Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0664199

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0664199

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Assessment and Prediction of Particle Breakage under Cyclic Loading. Every year, transport industries spend millions of dollars to maintain existing tracks suffering excessive settlement due to heavy traffic. In railways, differential settlement and track fouling are mostly due to ballast breakage. Frequent maintenance requires large amounts of quarried ballast causing environmental degradation. Simulation of particle breakage subject to cyclic loading is pioneering fundamental research that will have significant impact on the design and maintenance of future rail and road networks. A full understanding of the breakage mechanisms of aggregates will lead to innovative techniques in design and construction, including faster trains carrying heavier loads with reduced maintenance costs.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2006

End Date: 31-12-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $180,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Civil Engineering | Transport Engineering | Geotechnical Engineering |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other | Rail transport | Civil

Other Keywords

Civil | Civil Engineering | Geotechnical Engineering | Other | Rail transport | Transport Engineering

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