‘Good Vibrations?’ – Café Science Extra on 11th March
Published On Fri 6 Mar 2015 by Grant Hill
Ways of potentially overcoming the problems associated with high-speed rail travel will be explored at a Café Science Extra event in Dundee next week.
Dr Xueyu Geng will deliver a talk, entitled ‘Good Vibrations? – Engineering Safer and Quicker Railways & Roads’ at Dundee Science Centre at 6pm on Wednesday, 11th March.
Dr Geng, a researcher in the University of Warwick’s School of Engineering, said, “High-speed rail networks have become one of the most advanced and fast developing branches of transportation and are the focus of recent investment from UK government.
“However, with the increasing of the train speed, the intensity of railway generated vibrations and noise become higher, which not only present major environmental problems, also potentially increase the maintenance costs for the rail-tracks in a long term.
“I will explore some of the options for efficient and economical ground improvement techniques which could mean that the ground vibrations, and associated uneven settlement, caused by the high-speed trains can be reduced significantly.”
Café Science was launched in January 2008, and has attracted more than 6000 visitors since then. The monthly events are informal discussions led by leading local researchers that allow members of the public the opportunity to learn more about the ground-breaking science happening locally.
Café Science Extra allows members of the public to meet with up-and-coming scientists from the Universities of Dundee, St Andrews and Abertay, the James Hutton Institute, and Dundee Science Centre as well as occasional guests from institutions further afield.
‘Good Vibrations? – Engineering Safer and Quicker Railways & Roads’ takes place at Infusions Coffee Shop, Dundee Science Centre, on Wednesday, 11th March. Doors open at 5.30pm, and the event is free and open to all. There is no need to book in advance but an early arrival is recommended.
More information is available at www.cafesciencedundee.co.uk.
The lecture is part of International Women’s Day celebrations in the city and also marks the start of the 2015 Women in Science Festival which runs from 7th–28th March.
Forty-five exhibitions, talks, film screenings, fun days and other events will take place across the city in March as part of the festival, a collaboration between the Universities of Dundee and Abertay, the James Hutton Institute, Hannah Maclure Centre and Dundee Science Centre. It is supported by many of the internationally acclaimed female scientists and researchers working in Dundee.
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