Corrosion and conductor breaks in grounding grids can compromise the safe dissipation of substation fault currents. To diagnose these faults using only a limited number of accessible nodes, this study groups frequencies and selects reference-port imp...
Port Rail-Mounted Gantry Cranes are a significant investment for ports and have multiple failure modes. These cranes are complex mechanical and civil systems that run remotely without maintainers or operators present. Determining efficient methods fo...
Geopolymer and alkali-activated cementitious composites have been investigated for sustainable infrastructure applications, including pavement layers exposed to moisture-related distress from water infiltration, capillary rise, suction change, fines...
A special measure of carriageway grooving in the prestressed concrete lining of a water delivery shield tunnel locally weakens the cross-section, raising issues concerning the safe operation of the tunnel under high internal water pressure and the tr...
Construction of a long-span concrete arch in a V-shaped canyon requires coordinated control of the temporary falsework, erection stays and closure geometry. This study examines the temporary angle-steel truss falsework used for the Nujiang River rein...
Post-earthquake fire (PEF) is a secondary hazard in which seismic damage to buildings, utilities and fire protection causes uncontrolled ignition and spread. PEF in unstrengthened reinforced concrete (RC) and steel structures has been increasingly st...
Machine learning (ML) has emerged as a transformative tool in geotechnical engineering, offering data-driven alternatives to traditional empirical and analytical approaches. This paper presents a critical narrative review of recent advances in theory...
Worker responses to automated safety warning (ASW) systems have been widely examined across construction work environments to improve worker safety. However, the evidence of worker response is fragmented because individual studies only examine differ...
Models using machine learning (ML) algorithms have been increasingly adopted for predicting bearing capacity of shallow foundations, but rarely, their superiority to ordinary regression is evaluated using a controlled benchmark. This paper presents a...
Bridges play an essential role in supporting economic development. Many highway bridges have been built in Saudi Arabia, with studies showing early signs of deterioration, including cracking and localized failures. This study presents a comprehensive...
We systematically evaluate the application of deep learning methods to road infrastructure monitoring, a crucial area for ensuring safety and sustainability in transportation systems. Specifically, our study delivers an experimental comparative bench...
Post-earthquake screening requires inspectable predictions, but extracted rules may change with fitting and validation context. Using an inherited LightGBM predictor (Teacher) and 10,092 buildings from Hatay after the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthqua...
This study uses a subway station in Shenyang as a case and employs FLAC3D software to investigate the deformation patterns of underground pipelines during PBA construction, analyzing the influence of parameters such as burial depth, pipe diameter, el...
Determining the resilient modulus of granular subbases modified with agro-industrial residues is experimentally demanding and subject to substantial variability. This study evaluates the axial resilient response of a granular subbase modified with su...
Urban transport networks face pressure from urbanization, climate change, and the growing share of connected and automated vehicles, yet intelligent transport systems (ITS) and pavement engineering have evolved largely in parallel. Traffic control is...
Ground-penetrating radar assessment of reinforced pavements remains limited because top-down and bottom-up cracks produce similar radargram signatures and exhibit comparable diffraction patterns. This study investigates this ambiguity using full-wave...
As underground space development advances toward long-distance and high-water-pressure scenarios, underwater shield docking has become a key technical challenge. To control grouting-induced disturbance during underwater shield docking, this study dev...
The construction industry’s heavy reliance on traditional cement highlights the need for sustainable supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs). This review synthesises current research on corn husk ash (CHA) an agro-based waste, evaluating it...
The construction industry faces persistent challenges in achieving sustainable and circular supply chain management due to fragmented material flows, limited information continuity, and weak coordination among stakeholders. Building Information Model...
The structural performance and service life of asphalt pavements depend on an adequate bond between the individual asphalt layers. Insufficient interlayer bonding can reduce the load-bearing capacity of the pavement and increase its deformation under...
Epoxies are increasingly recognized as reactive polymers for asphalt modifiers because of their crosslinking abilities, which can improve the asphalt binder’s elasticity, durability, and resistance to permanent deformation. This study investiga...
Pantograph drag and aeroacoustic noise increase with railway operating speed. This study evaluates a streamlined carbon contact strip (CCS) for a CX-NG high-speed railway pantograph. A broadband noise source model using a steady renormalization-group...
Extreme heat, rainfall, flooding, freeze–thaw and permafrost thaw are becoming more frequent and severe, creating new risks for airport pavements and aviation operations. This systematic review follows the PRISMA 2020 framework and synthesises...
Existing evaluations of highway engineering testing and inspection equipment often overemphasize nominal parameters, directly compare non-equivalent indicators, and lack clear criteria for equipment upgrades. Based on a targeted synthesis of publicly...
This study develops a computationally reproducible multicriteria framework for ranking iRAP road-safety countermeasures and constructing a robust recommended portfolio. The framework was applied to five road tracts on RN 20 and RN 40 in San Juan, Arg...
