ICRI Downloads
ICRI 2024 Vienna Workshop (September 2024)
- Technical Program
- Presentations Day 1
- Presentations Day 2
- Presentations Day 3
- Workshop Summary
- Group Photo
Rio de Janeiro ICRI Mini Workshop at IHHA (27AUG23)
- Workshop Program
- Introduction to ICRI
- Presentation 1
- Presentation 2
- Presentation 3
- Presentation 4
- Presentation 5
Ottawa 2023 ICRI Mini Workshop at IAVSD (24AUG23)
Melbourne 2022 ICRI Mini Workshop downloads
Vancouver 2022 ICRI Mini Workshop downloads
Ottawa 2022 ICRI Workshop downloads
- Workshop Program
- Keynote by Dan Hampton / CSX
- Presentations Day 1 (zip file)
- Presentations Day 2 (zip file)
- Presentations Day 3 (zip file)
Vancouver 2019 ICRI workshop downloads
- Presentations Day 1 (zip file)
- Presentations Day 2 (zip file)
- Presentations Day 3 (zip file)
- Summary Document
Delft 2018 ICRI workshop downloads
Vancouver 2017 ICRI workshop downloads
- Final Program
- Final Attendee List
- Presentations Day 1
- Presentations Day 2
- Presentations Day 3
- Conference Group Photo
Vancouver 2016 ICRI workshop downloads
ICRI Webinar: Thermal initiation of squats under vehicle braking (06FEB25)
ICRI Webinar: Rail-Wheel Contact & Tribology (UKKRIN SC 2025) (07JAN25)
- Presentation 1 by M. Folorunso (Sheffield): Real-Time Railhead Friction Estimation Using Machine Learning: Development of An On-Board-Train Data Capture System
- Presentation 2 by C. Zhang (Newcastle): Investigating the effect of mixing conductive and non-conductive particulate friction modifiers at wheel-rail interface on rail isolation
- Presentation 3 by L. Biazon (Sheffield): Impact of Stone Wear on the Rail Grinding Process and Surface Integrity Across Various Rail Grades
- Meeting Recording
ICRI Webinar: Simon Fraser University Student Presentations (21OCT24)
- Presentation 1 by G. Silva: Quantifying the relationships between rail profile indices and in-service wheel-rail contact conditions
- Presentation 2 by Yi Wang: Enhanced train marshalling incorporating MBD
- Meeting Recording
ICRI Webinar: Presentations on Track Circuits and Rail Grades (11JUN24)
ICRI Webinar: Groundborne noise control using tuned mass damper (29MAY24)
ICRI Webinar: Recap of the Ottawa 2023 Mini Workshop (07DEC23)
ICRI Webinar: Monash University’s PhD Research (29JUN23)
- Introduction presentation
- Presentation by Hanlei Wang: Design optimisation of railway pantographcatenary systems
- Presentation by Sheng Zhang: A Data-driven Approach to Predict Railway In-train Forces
- Presentation by Yiping Wu: Mixed mode rolling contact fatigue crack growth in flash-butt welds of curved tracks
- Meeting recording (edited)
ICRI Webinar on Wheel-Rail Noise (21FEB23)
- Workshop Agenda
- Intro Presentation
- Survey of curve squeal occurrence for an entire metro system
- Dynamic vibration absorption
- Curve squeal modelling
- Meeting Recording
University of Sheffield Rail Innovation and Technology Center Research (17JAN23)
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation – Rail Steel as part of a Low Carbon Transport Network
- Presentation – Predicting Railhead Friction levels Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Presentation – Field measurement and laser-clad enhancement of switch blades
- Presentation – Solid mechanics and AI hybrid approach to mitigation of railway track buckling
- Presentation – In-situ Optical Monitoring of Very Early-Stage Rail Wear and Rolling Contact Fatigue Crack Initiation in Laboratory Testing
- Meeting Recording
ICRI Webinar on Predictive maintenance in railway systems: MBS-based wheel and rail life prediction exemplified for the Swedish Iron Ore line (14DEC22)
ICRI Webinar on Experimental study on wear and RCF damage of wheel/rail materials under complex environment conditions (13APR22)
ICRI Webinar on Analytical Estimation of Impact Forces Due to Abrupt and Rapid Changes in Track Profile at Rail Ends and Turnout Crossings (02MAR22)
ICRI Webinar on Long- and Short-term effect of Top of Rail Friction Modifiers (TORFM) on Traction (26JAN22)
ICRI Webinar on Quantifying friction modifier effects on roughness and corrugation growth (14DEC21)
ICRI Webinar on Combination of simulation modelling process and experimental material testing program for shakedown analysis in locomotive studies (17NOV21)
ICRI Webinar on Grinding-induced Rolling Contact Fatigue in Rails (27OCT21)
ICRI Webinar on Introduction of the Concept of Apparent Track Stiffness: Variation of Railway Track Stiffness with Bogie Axle Spacing and Its Influence on Dynamic Impact Forces (06OCT21)
ICRI Webinar on Quality Indices to Manage Rail Grinding / Scoring of Rail Profiles (23JUN21)
- Presentation 1: Quality Indices to Manage Rail Grinding
- Presentation 2: Scoring of Rail Profiles
- Meeting Recording
ICRI Webinar on Modeling of rail defects (22APR21)
- Presentation 1: Defect Growth Characterization in Modern Rails
- Presentation 2: Rail Integrity Research at TTCI
- Meeting Recording
ICRI Webinar on Improving the reliability of rail welds under heavy haul conditions (24MAR21)
ICRI Webinar on Rail Profile Shape & Rail Life Extension (03MAR21)
ICRI Webinar – Applications of ultrasonics to rail/wheel performance monitoring (27JAN21)
- Please contact Henry Brunskill directly to request the presentation.
