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railway PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
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Railway System Optimisation, Simulation and Testing
Leading UK railway research group, looking for home and international PhD students for research projects in Railway System Optimisation, Simulation and Testing. Read more
Advanced Fatigue Analysis of Metallic Railway Bridges
In the UK and several other countries, large parts of the railway infrastructure were built in the late 19th/early 20th century. Metallic railway bridges are key elements in these networks and need to stay safe and functional for as long as possible. Read more
Rethinking the “Wandering Tribes:” Navvies, mobile communities, and representing transient voices
This collaborative doctoral project, shared between the National Railway Museum in York and the Department of Archaeology at the University of York, focuses on the understudied figures of railway history – the navvies. . Read more
Multi-sensing deterioration monitoring of railway bridges
Rail infrastructure deteriorates with time due to material fatigue, overloading, ground movement and environmental effects. This might affect the serviceability and structural integrity of rail assets, such as bridges, causing major socio-economic disruptions and occasionally life loss. Read more
Mapping the resilience of green transport corridors to strong winds effects
Managing trees and plants alongside railways for the safety of passengers and railway workers whilst achieving a respectful balance to protect our lineside habitats is essential. Read more
Self-powered health monitoring of railway infrastructure Industrially sponsored by NetworkRail
The ambition of the project is to produce a self-charging sensor that monitor the structural health of a railway points and report changes to the health of the points in real time. Read more
High speed photography to investigate surface wear and fatigue in railway rail and wheel steels
A novel high speed photography technique is being developed at Sheffield which will give new insight to the very earliest stages of railway rail and wheel surface modification during contact. Read more
Digital twin railway network
Research at Sheffield has been developing models of the railway network from a range of perspectives including smart-grid energy consumption, passenger satisfaction, and integration of rail with wider city and regional transport networks. Read more
Environmental fatigue life investigation of Automated Fibre Placement Process (AFPP) for Composite Mast PhD
This PhD studentship is funded by Network Rail, the owner and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain, and Furrer+Frey, presently an international leading and innovative, mid-size supplier of overhead contact lines. Read more
Transition to high performance railway overhead power lines
Recently undertaken research at Sheffield has identified opportunities to reduce the cost and improve the reliability of rail electrification systems through improvements to materials and design of the pantograph to overhead line contact. Read more
Modelling strategies for rail network predictability, human performance and chaotic behaviour appraisal
This project is part of the . Centre for Doctoral Training in Geospatial Systems. . The successful candidate will be co-supervised by academics from within the School of Engineering at Newcastle University and work alongside our external partner . Read more
Investigation of Mutual Effects between Mechanical Vibration and Friction across Scales
General Context. Overall, the world consumes 20% of its energy to overcome friction in various systems and another 3% to maintain wear-related failures. Read more
Research opportunities in the Department of History
The Department of History at the University of York is one of the largest History graduate schools in the country. We offer world class research opportunities to a vibrant international community of students. Read more
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