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SUMMARY:QLD Chapter Event: Prediction and Mitigation of Wheel Squeal
DESCRIPTION:Join the Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA)\, Qld Chapter\, for a presentation (offered both in person in Brisbane and online as a webinar) on the prediction and mitigation of the noise phenomenon known as wheel squeal. Professor Paul Meehan will outline some of the recent research being undertaken in this area by the Rail Mechanics Group at The University of Queensland\, Australia. In particular\, recent results for the mechanisms\, prediction\, measurement and control of wheel squeal will be presented. \nAn overview of major results in prediction of the occurrence\, growth and amplitude of wheel squeal under mechanisms such as falling friction and mode coupling will be provided first. This insight will be used to quantify the effectiveness of methods to mitigate its occurrence\, such as water and oil-based friction modifiers and vibration dampers. Verifications with experimental and field observations will be discussed to provide important understanding and control of wheel squeal based on underlying mechanics modelling. \nSpeaker\nProf. Paul A. Meehan\nProfessor\, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering Faculty of Engineering\, Architecture and Information Technology\, University of Queensland \n \nPaul is an expert in railway nonlinear mechanics and leads The University of Queensland research in rail mechanics and advanced forming as part of the Centre for Advanced Materials Performance and Manufacturing (AMPAM). He recently finished his service as a research program leader of the CRC for Rail Manufacturing and served as the Chair of the Engineers Australia\, National Committee on Applied Mechanics. He has initiated and led many successful large collaborative R&D projects totalling more than $15 million in competitive research funding including ARC Linkage\, Queensland Government and CRC grants. His research has a focus on fundamental prediction and control of dynamic phenomena in contact mechanics and wear with applications in railways\, automotive and advanced manufacturing. He regularly contributes his expertise to consulting projects such as locomotive dynamics standards testing and served as a lead vibrations expert of the most devastating disaster in Australian history (Black Saturday Bushfires\, 2009). Despite his heavy industry collaborative research\, he has authored over 140 internationally refereed publications and 3 international patents. \nClick here to register on the EA website.
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/qld-chapter-event-prediction-and-mitigation-of-wheel-squeal/
LOCATION:Engineers Australia Queensland Level 9\, 340 Adelaide Street Brisbane \, Queensland \, 4000\, Engineers Australia Queensland Level 9\, 340 Adelaide Street\, Brisbane\, Queensland\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Events,Queensland Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20210603T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20210603T190000
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SUMMARY:SA Chapter Event - Casual Complexity in Track Worker Safety Incidents
DESCRIPTION:Whilst accidents and near misses are occupational hazards of Track Workers\, serious incidents expose issues and vulnerabilities where the safety of the system itself is ultimately breached. Unfortunately\, such breaches are all too common. This presentation focuses on the results of a cross-country study (Australia and UK) on Lookout working—the primary means of protecting a work group when track workers have to carry out their tasks between passing trains. It is one of the most vulnerable methods of work in rail today. The findings of this study\, a meta-analysis of 31 incidents\, revealed that casual and contributing factors in such incidents are not necessary what you may expect… \n The webinar will discuss: \n\nA systematic review and meta-analysis of Lookout-related track worker incidents\nUses data across Australia and UK\nFocuses on systems issues and looks at co-occurring factors\n\nSpeaker\nDr. Anjum Naweed CPE\, PhD\, MSc\, BSc (Hons) \n \nAnjum is an Associate Professor at Central Queensland University with over 15 years of experience across a range of industry sectors. He has a PhD in Psychology from Sheffield University (2011). Anjum has co-edited books\, written over 100 peer-reviewed articles and secured over $3 million in research funding. He currently serves a Scientific Editor for Applied Ergonomics and has been a Scientific Convenor for the Australasian Simulation Congress on four consecutive occasions. Anjum’s research has received numerous accolades and in 2018\, he received the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Researchers. Anjum is interested in understanding the relationship between people and technologies\, tools\, environments\, and systems\, and practically translating this across safety critical domains. \n  \nClick here to register for this hybrid event (available online and in person!)
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/sa-chapter-event-casual-complexity-in-track-worker-safety-incidents/
LOCATION:Engineers Australia South Australia\, 108 King William Street\, Level 11\, Adelaide\, South Australia\, 5000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Events,South Australia Events
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SUMMARY:NZ Chapter Event: Rebuilding Rail in post earthquake Christchurch - webinar
DESCRIPTION:Rebuilding Rail in Post EQ Christchurch – Waltham Scenic Journeys Servicing Centre\nJoin the RTSA NZ Chapter and KiwiRail online to hear about the challenges of redeveloping and replacing damaged rail mechanical facilities following the devastating 2011 Christchurch earthquakes. \nLearn from the project team involved in the design and construction of the Waltham Scenic Journeys Servicing Centre (SJSC) featuring a fully automated carriage wash facility for the TranzAlpine and Coastal Pacific fleets as part of the staged redevelopment of the Waltham Rail Yard in Christchurch. \nKiwiRail initiated the Christchurch Mechanical Redevelopment Programme following significant damage to assets after the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes. The damage was spread across multiple rail sites along the Main South Line that provided mechanical maintenance and servicing to KiwiRail’s fleet of South Island rolling stock. \nBackground\nWith help from Fraser Robson\, we will learn about the extent of damage to facilities\, other key drivers for change\, redevelopment priorities\, and achievements to date. \nDesign\nGlyn Moss from GHD will provide an insight into the design process and technical challenges faced by the design team of the Waltham SJSC. \nConstruction\nJosh Gordon will take us through the construction journey for the Waltham SJSC including use of clever technology to interrogate the design model to optimise construction sequencing. \nLessons Learnt\n –Michael Wright will then share a summary of key Lessons Learnt from the Waltham SJSC that KiwiRail and the project team have developed from a review of project successes and challenges so that these can be applied to future KiwiRail projects. \nQ&A with the project team will follow : \n\nFraser Robson\, Senior Project Manager\, Frequency\nGlyn Moss\, Senior Technical Advisor\, GHD\nJosh Gordon\, Contracts Manager\, HRS Construction\nBruce Hall\, Director\, Transport Wash Systems Ltd (TWS)\nMichael Wright\, Senior Project Manager\, Frequency\n\n\nClick here to register!
