Mr Peter Mutton - Researcher Profile

Biography

Peter works in the Institute of Railway Technology within the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University.

His current position is Principal Research Fellow, and Associate Director, Institute of Railway Technology.

Keywords

railroad research, wheel-rail contact, rolling contact fatigue, wear, rail grinding

Qualifications

APPLIED SCIENCE

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 2005

Publications

Journal Articles

Tawfik, D., Mutton, P.J., Chiu, W.K., 2008, Experimental and numerical investigations: Alleviating tensile residual stresses in flash-butt welds by localised rapid post-weld heat treatment, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, vol 196, issue 1-Mar, Elsevier, UK, pp. 279-291.

Tawfik, D., Mutton, P.J., Chiu, W.K., 2006, Transient thermal stress analysis on rapid post-weld heat treatments applied to flash butt welded rails, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, vol 11, issue 3, Maney Publishing, London UK, pp. 326-336.

Tawfik, D., Kirstein, O., Mutton, P.J., Chiu, W.K., 2006, Verification of residual stresses in flash-butt-weld rails using neutron diffraction, Physica B, vol 385-386, Elsevier BV, The Netherlands, pp. 894-896.

Mutton, P.J., Alvarez, E., 2004, Failure modes in alumninothermic rail welds under high axle load conditions, Engineering Failure Analysis, vol 11, Elsevier Ltd, 1, pp. 151-166.

Conference Proceedings

Mutton, P., Cookson, J., Chiu, W., 2011, Fatigue behaviour of flashbutt welds in high strength, eutectoid and hypereutectoid rail steels under high axle loads, Proceedings of the 2011 International Heavy Haul Association Conference, 19 June 2011 to 22 June 2011, International Heavy Haul Association, Calgary Canada, pp. 1-8.

Tawfik, D., Mutton, P.J., Chiu, W.K., 2006, Residual stress behaviour due to localised, rapid, post-weld heat treatment in flash-butt welded rails, Proceedings of the Conference on Railway Engineering CORE 2006, 30 April 2006 to 3 May 2006, Engineers Australia, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 341-350.

Tawfik, D., Mutton, P.J., Chiu, W.K., 2005, The effects of short-term post-weld heat treatments on residual stresses in flash butt welds, Proceedings of the 8th International Heavy Haul Conference, 14 June 2005 to 16 June 2005, International Heavy Haul Association Inc., Virginia Beach USA, pp. 653-658.

Mutton, P.J., Epp, K., Alvarez, E., Lynch, M., 2003, A review of wheel-rail interaction and component performance under high axle load conditions, Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, 10/06/2003 - 13/06/2003, 1, 1, p. 1.

Epp, K., Mutton, P.J., 2002, Wheel/rail interaction: current "state of the art" in the Australasian railway industry, Proceedings of Conference on Railway Engineering: Wollongong, November 2002, 10-13 November 2002, 1, 1, p. 1.

Lynch, M., Mutton, P.J., Epp, K., Connelly, R., 2001, Improving wheelset performance under high axle loads, Proceedings of 13th International Wheelset Congress.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Fatigue Life and Fretting Fatigue of Bolted Joints.

Supervisors:

Ibrahim, R (Main), Mutton, P (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Investigation of plastic deformation and failure behavious of high strength rail steels in heavy haul railway systems..

Supervisors:

Yan, W (Main), Mutton, P (Associate).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

indentation of rat whisker.

Supervisors:

Yan, W (Main), Mutton, P (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Tawfik, D.

Program of Study:

Residual stress behaviour in normal cooled and rapid post-weld heat treated rail flash-butt welds. (PHD) 2006.

Supervisors:

Chiu, W (Main), Mutton, P (Associate).