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Geopolymers: The Green Alternative to Traditional Materials for Engineering Applications

  • Zahraa Jwaida,
  • Anmar Dulaimi,
  • Nuha Mashaan and
  • Md Azree Othuman Mydin

Researchers have been driven to investigate sustainable alternatives to cement production, such as geopolymers, due to the impact of global warming and climate change resulting from greenhouse gas emissions. Currently, they are exploring different me...

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73 Citations
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This study explores the growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on structural health monitoring (SHM), a critical aspect of infrastructure maintenance and safety. This study begins with a bibliometric analysis to identify current research t...

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67 Citations
4,462 Views
17 Pages

This work presents a discussion of the basic properties of broken mineral limestone aggregates with the specification of the properties affecting the fracture toughness of concretes made with these aggregates. To determine the influence of the grain-...

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58 Citations
6,782 Views
13 Pages

U-Net-Based CNN Architecture for Road Crack Segmentation

  • Alessandro Di Benedetto,
  • Margherita Fiani and
  • Lucas Matias Gujski

Many studies on the semantic segmentation of cracks using the machine learning (ML) technique can be found in the relevant literature. To date, the results obtained are quite good, but often the accuracy of the trained model and the results obtained...

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55 Citations
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18 Pages

The incorporation of nanotechnology has led to significant strides in the concrete industry, ushering in innovative construction methodologies. Various nanomaterials, including nano-silica (NS), have undergone comprehensive scrutiny as potential part...

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45 Citations
9,231 Views
16 Pages

The application of deep learning (DL) algorithms has become of great interest in recent years due to their superior performance in structural damage identification, including the detection of corrosion. There has been growing interest in the applicat...

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44 Citations
5,927 Views
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Undoubtedly, heritage buildings serve as essential embodiments of the cultural richness and diversity of the world’s states, and their conservation is of the utmost importance. Specifically, the protection of the structural integrity of these b...

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40 Citations
3,217 Views
22 Pages

Physical, Mechanical and Durability Properties of Eco-Friendly Engineered Geopolymer Composites

  • Ahmed M. Tahwia,
  • Duaa S. Aldulaimi,
  • Mohamed Abdellatief and
  • Osama Youssf

Engineered geopolymer composite (EGC) is a high-performance material with enhanced mechanical and durability capabilities. Ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) and silica fume (SF) are common binder materials in producing EGC. However, due to...

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38 Citations
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Timely maintenance of road pavements is crucial to ensure optimal performance. The accurate prediction of trends in pavement defects enables more efficient allocation of funds, leading to a safer, higher-quality road network. This article systematica...

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37 Citations
11,887 Views
36 Pages

Structural health monitoring systems have been employed throughout history to assess the structural responses of bridges to both natural and man-made hazards. Continuous monitoring of the integrity and analysis of the dynamic characteristics of bridg...

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34 Citations
11,568 Views
32 Pages

Effective road pavement management is vital for maintaining the functionality and safety of transportation infrastructure. This review examines the integration of Machine Learning (ML) into Pavement Management Systems (PMS), presenting an analysis of...

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32 Citations
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41 Pages

Traffic Signal Control via Reinforcement Learning: A Review on Applications and Innovations

  • Panagiotis Michailidis,
  • Iakovos Michailidis,
  • Charalampos Rafail Lazaridis and
  • Elias Kosmatopoulos

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...

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28 Citations
4,207 Views
28 Pages

This research work aims to compare the strength and fracture mechanics properties of plain concretes, obtained from different coarse aggregates. During the study, mechanical parameters including compressive strength (fcm) and splitting tensile streng...

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27 Citations
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16 Pages

This paper summarizes the lessons learned after several decades of exploring and applying Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) in operating bridge structures. The challenges in real-time imaging and processing of large amounts of sensor data at various...

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27 Citations
7,320 Views
20 Pages

Asphalt pavements are subject to regular inspection and maintenance activities over time. Many techniques have been suggested to evaluate pavement surface conditions, but most of these are either labour-intensive tasks or require costly instruments....

