University of Technology Sydney: Transport Research Center (UTS-TRC)

Capability Category

Accessibility, Asset Management, Bridges and Structures, Civil Infrastructure, Components and Structures, Corridor Infrastructure, Digitisation, Data and Modelling, Drainage and Hydrology, Earthworks, Environment, Geometry and Alignment, Geotechnical, Human Factors, Interoperability, Modelling, Optimisation, Other, Predictive Maintenance, Roads and Pavements, Stations and Buildings, Structures, Track, Trainborn Condition Monitoring, Tunnelling, Wayside Monitoring, Wheel and Rail Interface

Strengths and Specific Capabilities

Rail Infrastructure Design and Analysis Field Data Analytics (including Wayside Measurements) Structural Health Monitoring of Rail Corridors and Service Engineering Data Analytics, Predictive Maintenance and Decision Support Systems Field Performance Monitoring and Safety Transport Economics, Planning and Service Engineering Noise and Vibration Engineering Sensor Technologies

Infrastructure, Facilities, Major Equipment and Onsite Technologies

Location: UTS Techlab, Botany, NSW Prototype (1:1 scale) Track Process Simulation Facilities for cyclic train loading, Large-scale Triaixial Testing and Drainage Assessment facilities, Advanced Design and Computational Software, e.g., SMART: Supplementary Methods of Analysis of Rail Track, plus FEM & DEM codes. Mobile Geo-laboratory with wayside testing facilities.

Technology Readiness Level

TRL 9 - System proven and ready for full commercial operation.

Published Work

Principal Researchers

Contact Details

Buddhima Indraratna

+61 400 213 046

[email protected]

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