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/nz-chapter-event-rebuilding-rail-in-post-earthquake-christchurch-webinar/
LOCATION:Queensland
CATEGORIES:Events,New Zealand Events
ORGANIZER;CN="RTSA New Zealand Chapter":MAILTO:tech.groups@engineeringnz.org
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UID:3230-1623758400-1623762000@www.rtsa.com.au
SUMMARY:NZ Chapter Event: City Rail Link - so far as is reasonably practicable
DESCRIPTION:The New Zealand Society for Safety Engineering invite RTSA NZ members to join them for this webinar with Gabriella Solti\, Principal Safety Assurance Engineer for the City Rail Link Project. \nThe City Rail Link Project must comply\, amongst other acts\, with the Railways Act and Health and Safety at Work Act’s design provisions to reduce safety risks so far as is reasonably practicable. Come and listen to our “Lunch and Learn” on the CRL’s view of “So Far As Is Reasonably Practicable” and its challenges presented by Gabriella Solti (Principal Safety Assurance Engineer for the City Rail Link Project). \n\nIf you ever heard one of the following statements while working on a project\, you should register. \n\nThe risk is low; we don’t need to do anything\nThat risk will never happen\nI’m out of time to make any changes\nIt’s designed to code\nWe don’t have the budget\nThere are some more things we can do but don’t want to\nWe’ve designed out the risk\nThe client won’t pay for it\nWe can’t stop a determined person from hurting themselves\nMy risks are ‘green’ my work is done.\n\n\nClick here to register!
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/nz-chapter-event-city-rail-link-so-far-as-is-reasonably-practicable/
LOCATION:Queensland
CATEGORIES:Events,New Zealand Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210621
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SUMMARY:CORE2021 CONFERENCE OF RAILWAY EXCELLENCE - “Collaborating to Master Complexity"
DESCRIPTION:The RTSA’s biennial Conference on Railway Excellence (CORE) has firmly established itself in recent years as the premier technical event in the Australasian rail conference market\, with a reputation for high quality papers covering a wide range of rail engineering\, operations\, planning and management topics. \nThe RTSA is proud of CORE’s reputation for high quality objective papers and presentations which advance the body of knowledge on rail technologies and the sharing of the best practice in planning\, implementation\, operations and management of rail systems. \nNOTE – Moved from 2020 to 2021 due to COVID-19. \nFor more information\, click on this link \n 
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/core2020-conference-of-railway-excellence-collaborating-to-master-complexity/
LOCATION:Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre\, 21 Mounts Bay Road\, Perth\, Western Australia\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Events,New South Wales and ACT Events,New Zealand Events,Queensland Events,South Australia Events,Victoria and Tasmania Events,Western Australia Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Railway Technical Society of Australasia":MAILTO:memberservices@engineersaustralia.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210623T170000
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UID:3099-1624467600-1624474800@www.rtsa.com.au
SUMMARY:QLD Chapter Event - Promoting Competition in the Interstate Rail Freight Market
DESCRIPTION:Join RTSA Qld Chapter in Brisbane for a presentation from Dean Gannaway\, Regulatory Economist\, discussing the role of competition in addressing the decline in rail’s modal share. \nCompetition policy reforms in the 1990s established third-party access regimes for the rail sector with the view to promoting entry and competition in the downstream rail haulage market. This was accompanied by corporatisation\, privatisation and in some instances\, structural separation. Outside of the heavy haul coal rail networks this model has had limited success in achieving the policy objectives with the Australian Interstate Rail Freight Market remaining highly concentrated with two rail operators under monopolistic competition. \nDean will look at the relevant factors which contribute to creating barriers to entry into the interstate rail freight haulage market and the role of competition in this market in addressing the ongoing decline in rail’s modal share. \nPresenter: Dean Gannaway | Experienced Regulatory Economist \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nClick here to register!
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/qld-chapter-event-promoting-competition-in-the-interstate-rail-freight-market/
LOCATION:Engineers Australia Queensland Level 9\, 340 Adelaide Street Brisbane \, Queensland \, 4000\, Engineers Australia Queensland Level 9\, 340 Adelaide Street\, Brisbane\, Queensland\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Events,Queensland Events
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