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27 Citations
3,946 Views
22 Pages

This research undertook an extensive examination of the ramifications of integrating steel dust as a partial substitute for cement within reinforced concrete beams. The investigation encompassed an assessment of various facets, encompassing the worka...

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27 Citations
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22 Pages

In view of the climate crisis, green technologies should be used to ensure sustainable structures in the construction industry. Road construction could also contribute to the creation of a circular economy, as it is partly responsible for several cur...

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26 Citations
3,528 Views
15 Pages

In the process of driving in an underground interchange, drivers are faced with many challenges, such as being in a closed space, visual changes alternating between light and dark conditions, complex road conditions in the confluence section, and den...

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26 Citations
4,635 Views
19 Pages

Properties of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) with Several Contents of Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA)

  • Julio Cantero-Durango,
  • Rodrigo Polo-Mendoza,
  • Gilberto Martinez-Arguelles and
  • Luis Fuentes

Continuous research efforts have been developed in the literature to raise the sustainability components of the road infrastructure industry, i.e., reduce potential contaminants and augment financial profitability. In this regard, this investigation...

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25 Citations
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37 Pages

Asphalt mixtures age during service in the field, primarily as the result of chemical changes in the bituminous binder phase. The ageing phenomenon changes the properties of the asphalt mixture, including the stiffness modulus, the resistance to defo...

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23 Citations
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18 Pages

Railway Bridge Geometry Assessment Supported by Cutting-Edge Reality Capture Technologies and 3D As-Designed Models

  • Rafael Cabral,
  • Rogério Oliveira,
  • Diogo Ribeiro,
  • Anna M. Rakoczy,
  • Ricardo Santos,
  • Miguel Azenha and
  • José Correia

Documentation of structural visual inspections is necessary for its monitoring, maintenance, and decision about its rehabilitation, and structural strengthening. In recent times, close-range photogrammetry (CRP) based on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV...

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21 Citations
3,060 Views
20 Pages

Experimental Tests and Numerical Analyses for the Dynamic Characterization of a Steel and Wooden Cable-Stayed Footbridge

  • Vanni Nicoletti,
  • Simone Quarchioni,
  • Luca Tentella,
  • Riccardo Martini and
  • Fabrizio Gara

Vibrations are an issue of increasing importance in current footbridge design practice. More sophisticated footbridges with increasing spans and more effective construction materials result in lightweight structures and a high ratio of live load to d...

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21 Citations
14,145 Views
16 Pages

Developing integrated, sustainable, and resilient urban systems requires consideration of the different types of interdependencies between their infrastructure systems. The degree and nature of interdependencies among infrastructure systems vary wide...

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21 Citations
4,565 Views
20 Pages

The construction of tunnels in densely populated urban areas poses a significant challenge in terms of anticipating the settlement that may result from tunnel excavation. This paper presents a new and more realistic modeling method for tunnel excavat...

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20 Citations
5,422 Views
29 Pages

This study addresses the vital issue of the variability associated with modeling decisions in dam seismic analysis. Traditionally, structural modeling and simulations employ a progressive approach, where more complex models are gradually incorporated...

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20 Citations
5,572 Views
13 Pages

In 2016, Carlos Moreno proposed the concept of “15-minute cities” based on the principles of proximity, diversity, density, and ubiquity. In fact, he re-formulated (“re-invented”) some of the already existing planning principl...

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20 Citations
6,076 Views
23 Pages

Public–private partnership (PPP) is a prominent tool for sustainable infrastructure development. However, the positive contributions of PPPs toward the attainment of sustainable, climate resilience and zero-carbon infrastructure projects are ha...

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20 Citations
3,005 Views
26 Pages

A Comparative Study of Pavement Roughness Prediction Models under Different Climatic Conditions

  • Soughah Al-Samahi,
  • Waleed Zeiada,
  • Ghazi G. Al-Khateeb,
  • Khaled Hamad and
  • Ali Alnaqbi

Predicting the International Roughness Index (IRI) is crucial for maintaining road quality and ensuring the safety and comfort of road users. Accurate IRI predictions help in the timely identification of road sections that require maintenance, thus p...

