Japan’s Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI) is using supercomputer-driven numerical analysis to optimise track maintenance. Dr Akiko Kono* presents the findings from numerical simulation replicating ballast tamping.
Supercomputers help to optimise track maintenance
Japan’s Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI) is using supercomputer-driven numerical analysis to optimise track maintenance. Dr Akiko Kono* presents the findings from numerical simulation replicating ballast tamping.
The Cray XC50 massively parallel multiprocessor supercomputer.
Categories: Track
Tags: ballast, Premium, RTRI, track, track maintenance