2025 May - 25 articles
This manuscript proposes a methodology to leverage digitalisation to efficiently generate an overview of required condition-based railway track interventions, possession windows, and expected costs for railway networks at the beginning of the interve...
Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) have been demonstrated to be one of the most powerful methods for image recognition, being applied in many fields, including civil and structural health monitoring in infrastructure asset management. Current State...
In recent years, there has been a notable concern about the production of cementitious composites due to its high cement consumption and the corresponding carbon footprint. This has led to significant progress within the construction sector in integr...
In earthquake-prone regions, predicting the impact of seismic events on highway bridges is crucial for post-earthquake effective emergency response and recovery planning. This paper presents a methodology for a simplified seismic risk assessment of b...
Traffic counts are essential for assessing road capacity to provide efficient, effective, and safe mobility. However, current methods for generating models for traffic count studies are often limited in their accuracy and applicability, which can lea...
This study focuses on the icing problem of electrified railway contact lines. Using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) numerical simulations, a three-dimensional mesh model of the CuAg0.1AC120 contact line was developed. This study reveals the effects...
Managing emissions and congestion in urban transportation systems is a growing challenge, particularly when traffic dynamics are influenced by real-time conditions and infrastructure constraints. This study addresses this issue by proposing a cellula...
This study investigates the seismic performance of the V3.0 220 kV standard-designed substation of the Southern Power Grid, located in a high-intensity seismic zone, with a focus on the application of seismic isolation technology. Seismic isolation a...
The Building Inspection Priority Index (BIPI) method for masonry structures is an approximate procedure for the preliminary assessment of the seismic capacity of existing load-bearing masonry buildings and for the prioritization of each building for...
This study applied 2019 macro-level data from DATASUS to model traffic fatalities at the scene. Ordinary least squares (OLS) and censored regression models (TOBIT) were the methodologies used to identify the significant variables explaining the occur...
The Belt and Road Initiative’s infrastructure development faces significant challenges in understanding and addressing the divergent perceptions between urban and rural populations, particularly regarding high-speed rail projects. This study in...
Pavement materials like hot mix asphalt (HMA) and cold recycled mixes (CRMs) are typically considered isotropic. This study evaluates the anisotropy of a cold in-place recycled (CIR) material using the shear wave velocity (Vs) parameter. The piezoele...
Traffic signal control plays a pivotal role in intelligent transportation systems, directly affecting urban mobility, congestion mitigation, and environmental sustainability. As traffic networks become more dynamic and complex, traditional strategies...
To implement the “Green Transition” in civil engineering, this study provides a new critical perspective analyzing the sustainability measures adopted by two European megaprojects. Government regulations and legislation, reward mechanism,...
Optimizing last-mile delivery operations is an essential component in making a modern city livable, particularly in the face of rapid urbanization, increasing e-commerce activity, and the growing demand for fast deliveries. These factors contribute s...
Roads are critical infrastructure in multi-sectoral development. Any country that aims to expand and stabilize its activities must have a network of paved roads in good condition. However, that is not the case in many countries. The usual methods of...
Zinc oxide (ZnO) exhibits promising thermochemical properties when used as an asphalt binder modifier. Its micrometric size further enhances its potential as a substitute for natural fillers (NFs) in hot-mix asphalt (HMA). This study evaluates the ef...
Transition zones are located at points on a track where there has been a change in the main composition of the railway infrastructure; as such, there are many sections that undergo a sudden change in the stiffness of the structures built. When trains...
Bayesian structural model updating (SMU) is among the most powerful methods for estimating the bending stiffness and modal damping of high-speed railway (HSR) bridges and predicting their bridge-response-based resonance responses. Although studies in...
Crumb rubber (CR) obtained from end-of-life tyres (ELT) has gained significant attention in the sustainable design of asphalt pavements in recent years, showing a promising perspective in the enhancement of pavement performance related to its structu...
The purpose of this paper is to review and compare the criteria of seismic design ground motions and approaches in seismic hazard analysis set forth by various agencies and organizations. A total of 13 agencies and organizations were reviewed includi...
Civil engineering is a field of knowledge in direct contact with the citizen, not only in the design and construction of infrastructure but also in its maintenance, conservation, monitoring, and management. The integration of new technologies, such a...
This study presents a mixed-method systematic literature review (SLR) investigating the applications of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies for enhancing sustainability in transportation infrastructure projects from a construction perspective. A corpus...
Urban flooding is a growing concern, particularly in coastal lowland cities where climate change exacerbates hazards through rising sea levels and intense rainfall. Traditional flood defenses like fluvial polders often exacerbate urban fragmentation...
The infrastructure construction of bridges is growing rapidly, and the quality of concrete structures is becoming increasingly stringent. However, the issue of cracks in concrete structures remains prominent. In on-site bridge crack detection, the tr...