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19 Citations
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20 Pages

Soft Computing to Predict Earthquake-Induced Soil Liquefaction via CPT Results

  • Ali Reza Ghanizadeh,
  • Ahmad Aziminejad,
  • Panagiotis G. Asteris and
  • Danial Jahed Armaghani

Earthquake-induced soil liquefaction (EISL) can cause significant damage to structures, facilities, and vital urban arteries. Thus, the accurate prediction of EISL is a challenge for geotechnical engineers in mitigating irreparable loss to buildings...

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19 Citations
3,365 Views
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Proposing Optimized Random Forest Models for Predicting Compressive Strength of Geopolymer Composites

  • Feng Bin,
  • Shahab Hosseini,
  • Jie Chen,
  • Pijush Samui,
  • Hadi Fattahi and
  • Danial Jahed Armaghani

This paper explores advanced machine learning approaches to enhance the prediction accuracy of compressive strength (CoS) in geopolymer composites (GePC). Geopolymers, as sustainable alternatives to Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), offer significant e...

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19 Citations
4,294 Views
18 Pages

Investigating the Multi-Recyclability of Recycled Plastic-Modified Asphalt Mixtures

  • Gaetano Di Mino,
  • Vineesh Vijayan,
  • Shahin Eskandarsefat,
  • Loretta Venturini and
  • Konstantinos Mantalovas

Although the benefits of asphalt recycling have been scientifically proven and several best practices are being implemented, further research is required in specific and specialized areas. One of these circumstances is the recycling of Reclaimed Asph...

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18 Citations
4,467 Views
21 Pages

On the Generation of Digital Data and Models from Point Clouds: Application to a Pedestrian Bridge Structure

  • F. Necati Catbas,
  • Jacob Anthony Cano,
  • Furkan Luleci,
  • Lori C. Walters and
  • Robert Michlowitz

This study investigates the capture of digital data and the development of models for structures with incomplete documentation and plans. LiDAR technology is utilized to obtain the point clouds of a pedestrian bridge structure. Two different point cl...

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17 Citations
4,072 Views
21 Pages

Currently, it is necessary to support not only public passenger transport at the expense of individual car transport but also to ensure the modal split of goods from road transport to railway transport. Moreover, it is important to modernize the rail...

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17 Citations
4,573 Views
22 Pages

The growing number of reinforced concrete (RC) structures nearing the end of their service life demands innovative strategies for preservation and retrofitting. Environmental degradation, aging infrastructure, and increased loading demands highlight...

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17 Citations
4,340 Views
19 Pages

Construction and demolition waste (CDW) materials account for a considerable part of waste materials throughout the world. As these materials are not usually recycled, reusing them in construction projects is of major significance. In this study, rec...

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17 Citations
4,164 Views
16 Pages

A BIM-Based Approach for Pavement Monitoring Integrating Data from Non-Destructive Testing Methods (NDTs)

  • Luca Bertolini,
  • Fabrizio D’Amico,
  • Antonio Napolitano,
  • Luca Bianchini Ciampoli,
  • Valerio Gagliardi and
  • Jhon Romer Diezmos Manalo

Monitoring of critical civil engineering infrastructures has become a priority for public owners and administrative authorities. Several laws and regulations have been issued on this topic, emphasizing the crucial role of Building Information Modelin...

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16 Citations
4,945 Views
21 Pages

Performance of Sustainable Geopolymer Concrete Made of Different Alkaline Activators

  • Yasmin R. Hamed,
  • Mostafa M. Keshta,
  • Mohamed M. Yousry Elshikh,
  • Ahmed A. Elshami,
  • Mohamed H. S. Matthana and
  • Osama Youssf

A major challenge in modern infrastructure is the excessive reliance on traditional Portland cement, which contributes significantly to environmental degradation and durability issues. This study addresses the need for sustainable and durable constru...

