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Railways 2012 |
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| The First International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance |
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - Friday, April 20, 2012
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| Venue: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria,
Las Palmas,
Spain |
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Railways have always played a significant role in the development of the wealth creation capabilities of society. The early roman wagonways, the steam driven railways during the industrial revolution and the electric railways of the late nineteenth and twentieth century are just a few of the railway systems that have played a vital role in past infrastructure development. The search for a fast, reliable and cost effective means of transport that presents better energy efficiency and less impact on the environment has resulted in renewed interest and rapid development in railway technology. Over the last few years a number of very successful special sessions have been held on railway technology in the Civil-Comp Conference series. The first Civil-Comp Conference dedicated to Railway Technology will therefore be held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 2012.
Themes
The range of topics to be considered during this Conference includes (but is not limited to):
Rolling Stock
Rolling stock design, manufacture and maintenance
Modelling and Simulation: Railway dynamics, Structural analysis, Crashworthiness, Wheel-rail interaction, Pantograph-catenary dynamics, Wear and Fatigue
High speed trains
Light railways and trams
Technologies to increase freight capacity
Bogies technology
Field and laboratory testing
Performance and optimisation
Aerodynamics and crosswind
Noise, vibration and comfort
Traction and braking
Safety, security and reliability
Ergonomics and interior design
Infrastructure
Railway structures: Bridges, tunnels and transition zones
Track design, construction and maintenance
Interaction of vehicles with the infrastructure
Foundations
Track monitoring
Trackbeds: Sleepers and ties
Geotechnical aspects: Earthworks, embankments, stabilisation
Technologies for track defects detection
Station design
Energy and Environment
Re-use of kinetic energy
Energy sources and smart grids
Hybrid traction and power trains
Sustainable rail transport
Signalling and communication
ERTMS - European Rail Traffic Management System
ITS - Information and Technology Systems
Operations
Railway systems operation
Traffic management
Interoperability
Intermodal solutions
Customer interfaces
Timetabling
Logistics
Strategies and Economics
Railway transport: Capacity and cost
Track access charges
Cost implications
Pricing
Planning and policies
Future trends in railway engineering
Railways: History and education
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Website: http://www.civil-comp.com
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