

  Kaewunruen, S., Tang, T., Ngamkhanong, C. & Aikawa, A., 4 Jul 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Rails 100%
  • Gravel 35%
  • Hammers 34%
  • Identification (control systems) 25%
  • Moisture 25%
  65 Downloads (Pure)

• Effect of turbulent length scale on a wind turbine aerofoil

  Vita, G., Hemida, H. & Baniotopoulos, C., 3 Sept 2018. 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • wind turbine 100%
  • inflow 57%
  • turbulence 52%
  • energy 33%
  • wind farm 27%
  54 Downloads (Pure)
• 2017

  Fault Analysis of the Switch and Point Machine to Improve Railway Reliability

  Zhao, N., Saade, L., Chen, Z., Stewart, E. & Roberts, C., 26 Apr 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper

• Fault tree for poor drainage mechanisms of railway balalsted track

  Usman, K., Ghataora, G., Burrow, M., Eskandari Torbaghan, M., Wehbi, M. & Musgrave, P., 22 Jun 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review

  • railway 100%
  • drainage 70%
  • drainage system 19%
  • methodology 10%
  • speed 6%

• Improving sustainability and resilience of future cities. Positioning of wind turbines within the urban environment

  Vita, G., Hemida, H. & Baniotopoulos, C., 3 May 2017. 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Sustainable development 100%
  • Wind turbines 97%
  • Wind power 96%
  • Farms 36%
  • Turbulence 33%
  82 Downloads (Pure)

• Migration of fine particles from subgrade soil to the overlying ballast

  Kamalov, R., Ghataora, G., Burrow, M., Wehbi, M. & Musgrave, P., 22 Jun 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review

  • subgrade 100%
  • particle 40%
  • soil 35%
  • geotextile 27%
  • sand 14%

• On the influence of the shape of buildings in urban wind energy harvesting

  Vita, G., Hemida, H. & Baniotopoulos, C., 30 Jul 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review

  • Energy harvesting 100%
  • Wind turbines 84%
  • Wind power 84%
  • Farms 31%
  • Turbulence 29%

• Remote condition monitoring of structural integrity of rails and crossings

  Shi, S., Huang, Z., Kaewunruen, S., Vallely, P., Soua, S. & Papaelias, M., 13 Jun 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review

  • Structural integrity 100%
  • Condition monitoring 97%
  • Rails 79%
  • Acoustic emissions 51%
  • Defects 47%
• 2016

  Effect of atmospheric turbulence on the aerodynamics of wind turbine blades: a review

  Vita, G., Hemida, H. & Baniotopoulos, C., 21 Apr 2016. 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Atmospheric turbulence 100%
  • Turbomachine blades 70%
  • Wind turbines 63%
  • Aerodynamics 59%
  • Turbulence 53%
  48 Downloads (Pure)

• From Data to Information: Provision of Railway Data to Passengers in the Information Age

  Morris, C., Easton, J. & Roberts, C., 1 Jun 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper

  Open Access

  File

  • Data structures 100%
  • Ontology 68%
  • Personal computing 62%
  • Leisure 53%
  • Linked data 49%
  91 Downloads (Pure)

• Specification for rural road asset management performance.

  Burrow, M., Geddes, R., Pinard, M., Gongera, K., Bopoto, C., Ghataora, G. & Petts, R., Mar 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review

  • road 100%
  • road network 48%
  • Africa 24%
  • self assessment 15%
  • road maintenance 15%
• 2015

  Treatment of Iraqi collapsible soil using encased stone columns

  Al-Obaidy, N., Jefferson, I. & Ghataora, G., 1 Jan 2015, p. 564-569. 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

  • collapsible soil 100%
  • stone 54%
  • Soils 50%
  • soil 32%
  • Iraq 29%
  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 2014

  Image-based Inspection System for routine visual inspections of UK highways bridges

  Burrow, M., McRobbie, S. & Wright, A., 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review

• The effect of ballast fouling on the hydraulic conductivity of the rail track substructure

  Danquah, W., Ghataora, G. & Burrow, M., 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review
• 2009

