Graduate Research School Available Projects Influence of combined impact and cyclic loading on the fatigue life of a pearlitic Grade 900A steel used in railway applications

Influence of combined impact and cyclic loading on the fatigue life of a pearlitic Grade 900A steel used in railway applications

Title of Project

Influence of combined impact and cyclic loading on the fatigue life of a pearlitic Grade 900A steel used in railway applications

Advisor/s

Dr Greg Wheatley, Dr Reza Masoudi Nejad

College or Research Centre

College of Science & Engineering

Summary of Project

The project will combine modelling and experimentation to determine the influence of combined impact and cyclic loading on the fatigue life of a pearlitic Grade 900A steel used in railway applications.

Key Words

impact loading; cyclic loading; fatigue life

Would suit an applicant who

has a sound academic background, research experience, an interest in mechanical engineering and strong experimental and computational skills.

Updated: 15 Apr 2021