2025 December - 37 articles
Natural disasters pose significant risks to engineering projects, necessitating a systematic analysis of their risk factors. This study focuses on identifying and mapping these factors using a mixed-methods approach that integrates a qualitative lite...
Traffic Speed Deflectometer (TSD) measures deflection velocities, normalised by travel speed to obtain deflection slopes. Pavement temperature and travel speed can significantly affect deflection slopes. Therefore, correcting deflection slopes for te...
Deflection slopes measured by the traffic speed deflectometer (TSD) are being used to backcalculate the moduli of pavement layers. Pavement surface roughness causes variations in tyre load magnitude due to excitation, which affects TSD measurements....
Distributed fiber-optic sensing (DFOS) with intentionally spaced mechanical fixity points was experimentally evaluated for the structural health monitoring (SHM) of reinforced concrete (RC) members. A full-scale four-point bending test was conducted...
Pavement condition assessment using computer vision has emerged as an efficient alternative to traditional manual surveys, which are often labor-intensive and time-consuming. Leveraging deep learning, pavement distress such as cracks can be automatic...
Significant progress in autonomous vehicle (AV) development has been made over the years through advancements in artificial intelligence, sensor technology, and data processing; however, many challenges remain, particularly regarding road safety and...
Due to their sustainability, lightweight qualities, and simplicity of installation, wood slab systems have gained increasing attention in the building industry. Cross-laminated timber (CLT), an engineered wood product (EWP), improves structural stren...
This review examines scientific and engineering strategies for adapting bituminous and asphalt concrete materials to the highly diverse climates of Central Asia. The region’s sharp gradients—from arid lowlands to cold mountainous zones&md...
The urban heat island (UHI) effect is one of the most pressing challenges associated with rapid urbanization. It arises primarily from the replacement of natural vegetation with impervious surfaces, alterations in surface energy balance, and heat emi...
The railway industry is increasingly pressured to adopt sustainable practices, seeking alternatives to virgin natural aggregates that reduce environmental impact and lifecycle costs. The extraction of slate for ornamental purposes generates significa...
The role of last-mile delivery professionals is becoming increasingly vital in modern urban logistics, driven by the rapid expansion of e-commerce and rising consumer expectations for fast and reliable services. This study aimed to analyse the decisi...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-based photogrammetric reconstruction is a key step in geometric digital twinning of bridges, but ensuring the quality of the reconstruction data through the planning of measurement configurations is not straightforward....
Expansive soils undergo significant volume changes with moisture fluctuations, posing persistent challenges for infrastructure due to heave, settlement, and loss of bearing capacity. Stabilization is a common mitigation strategy, though traditional b...
In cold regions, flexible pavements are vulnerable to frost-induced damage, necessitating effective insulation strategies. Foam glass aggregate (FGA) insulation layers, made from recycled glass, offer promising thermal insulation properties but are m...
Timely and accurate inspection of concrete bridges is critical to ensuring structural integrity and public safety. Traditional visual inspections conducted by human inspectors are labour-intensive, inconsistent, and often limited in their ability to...
As climate change increases the frequency and unpredictability of natural hazards, adapting critical infrastructure is crucial for long-term resilience. Among these hazards, embankment fires pose a growing threat to railway systems, particularly unde...
Asphalt pavements incorporating recycled and sustainable materials have become a widely adopted strategy in road construction, particularly with the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and crumb rubber (CR) derived from waste tires. However, the...
Embankment structures in civil engineering, such as earth dams and fluvial dikes, have a crucial role in society. These structures, often used for water storage and mining tailing containment, are cost-effective due to their reliance on locally sourc...
In thick continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP), thicknesses greater than 356 mm, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) places longitudinal steel in two mats, with equal amount of steel in both top and bottom mats. These longitudin...
Local scour around pile-group foundations is a predominant cause of hydraulic instability in bridge engineering. This study employs a fully coupled three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model to investigate local scour around a 2 × 2 i...
Compared to traditional single/double-row concrete cast-in-place piles or concrete walls commonly used in foundation pit engineering, pre-tensioned prestressed hollow concrete-filled steel tube piles (referred to as prestressed Steel Cylinder Piles,...
The 21st century has emerged as a transformative era for dam engineering, shaped by rapid technological innovation, heightened environmental awareness, the progressive aging of existing infrastructure, and an urgent global call for climate resilience...
Right-turning vehicles at intersections permitting right turn on red (RTOR) frequently conflict with pedestrians, posing significant safety risks. Existing studies often simplify vehicle trajectories by treating vehicles as centroid points, ignoring...
Empirical studies on barriers and enablers to implementing Vision Zero remain limited, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), limiting broader adoption. India exemplifies this gap: while some cities and states have adopted Vision Zer...
The safe and stable operation of ultra-high-voltage (UHV) transmission lines is fundamental to ensuring efficient and large-capacity power delivery. Critical fittings, as essential load-bearing components connecting towers, conductors, and insulator...
This study investigates the feasibility of using Kraft lignin in Hot and Warm Mix Asphalt (HMA and WMA), with a particular focus on its integration alongside Sasobit®. The research aims to evaluate the impact of Kraft lignin and Sasobit, individu...
Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymers (CFRPs) are gaining popularity as a reliable strengthening technique for reinforced concrete (RC) columns. Several efficient models were developed to predict the stress–strain (σ-ε) curve of CFRP-c...
The optimal performance of buildings strongly depends on their structural configuration, as it influences the structural response to expected loads during life service. For instance, structural arrangements oriented to reduce torsional effects increa...
To overcome the limitations of conventional methods, this study developed a novel aerial-ground collaborative framework for multi-dimensional quality assessment of asphalt pavement. The quality inspection of asphalt pavement in the whole construction...
Recent advances in computer vision and artificial intelligence have enabled new approaches for non-destructive post-earthquake assessment of masonry structures. This study proposes a hybrid AI–FEA framework that integrates a MobileNetV2 convolu...
Corrugated metal pipe (CMP) culverts are key pieces of infrastructure in drainage and waterway management, but many are reaching their end of life and require rehabilitation. While existing repair methods have a long track record of success, they can...
This study investigates the combined use of recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) and steel fibers—industrial (ISF), recycled (RSF), and hybrid ISF/RSF (HSF)—to enhance the mechanical performance, freeze–thaw durability, and environment...
As a key member of the bridge substructure, the pier is always the most critical part under a variety of hazards, among which vehicle-induced impact is a rare but extreme load hazard that may result in significant structural damage and even the full...
Despite the recognized importance of spiral curve implementation in highway design, several design manuals permit spiral omission depending on the geometric layout and the performance characteristics of road users. A critical safety issue associated...
Natural hazards pose an increasing threat to infrastructures, lives, and livelihoods in alpine regions due to climate change and the growing demand for settlement space. While grey protective structures are commonly deployed to provide immediate safe...
Road traffic crashes claim approximately 1.19 million lives annually worldwide, with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) bearing a disproportionately high share of this burden. Intersections in these contexts are particularly hazardous due to mi...
Using deep learning in automated pavement distress detection has shown huge improvements for transport infrastructure, but a noticeable challenge remains in distinguishing sealed cracks from active ones, which are more evident in high-resolution aeri...
