2025 July - 40 articles
This review examines the effect of geometric properties and the spacing of road humps on vehicle speed and noise, with a particular emphasis on South Asian contexts, especially Malaysia. Road humps are widely used traffic-calming devices designed to...
Assessing highway pavement condition is crucial for ensuring transportation safety and optimizing infrastructure maintenance. In Xinjiang, China, extreme climatic and traffic conditions pose significant challenges to pavement performance. This study...
This study examines pantograph aerodynamic lift at 400 km/h, and uncovers the dynamic behaviors and mechanisms that influence pantograph–catenary performance. Using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with a compressible fluid model and an SST k...
This research is part of a broader investigation into innovative simulation-based approaches for improving traffic efficiency and road safety in roundabout corridors. These corridors, composed of successive roundabouts along arterials, present system...
With the increasing severity of traffic congestion, the impact of random traffic patterns has emerged as an indispensable factor in the fatigue design and assessment of highway bridges. In this study, an analytical approach has been proposed for mode...
Aiming to address the problem of low efficiency in the traditional manual measurement of the main arch rib components of concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) arch bridges, this study proposes a digital measurement technology based on the integration of...
In the present era, achieving sustainability requires the development of planning strategies to develop a safer urban infrastructure. This study examines the realistic aspects of cyclist safety by analysing cyclists’ fields of view, using Geogr...
Due to the long operation period of Beijing Metro Line 2 and the complex surrounding building environment, this paper comprehensively studied the mechanical properties of new tunnels using close-fitting undercrossing based on pre-support technology....
To establish a theoretical foundation for assessing the dynamic performance of high-speed train catenary systems in wind-prone regions, this study develops a coupled pantograph–catenary model using ANSYS(2022R1) APDL. The dynamic responses of c...
As the global demand for electronic equipment continues to grow, many devices are being replaced more frequently, resulting in a rapid rise in electronic waste (e-waste), now the fastest growing waste stream worldwide. Motivated by this, the objectiv...
Compared to road trucks, the use of trains to move goods along railway lines is a more sustainable freight transport system. In Norway, where several main lines are single tracks, the insufficient length of many of the existing passing loops consider...
The paper deals with the issue of obtaining iron-sulfur-containing binders through their mechanochemical treatment using mutual neutralization and detoxification structure formation, and the curing stage of arbolite concrete composites based on indus...
Rural road programs are essential for enhancing connectivity in remote areas, yet they frequently encounter schedule delays and budget overruns. This study explores the extent to which specific project characteristics influence these deviations in Co...
Corrosion is a critical issue in civil structures, significantly affecting their durability and functionality. Detecting corrosion at an early stage is essential to prevent structural failures and ensure safety. This study proposes an expert system b...
This study proposes a Fabry–Perot interferometric system and an associated evaluation method for measuring the weight of moving trains. An optical fiber sensor, comprising a sensing fiber and a supporting structure, is securely bonded to the ra...
A new concept of a 3D volumetric module, made up of six plane stiffened self-compacting fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) panels, is here studied. Experimental campaigns are carried out on SFRC material and on the thin-slab structures used for this mo...
Structural health monitoring (SHM) plays a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity and safety of critical infrastructure and mechanical components. While traditional non-destructive testing (NDT) methods offer high-resolution data, they typically requ...
The use of both structural steel and reinforced concrete is common in civil and military infrastructure projects. Anchorage plays a crucial role in these systems, serving as the key element that connects structural components and secures attachments...
The curing process of a concrete sample has a significant influence on hydration and its strength. This means that inadequate curing conditions lead to a loss of concrete quality and negative consequences in structural engineering. In addition, diffe...
With the rapid expansion of railway networks and increasing operational complexity, intelligent rail damage detection has become crucial for ensuring safety and improving maintenance efficiency. Traditional physical inspection methods (e.g., ultrason...
Deformation is a direct manifestation of structural changes that occur during the operation of arch dams, and the development of reliable deformation early warning indicators allows for their timely study. Considering that an arch dam is a systematic...
High-rise industrial buildings are particularly susceptible to vibration-induced comfort issues, which can negatively impact both the health and productivity of workers and office staff. Unlike most existing studies that focus on local structural com...
The present work investigates the characteristics of fly ash-based geopolymer concrete (GPC) in terms of compressive, splitting, and flexural strength, elasticity modulus, and stress–strain relationship. Datasets including 726 observations were...
In light of rising environmental concerns, the rapid industrial recycling of building demolition waste material (BDWM) is now capable of supporting sustainable development in metropolitan regions. From this perspective, the current study investigated...
Pavement performance models are considered a key element in pavement management systems since they can predict the future condition of pavements using historical data. Several indicators are used to evaluate the condition of pavements (such as the pa...
Jobs–housing balance is a critical concern in urban planning and sustainable economic development. Urban rail transit, as a key determinant of employment and residential location decisions, plays a pivotal role in shaping jobs–housing dyn...
Upright-posture motorcycle crashes against steel safety barriers (SSBs) often result in severe upper-body injuries due to the sharp upper edge of the rail. While solutions for sliding crashes on curves, called a ‘motorcyclist-friendly barrier&r...
This paper investigates crash severity in single-vehicle road crashes involving collisions with roadside light poles in Croatia. Due to the absence of detailed object-type classifications in the official crash database, media reports were used to ide...
Ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) is a widely used technique for diagnosis and structural safety assessment of existing buildings. The main difficulties in UPV tests on-site are due to one-sided accessibility of materials and degraded/irregular surface...
Concrete bridge cracks are critical indicators for maintenance planning. Traditional visual inspections are often subjective, labor-intensive, and time-consuming, requiring close-range access by inspectors. In contrast, UAV-based remote sensing, comb...
This article presents the design, implementation, and validation of a Remotely Piloted Safety Cone (RPSC), an autonomous robotic system developed to enhance safety and operational efficiency in road maintenance. The RPSC addresses challenges associat...
A novel approach for determining the bearing capacity of pile foundations using rapid load testing is suggested to rectify the inaccuracies arising from the presumption of a constant damping coefficient and excess pore water pressure during the evalu...
Dams are critical infrastructures that provide essential services such as water supply, hydroelectric power generation, and flood control. As many dams age, the risk of structural failure increases, making safety assurance more urgent than ever. Trad...
In recent decades, numerous studies have investigated the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and more precisely of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), in the prediction of complex technical parameters, particularly in the field of road infra...
This article reviews methods for estimating the remaining service life of bridges, focusing on the statistical analysis of reliability indices, which aids in identifying risks and predicting structural failures. Among the methodologies examined, the...
Sustainable traffic management relies on accurate traffic flow prediction to reduce congestion, fuel consumption, and emissions and minimise the external environmental impacts of traffic operations. This study contributes to this objective by develop...
This study investigated the prediction of unconfined compressive strength (UCS), a common measure of soil’s undrained shear strength, using fundamental soil characteristics. While traditional pavement subgrade design often relies on parameters...
The geometry of the railway track affects rail wear significantly. If the rail wear can be predicted and considered during the alignment design phase, the problems it causes can be mitigated at the source by optimizing the values and combinations of...
Exposure modeling plays a crucial role in disaster risk assessments by providing geospatial information about assets at risk and their characteristics. Detailed exposure data enhances the spatial representation of a rapidly changing environment, enab...
Highway rest areas are relevant components of road infrastructure, providing drivers with essential opportunities to rest and mitigate fatigue-related crash risks. Despite their acknowledged importance, little is known about the factors that influenc...
