The fourth journal paper in the framework of the PROTEECT project has been published on Journal of Wind Engineering &Industrial Aerodynamics by Elsevier.
This study proposes an innovative multi-scale modelling approach to bridge the gap between macro and micro scales involved in windblown sand processes along line-like infrastructures. An exploratory case study addressing rolling stock operation in sandy environment along an high-speed railway line is analysed and discussed. This demonstrates the soundness of the approach in identifying most endangered railway segments, railway body sedimentation-prone areas and rolling stock components, and in quantifying windblown sand action at different scales. The proposed approach is well suited also to support the conceptual design of Sand Mitigation Measures.
The study results from a close and fruitful cooperation between Siemens Mobility (Krefeld, Germany) and Windblown Sand Modelling and Mitigation (WSMM) joint research group (Italy-France).
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