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List of works by David Fletcher

352559 PLANNING RAIL GRINDING USING CRACK GROWTH PREDICTIONS(Infrastructure,Technical Session)

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357828 EFFECT OF TRAFFIC ON CRACK INITIATION IN RAILS(Safety,Technical Session)

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A methodology for robust multi-train trajectory planning under dwell-time and control-point uncertainty

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A new two-dimensional model of rolling–sliding contact creep curves for a range of lubrication types

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A rail network performance metric to capture passenger experience

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Assessing the impact of small amounts of water and iron oxides on adhesion in the wheel/rail interface using High Pressure Torsion testing

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Assessment of laser cladding as an option for repairing/enhancing rails

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Benchmarking of premium rail material wear

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Calculation of minimum crack size for growth under RCF between wheel and rail

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Computer simulation of strain accumulation and hardening for pearlitic rail steel undergoing repeated contact

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Creep curve measurement to support wear and adhesion modelling, using a continuously variable creep twin disc machine

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Development of a Machine for Closely Controlled Rolling Contact Fatigue and Wear Testing

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Effect of contact wire gradient on the dynamic performance of the catenary pantograph system

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Effect of the presence of moisture at the wheel–rail interface during dew and damp conditions

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Equilibrium of crack growth and wear rates during unlubricated rolling-sliding contact of pearlitic rail steel

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Full-scale testing of laser clad railway track; Case study – Testing for wear, bend fatigue and insulated block joint lipping integrity

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Geospatial and temporal data mining to combine railway low adhesion and rail defect data

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Growth of multiple rolling contact fatigue cracks driven by rail bending modelled using a boundary element technique

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Improving rail wear and RCF performance using laser cladding

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Influence of partial slip and direction of traction on wear rate in wheel-rail contact

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Investigating Bayesian Optimization for rail network optimization

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Investigating fluid penetration of rolling contact fatigue cracks in rails using a newly developed full-scale test facility

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Laser cladding of rail; the effects of depositing material on lower rail grades

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Measuring material plastic response to cyclic loading in modern rail steels from a minimal number of twin-disc tests

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Modelling and full-scale trials to investigate fluid pressurisation of rolling contact fatigue cracks

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Modelling blast loads in rail vehicles

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Modelling rail steel microstructure and its effect on crack initiation

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Multi-train trajectory optimisation to maximise rail network energy efficiency under travel-time constraints

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Numerical simulation of near surface rail cracks subject to thermal contact stress

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Optimisation of a Railway Sanding System: Adhesion Tests

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Optimisation of a railway sanding system for optimal grain entrainment into the wheel–rail contact

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Passenger acceptance of counter‐terrorism security measures in stations

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Planning Rail Grinding Using Crack Growth Predictions

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Predicting the life of steel rails

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Rail rolling contact fatigue dependence on friction, predicted using fracture mechanics with a three-dimensional boundary element model

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Rail surface fatigue and wear

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Rapid method of stress intensity factor calculation for semi-elliptical surface breaking cracks under three-dimensional contact loading

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Resilient design for community safety and terror-resistant cities

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Simulation study of thermally initiated rail defects

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Studs: a squat-type defect in rails

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The acceptability of counter-terrorism measures on urban mass transit in the UK

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The aerodynamics of freight: approaches to save fuel by optimising the utilisation of container trains

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The effect of intermittent lubrication on the fatigue life of pearlitic rail steel in rolling-sliding contact

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The evolution and failure of pearlitic microstructure in rail steel – observations and modelling

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The influence of lubricant type on rolling contact fatigue of pearlitic rail steel

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The metallurgy of pearlitic rail steel following service in the UK

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The need for developing an effective and acceptable engineering response to terrorist attacks on railway systems

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The potential for suppressing rail defect growth through tailoring rail thermo-mechanical properties

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The role of wear in enhancing rail life

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Theoretical analysis of steady-state texture formation during wear of a bi-material surface

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Three-dimensional modelling of rail steel microstructure and crack growth

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TransEnergy – a tool for energy storage optimization, peak power and energy consumption reduction in DC electric railway systems

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Validation of a new model for railway overhead line dynamics

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Visualization and Modelling to Understand Rail Rolling Contact Fatigue Cracks in Three Dimensions

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