What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Geotechnical engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Civil engineering
His primary areas of study are Geotechnical engineering, Structural engineering, Ballast, Track and Pore water pressure.
The Geotechnical engineering study combines topics in areas such as Stress and Plane stress.
As part of his studies on Structural engineering, William Powrie often connects relevant subjects like Soil mechanics.
His Track study combines topics in areas such as Axle and Geophone.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Track geometry, Soil water and Petroleum engineering in addition to Pore water pressure.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Heat exchanger and Foundation.
His most cited work include:
- Soil Mechanics: Concepts and Applications (114 citations)
- Hydraulic properties of household waste and implications for landfills (110 citations)
- Stress changes in the ground below ballasted railway track during train passage (103 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary areas of investigation include Geotechnical engineering, Structural engineering, Waste management, Track and Leachate.
In the subject of general Geotechnical engineering, his work in Retaining wall, Pile and Pore water pressure is often linked to Centrifuge, thereby combining diverse domains of study.
His Pore water pressure research integrates issues from Soil water and Levee.
Structural engineering is closely attributed to Stress in his research.
His study explores the link between Waste management and topics such as Environmental engineering that cross with problems in Drainage.
His work on Track geometry is typically connected to Ballast and Train as part of general Track study, connecting several disciplines of science.
He most often published in these fields:
- Geotechnical engineering (41.08%)
- Structural engineering (18.18%)
- Waste management (17.17%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?
- Geotechnical engineering (41.08%)
- Track (13.80%)
- Structural engineering (18.18%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
William Powrie mainly focuses on Geotechnical engineering, Track, Structural engineering, Stiffness and Ballast.
William Powrie works in the field of Geotechnical engineering, namely Earthworks.
His Track research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Rail traffic, Deflection and Geophone.
His studies deal with areas such as Telecommunications and Hollow cylinder as well as Structural engineering.
William Powrie has researched Stiffness in several fields, including Probabilistic logic, Pore water pressure, Simulation and Finite element method.
In his study, Municipal solid waste is strongly linked to Permeability, which falls under the umbrella field of Pore water pressure.
Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Effect of Sleeper Interventions on Railway Track Performance (25 citations)
- A systems framework for national assessment of climate risks to infrastructure. (25 citations)
- Improving the performance of railway tracks through ballast interventions (22 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Mechanical engineering
- Civil engineering
- Composite material
William Powrie spends much of his time researching Track, Geotechnical engineering, Ballast, Structural engineering and Stiffness.
His studies in Track integrate themes in fields like Vibration, Geodetic datum, Deflection and Geophone.
His Geotechnical engineering research incorporates elements of Response analysis, Bogie and Axle.
The Structural engineering study combines topics in areas such as Planned maintenance and Hollow cylinder.
His Stiffness research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Biot number and Finite element method, Moving load.
His work deals with themes such as Slab, Stress, Resilience and Bearing, which intersect with Track geometry.
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