Artificial intelligence is entering architectural design through generative modelling and data-assisted decision support. In developing countries, most of this work is still carried out by architectural small and medium-sized enterprises with limited...
This study compares the drop-weight impact response of self-compacting concrete (SCC) slabs with industrial (ISF), recycled tyre-derived (RSF), and hybrid ISF–RSF steel-fibre reinforcement. Four 1200 × 1200 × 100 mm slabs were teste...
For the experimental studies, waste from the processing of marbleized limestone (MLPW) was used as the primary raw material. White Portland cement M500 was employed as the binder. Inorganic red, green, and blue pigments were used to produce colored p...
Cross-system deployment of pantograph-arc classifiers is difficult because railway voltage, rolling stock, operating state, and measurement distributions differ. This exploratory study evaluates transfer from 13 Trenitalia 3 kV DC recordings to six M...
This study compares conventional steel-reinforced concrete (RC), glass fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP)-reinforced concrete and hybrid GFRP–steel fibre-reinforced concrete (HYB) for the permanent lining of the New San Donato motorway tunnel, Ita...
National freight frameworks consider volume, economic value, and network connectivity, but public data do not directly identify freight dependence at individual railroad bridges. This gap limits consistent national screening for preservation and resi...
The accelerated deterioration of reinforced concrete (RC) road bridges built in the post-World War II period, combined with increasingly stringent seismic-performance requirements, calls for structured and scientifically grounded procedures for selec...
Railway tracks on bridges are subject to longitudinal movements caused by temperature-induced stresses and train traction/braking forces, which generate track–bridge interaction and additional stresses in the rail. Rail expansion joints can com...
Wire breakage alters strand continuity, interwire contact, load redistribution, and modal response. This study evaluates normalized frequency changes as a laboratory fingerprint of persistent mechanical changes in unloaded seven-wire helical strands....
The risk-based importance ranking method takes into account both the failure probability and the network-level consequences of urban bridges, having a significant advantage in guiding the allocation of maintenance funds under limitation conditions. T...
In this study, a novel physics-informed hybrid deep learning (PI-HDL) algorithm is proposed for intelligent condition assessment of metro tunnel structures. The algorithm integrates state-of-the-art deep learning models, including auto-encoder and co...
Recently, many countries have sought to obtain sustainable energy from different sources. This study’s primary objective is to determine ways to optimize the advantages of water structures, especially ski-jump spillways, within the hydropower s...
Due to the high tensile strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance, and relative ease of installation, Carbon Fiber–Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) composites are commonly utilized to strengthen deficient reinforced concrete (RC) beams. Therefore...
Mechanical activation is a promising approach to improving the performance of low-calcium fly ash (FA) in cementitious materials; however, its effect on time-dependent rheology remains insufficiently quantified. This study investigates the influence...
Knowledge of Water Distribution System (WDS) pipe topology is a prerequisite for hydraulic simulation, interdependency analysis, and crisis-response planning, yet network records are withheld as security-sensitive critical-infrastructure information...
Mortared-stone revetments on the waterside slopes of levees are continuously exposed to flow erosion, environmental variation, and material deterioration during long-term service. Fracture and spalling can therefore occur at the interfaces between st...
Motivated by Industry 4.0, digital twin (DT) technology has emerged as a pivotal enabler of intelligent transformation in the construction industry, addressing challenges such as fragmented management and limited decision support. However, its practi...
Pedestrian crossing safety is influenced by the accessibility and configuration of road infrastructure; however, crash-based evidence on jaywalking-related events remains limited in Gulf countries. This retrospective case–case study compared po...
Daily commuting in many peri-urban regions is dominated by private cars, causing congestion and greenhouse gas emissions. This research quantifies how a mixed public transport concept combining connector buses and organised ride-sharing can reduce ro...
Collapsible soils pose severe geotechnical risks to foundation systems and transportation infrastructure due to sudden structural collapse and substantial strength degradation upon inundation. This study proposes a sustainable and multi-scale stabili...
Ancient stone arch bridges are a significant scientific challenge for cultural heritage preservation worldwide, with the core difficulty lying in the fact that, over the course of centuries, they have been subjected to damage from numerous unpredicta...
The cement and concrete industry contributes approximately 8% of global CO2 emissions, creating a need for cementitious materials that can both reduce emissions and store carbon. This study demonstrates that biochar can be incorporated at unprecedent...
Real-time traffic object detection is essential for autonomous driving and intelligent transportation systems, where detection accuracy must be achieved under strict computational constraints. This study proposes a lightweight optimization framework...
Inland navigation in the Brazilian Amazon plays an important role in transportation of personnel and cargo, including the development of activities of social relevance. However, the occurrence of extreme environmental conditions can pose risks to the...
Road construction requires foundation materials with high mechanical performance. Cement is the primary binder used to stabilize these materials, but its widespread use generates substantial CO2 emissions and environmental impacts. Reducing cement de...
