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Jens C. O. Nielsen is affiliated with Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. The primary field of study for this researcher is engineering, with a focused emphasis on mechanical engineering, civil and structural engineering, and mechanics of materials. Additional subfields include general engineering and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

The research topics covered by Jens C. O. Nielsen center mainly on railway engineering and dynamics, supplemented by studies in mechanical stress and fatigue analysis, geotechnical engineering and underground structures, civil and geotechnical engineering research, railway systems and energy efficiency, structural health monitoring techniques, and structural engineering and vibration analysis.

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • Out-of-round railway wheels and polygonisation, 2023, Vehicle System Dynamics
  • Long-term rail profile damage in a railway crossing: Field measurements and numerical simulations, 2020, Wear
  • Simulation of vertical dynamic vehicle-track interaction using a three-dimensional slab track model, 2020, Engineering Structures
  • Wheel-Rail Impact Loads, Noise and Vibration: A Review of Excitation Mechanisms, Prediction Methods and Mitigation Measures, 2021, Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design
  • Railway wheel tread damage and axle bending stress - Instrumented wheelset measurements and numerical simulations, 2021, International Journal of Rail Transportation

Jens C. O. Nielsen frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Björn A. Pålsson, Emil Aggestam, Marko D. G. Milošević, Kourosh Nasrollahi, and Magnus Ekh.

The researcher publishes regularly in specific venues such as Engineering Structures, Vehicle System Dynamics, International Journal of Rail Transportation, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Civil-comp conferences.

In addition to journal articles, Jens C. O. Nielsen has contributed to book publications through Springer Nature. These works include Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks (2020) and Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems (2024).

Best Publications

  • VERTICAL DYNAMIC INTERACTION BETWEEN TRAIN AND TRACK INFLUENCE OF WHEEL AND TRACK IMPERFECTIONS

    J.C.O. Nielsen;A. Igeland

  • Out-of-Round Railway Wheels - a Literature Survey

    Jens C. O. Nielsen;Anders Johansson

  • Out-of-round railway wheels—wheel-rail contact forces and track response derived from field tests and numerical simulations:

    Anders Johansson;Jens C. O. Nielsen

  • Train-Track Interaction and Mechanisms of Irregular Wear on Wheel and Rail Surfaces

    Jens C.O. Nielsen;Roger Lundén;Anders Johansson;Tore Vernersson

  • Simulation of dynamic interaction between train and railway turnout

    Elias Kassa;Clas Andersson;Jens C.O. Nielsen

  • Simulation of wheel-rail contact and damage in switches & crossings

    Anders Johansson;Björn Pålsson;Magnus Ekh;Jens C.O. Nielsen

  • High-frequency vertical wheel-rail contact forces-Validation of a prediction model by field testing

    Jens C.O. Nielsen

  • Dynamic interaction between train and railway turnout – full-scale field test and validation of simulation models

    Elias Kassa;Jens C.O. Nielsen

  • Assessment of methods for calculating contact pressure in wheel-rail/switch contact

    Martina Wiest;Elias Kassa;Werner Daves;Jens C. O. Nielsen

  • Rail corrugation in The Netherlands—measurements and simulations

    Martin Hiensch;Jens C.O. Nielsen;Edwin Verheijen

  • Under sleeper pads—Influence on dynamic train–track interaction

    Anders Johansson;Jens C.O. Nielsen;Rikard Bolmsvik;Anders Karlström

  • Railway track geometry degradation due to differential settlement of ballast/subgrade – Numerical prediction by an iterative procedure

    Jens C.O. Nielsen;Xin Li

  • The influence of contact modelling on simulated wheel/rail interaction due to wheel flats

    Astrid Pieringer;Wolfgang Kropp;Jens C. O. Nielsen

  • Coupling of physical and modal components for analysis of moving non‐linear dynamic systems on general beam structures

    J. C. O. Nielsen;T. J. S. Abrahamsson

  • Out-of-round railway wheels

    Jens C. O. Nielsen

  • Simulation of dynamic train–track interaction with state-dependent track properties

    Jens C. O. Nielsen;Johan Oscarsson

  • Geometry and stiffness optimization for switches and crossings, and simulation of material degradation

    D. Nicklisch;E. Kassa;Jens C. O. Nielsen;Magnus Ekh

  • Dynamic train-turnout interaction in an extended frequency range using a detailed model of track dynamics

    Elias Kassa;Jens C.O. Nielsen

  • Numerical prediction of rail roughness growth on tangent railway tracks

    J.C.O. Nielsen

  • Vertical Interaction between Train and Track with Soft and Stiff Railpads—Full-Scale Experiments and Theory:

    M Fermér;J C O Nielsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Verena Siewers
Verena Siewers Chalmers University of Technology
Jonas W. Ringsberg
Jonas W. Ringsberg Chalmers University of Technology
Adil Mardinoglu
Adil Mardinoglu Royal Institute of Technology
Mathias Uhlén
Mathias Uhlén Royal Institute of Technology
Ajay Kapoor
Ajay Kapoor Swinburne University of Technology
David Thompson
David Thompson University of Southampton
Boris Lenhard
Boris Lenhard Imperial College London
Luigi Grassi
Luigi Grassi University of Ferrara
Leroy Hood
Leroy Hood University of Washington

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