Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP240102765

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP240102765

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Mud pumping under rail tracks: from Micromechanics to Predictions. Mud pumping under rail tracks is identified as the most frequent issue causing the degradation of rail tracks and increasing their ongoing maintenance cost across Australia and worldwide. This project aims to further the understanding of mud pumping mechanisms across different scales. A novel combined experiment-computational approach will be developed to observe, analyse and link different material properties and external conditions governing the mud pumping process. It will lead to better criteria for mud pumping and numerical tools for field scale failure analysis and risk assessments. The expected outcomes include the enhanced capability to assess the integrity and stability of rail tracks and better design criteria against mud pumping.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2024

End Date: 12-2026

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $491,982.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Civil engineering | Geomechanics and resources geotechnical engineering | Civil geotechnical engineering | Granular mechanics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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