2025 June - 24 articles
In South Africa, inefficient resource utilization in waste management results in a preference for disposal and landfilling as the lowest tier within the waste management hierarchy. Through a methodical approach to waste management system performance...
This study investigates the influence of moisture on the mechanical behavior of fine soil mixtures from the São Luís region, applied as subballast layers in railway track structures. Two samples were analyzed: a non-lateritic sandy soil...
Distributed optical fiber sensing (DOFS) is an advanced tool for structural health monitoring (SHM), offering high precision, wide measurement range, and real-time as well as long-term monitoring capabilities. It enables real-time monitoring of both...
Traffic calming has emerged as a key urban strategy to reduce vehicle speeds and mitigate road traffic risks, with increasing recognition of its broader implications for public health, human behaviour, and urban liveability. This systematic literatur...
The use of steel-concrete composite slim-floor beams with dowel shear connectors is uncommon, and the design rules provided in Eurocode 4 for composite construction are not directly applicable to the slim-floor composite beam. In this paper, a finite...
The big data collected from structural health monitoring systems (SHMs), combined with the rapid advances in machine learning (ML), have enabled data-driven methods in practical SHM applications. These methods typically use ML algorithms to identify...
Semi-submerged curtain breakwaters are increasingly favored to protect marinas and other microtidal basins, yet they are still almost exclusively designed with deterministic wave transmission equations. This study introduces a fully probabilistic des...
Cold recycling is an advantageous technique from economic and environmental perspectives for asphalt pavement rehabilitation, interventions, and maintenance. This work covered the investigation of dynamic modulus (|E*|) test models and their effects...
The longevity and safety of asphalt pavements, which form the foundation of our transportation infrastructure, are directly impacted by their performance. Pavement performance has traditionally been measured using the Marshall Mix Design method, whic...
This study focuses on the evolution of the Arousa Island Bridge, a critical infrastructure connecting, in northwestern Spain, the Arousa island to the Galician coast. Since its commissioning in 1985, the bridge has experienced damage due to corrosion...
The detection of voids in pavement infrastructure is essential for road safety and efficient maintenance. Traditional methods of analyzing ground-penetrating radar (GPR) data are labor-intensive and error-prone. This study presents a novel approach u...
Inaccurate cost and schedule estimations in road infrastructure projects continue to be a critical source of contractual disputes and financial inefficiencies, particularly in developing countries. While quantitative risk analysis (QRA) methods such...
Natural water content affects many geotechnical parameters and geological properties of soils, which can reduce cohesion and friction, leading to potential failures in structures such as foundations, retaining walls, and slopes. Identification of the...
The prevalence of car dependence and sedentary lifestyles has created concern in the transportation and health sectors. Walking is the most popular and practical kind of exercise that can significantly enhance health. In Chile, more than half of olde...
The sloshing in storage tanks can exert negative influences on the safety and stability of tank structures undergoing earthquake excitation. An analytical mechanical model is presented here to investigate the seismic responses of a base-isolated cyli...
This study addresses the critical environmental challenge of increasing carbon emissions from Thailand’s freight transport sector, focusing on container movement in the strategic Lat Krabang ICD–Laem Chabang Port corridor. The research qu...
Pile foundations are commonly used to support structures subjected to complex loading conditions. In seismic-prone regions, understanding the soil–pile interaction under cyclic loading is essential for ensuring the stability and safety of these...
Bridges are assets in every society, and their deterioration can have severe economic, social, and environmental consequences. Therefore, implementing effective asset management strategies is crucial to ensure bridge infrastructure’s long-term...
The optimisation of road construction planning and design prioritises safety, comfort, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability by aligning with sustainable development goals (SDGs) and integrating life cycle assessment (LCA)-based criteria. Asphalt mi...
The paper innovatively studies the impact of dual randomness of structural parameters and seismic excitation on the seismic reliability of highway pile–slab structures using the probability density evolution method. A nonlinear stochastic dynam...
This study examines the dynamic response of bottom-sitting steel shell structures subjected to underwater shock waves. A computational framework integrating the Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE) method was implemented in finite-element analysis to...
Visual inspections of concrete infrastructure in low-light environments require external lighting to ensure adequate visibility. Directional lighting sources, where an image scene is illuminated with an angled lighting source from one direction, can...
The monolithic composite action of structures relies on the interface bond strength between concrete and the repair material. This study uses explainable deep learning techniques to evaluate the ultimate strength capacity (Us) of U-shaped normal conc...
The conceptual design phase in architecture requires both intuitive and iterative approaches, which traditional Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows fail to support properly. BIM provides data-driven decision-making and project coordination...