ICRI Webinar – Autonomous vehicle-track interaction monitoring and railway infrastructure maintenance (09DEC20)
ICRI Workshop on Broken Rails (02DEC20)
ICRI Webmeeting on Introduction of Bezgin-Kolukırık Equations to estimate peak dynamic impact forces caused by wheel flats (Presented 03NOV20)
ICRI Webmeeting on Development of a Modelling Tool for Predicting Wheel/Rail Interface Friction with Leaves (Presented 08OCT20)
ICRI Webmeeting on Wheel-Rail Creep Forces and Testing and Modelling of TOR Friction Products (Presented 28JUL20)
- Survey and modeling of wheel-rail creep forces
- Modeling the Effects of Top-of-Rail Friction Modifiers (TOR-FM) on Creep Forces in the Wheel-Rail Interface
- Meeting Recording
ICRI Webmeeting on Pummeling Simulation and Broken Rails (Presented 14JUL20)
- Rolling contact fatigue in heavy haul railroads – conclusions from an extensive pummelling simulation
- An ICRI task: Broken Rails, Risk and Safety
- Meeting Recording
ICRI Webmeeting on Squats and Wheel Squeal (Presented 30JUN20)
- Rail maintenance and its impact on Squat mitigation
- Wheel squeal and flanging noise
- Meeting Recording
ICRI Webmeeting on Premium Rails (Presented 18JUN20)
- Initial Experiences of Premium Rail Steels on London Underground
- Use of Premium Rail Steels – An International Survey
- Meeting Recording
ICRI Webmeeting Deep Learning Applications in Railway Maintenance and Operation (Presented 28MAY20)
ICRI Webmeeting on Bezgin Method for impact force calculations (Presented 31MAR20)
ICRI Webmeeting on VTI Economics (Presented 25MAR20)
ICRI Webmeeting on Broken Rail Detection (Presented 30MAY19)
ICRI Webmeeting on Damage Modelling (Presented 24OCT18)
- Meeting Recording (limited time available)
- Rail/Vehicle Simulations to Quantify Loading Environment for Damage Modelling (Huang, Woelfle and Jahagirdar)
- International benchmarking of track damage models (Nielsen and Spiryagin)
ICRI Webmeeting on Damage Modelling (Presented 08MAR18)
- Meeting Recording
- Review of past activities & new steps (Edwin Vollebregt)
- Modelling the Effects of Friction Modifiers on Creep Forces in the Wheel-Rail Interface (Lewis, Lee, Six, Trummer)
- Plasticity model in CONTACT (Wekken, Vollebregt)
ICRI Webmeeting (Presented 12DEC17)
- Meeting Recording
- Introduction
- Derailment Risk Calculation Incorporating Specific Track Maintenance Action
- Field Characterization of Rail Friction
- Quantifying Surface Damage
ICRI Webmeeting (Presented 06JUL17)
ICRI Workshop in London (01FEB17)
- Introduction (Eric Magel)
- Rail Welds – damage prediction (Peter Mutton)
- Damage modelling (Klaus Six)
- Moving CSX to a predictive grinding program (Dan Hampton)
- London Underground RCF monitoring (Andy Vickerstaff)
- Wheel damage (Adam Bevan)
- Friction Modelling (Klaus Six, Edwin Vollebregt)
- Scaling of small-scale to data to full-scale modelling (Roger Lewis)
- AWRISE, discussion and next steps
ICRI Webex Meeting (Presented 19JAN17)
- Grinding of New Rails (D. Bjork, B. Kerchof, R. Harris)
- Friction Modifier Material Evaluation Practices (W. Dombrow)
- Measurement of Residual Stress in Rails using Ultrasonics (H. Brunskill, R. Lewis)
- WebEx Conference Recording (first 8 minutes missed)
ICRI Damage Modelling Webex (Presented 20DEC16)
ICRI RCF Webex (Presented 12DEC16)
- Reverse Transverse Defects / Detail Fractures (P. Mutton)
- Quantifying RCF in Rails (D. Szablewski)
- WebEx Conference Recording
Vehicle Track Interaction Strategic Model (VTISM)