  Composites at ballast/subgrade interface in railway track foundations

  Ghataora, G. & Burrow, M., 1 Jan 2009.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper

• Design considerations for new freight routes on old victorian embankments

  Burrow, M., Ghataora, G., Evdorides, H., Gunn, DA., Reeves, DA. & Chambers, J., 1 Jan 2009.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper

• Technology Transfer in Railways

  Burrow, M., Ghataora, G., Roberts, C., Bains, N. & Clarke, M., 1 Jan 2009.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
• 2008

  Electromagnetic Characterisation of a Victorian Railway Embankment Fill Material

  Thomas, A., Burrow, M., Rogers, C., Chapman, D., Metje, N., Gunn, D. & Nelder, L., 1 Apr 2008.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper

• New Geophysical and Geptechnical Approached to Characterise Under Utilised Earthworks

  Gunn, DA., Reeves, H., Chambers, JE., Ghataora, G., Burrow, M., Weston, P., Lovell, JM. & Ward, D., 25 Aug 2008.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper

• Non-Invasive Time-Lapse Imaging of Moisture Content Changes in Earth Embankments Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT)

  Chambers, JE., Gunn, DA., Wilkinson, PB., Ogilvy, RD., Ghataora, G., Burrow, M. & Tilden Smith, R., 25 Aug 2008.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
• 2007

  A maintenance management system for road drainage assets

  Burrow, M., Evdorides, H. & Wyatt, C., 19 Apr 2007.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper

• A reliability study of pavement performance prediction

  Evdorides, H., Burrow, M. & Suherman, S., 19 Apr 2007.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper

• Assessment on Embankment Condition using Combined Geophysical and Geotechnical Surveys

  Gunn, DA., Reeves, H., Chambers, J., Pearson, SG., Haslam, E., Burrow, M., Ghataora, G. & Thomas, A., 1 Jan 2007.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper

• Geoelectrical monitoring of seasonal moisture content changes in an earth embankment

  Chambers, JE., Wilkinson, PB., Gunn, DA., Ogilvy, RD., Burrow, M. & Tilden SMith, R., 3 Sept 2007.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper

• Non-invasive monitoring of earth embankments using electrical resistivity tomography

  Chambers, J., Wilkinson, PB., Gunn, DA., Ogilvy, RD., Ghataora, G., Burrow, M. & Tilden Smith, R., 1 Jan 2007.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper

• Track Subbase Performance and Monitoring

  Burrow, M., Priest, JA., Ghataora, G., Weston, P., Yang, L. & Gunn, DA., 1 Jan 2007.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
• 2006

  A comparative analysis of railway fundation design principles: A case study

  Burrow, M., Evdorides, H., Ghataora, G. & Gunn, DA., 11 Sept 2006.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper

• A potential application of the fuzzy reasoning approach to railway foundation maintenance

  Huang, S., An, M., Burrow, M., Ghataora, G. & Baker, C., 1 Jan 2006, p. 136-152. 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper

• Assessment of Railway Embankment Stiffness using continuous surface waves

  Gunn, DA., Nelder, LM., Chambers, JE., Raines, MR., Reeves, HR., Ghataora, G. & Burrow, M., 1 Jan 2006.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper

• Development of an index test for assessing anti-pumping materials in railway track foundations

  Ghataora, G., Burns, B., Burrow, M. & Evdorides, H., 1 Jan 2006, p. 355-366. 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper
• 2004

  A laboratory investigation into the effectiveness of a geocomposite as sand blanket replacement

  Ghataora, G., Burrow, M. & Mattsson, N., 1 Dec 2004.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper

• Analytical track substructure design

  Burrow, M., Ghataora, G. & Bowness, D., 1 Dec 2004.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper

• An integrated management approach to the maintenance of toll roads in Penisular Malaysia

  Costello, S., Burrow, M., Ourad, A. & Snaith, M., 1 Jan 2004.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper

• Track subgrade monitoring and performance

  Burrow, M., Bowness, D., Ghataora, G., Stirling, A. & Kingham, P., 1 Jul 2004.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper