Civil, Environmental, and Biomedical Engineering Professor Presents at Railways 2018 in Spain

This fall, Professor Ted Sussmann of the Civil, Environmental, and Biomedical Engineering department delivered four presentations, reviewed conference submissions, and co-organized a special session at Railways 2018: the Fourth International Conference on Railway Technology held in Barcelona, Spain.

Special session RW2018-6 titled “Track Structure and its Components: Advanced Materials, Design, Monitoring and Maintenance” was organized with colleagues at the University of Birmingham, UK, University of Wollongong, Australia and Nippon Koei Co. Japan. Professor Sussmann delivered presentations titled:
1.       Examples of Track Performance Effects Related to Excessive Track Deflection
2.       Long-Term Monitoring of Fouled Ballast Sites
3.       Applying Track Design Models to the Assessment of Track Performance and Remaining Life
4.       Ballast Behavior under Passenger and Freight Traffic

During the visit to Barcelona, Dr. Sussmann visited La Sagrada Familia.

Gaudi’s La Sagrada Familia under construction 1882-present.