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16 Citations
5,923 Views
16 Pages

Battery Electric Buses or Fuel Cell Electric Buses? A Decarbonization Case Study in the City of Brescia, Italy

  • Fabio Borghetti,
  • Michela Longo,
  • Michela Bonera,
  • Marco Libretti,
  • Claudio Somaschini,
  • Valentina Martinelli,
  • Marco Medeghini and
  • Renato Mazzoncini

Nowadays, designing and adopting sustainable and greener transport systems is of upmost interest. The European Commission and different EU countries are developing plans and programs—but also delivering resources—aimed at the decarbonizat...

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16 Citations
3,695 Views
23 Pages

Mobile Structural Health Monitoring Based on Legged Robots

  • Kay Smarsly,
  • Kosmas Dragos,
  • Jan Stührenberg and
  • Mathias Worm

With the advancements in information, communication, and sensing technologies, structural health monitoring (SHM) has matured into a substantial pillar of infrastructure maintenance. In particular, wireless sensor networks have gradually been incorpo...

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16 Citations
7,622 Views
30 Pages

Multi-Context Point Cloud Dataset and Machine Learning for Railway Semantic Segmentation

  • Abderrazzaq Kharroubi,
  • Zouhair Ballouch,
  • Rafika Hajji,
  • Anass Yarroudh and
  • Roland Billen

Railway scene understanding is crucial for various applications, including autonomous trains, digital twining, and infrastructure change monitoring. However, the development of the latter is constrained by the lack of annotated datasets and limitatio...

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16 Citations
3,407 Views
21 Pages

Because of their improved properties, FRP composites are vastly used in the strengthening of aged concrete infrastructures. However, it has been observed that their performance is highly compromised when exposed to high temperatures, as expected duri...

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16 Citations
4,100 Views
15 Pages

The Visual Behaviour of the Cyclist: Comparison between Simulated and Real Scenarios

  • Ennia Mariapaola Acerra,
  • Murad Shoman,
  • Hocine Imine,
  • Claudia Brasile,
  • Claudio Lantieri and
  • Valeria Vignali

Cyclists are one of the main categories of road users particularly exposed to accident risk. The increasing use of this ecological means of transport requires a specific assessment of cyclist safety in terms of traffic flow and human factors. In this...

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16 Citations
10,107 Views
19 Pages

Building Information Modelling for Application in Geotechnical Engineering

  • Alfrendo Satyanaga,
  • Gerarldo Davin Aventian,
  • Yerkezhan Makenova,
  • Aigerim Zhakiyeva,
  • Zhuldyz Kamaliyeva,
  • Sung-Woo Moon and
  • Jong Kim

BIM (Building Information Modelling) is used to create and manage data during design, construction, and operation. It helps to effectively manage resources and optimize processes in the construction industry. Geotechnical engineering is one of the co...

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15 Citations
6,365 Views
33 Pages

UAV Applications for Monitoring and Management of Civil Infrastructures

  • Alberto Villarino,
  • Hugo Valenzuela,
  • Natividad Antón,
  • Manuel Domínguez and
  • Ximena Celia Méndez Cubillos

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...

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15 Citations
8,049 Views
22 Pages

Identification and Ranking of Factors Affecting the Delay Risk of High-Rise Construction Projects Using AHP and VIKOR Methods

  • Mehran Vahedi Nikbakht,
  • Mohammad Gheibi,
  • Hassan Montazeri,
  • Reza Yeganeh Khaksar,
  • Reza Moezzi and
  • Amir Vadiee

Construction projects, especially those for commercial purposes, require thorough planning and control to ensure success within predetermined budgets and timelines. This research, conducted in Mashhad, Iran, employs the analytic hierarchy process (AH...

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15 Citations
6,223 Views
21 Pages

Damage Detection in External Tendons of Post-Tensioned Bridges

  • Dariya Tabiatnejad,
  • Bardia Tabiatnejad,
  • Seyed Saman Khedmatgozar Dolati and
  • Armin Mehrabi

This study investigates damage detection in the tendons of post-tensioned segmental box girder bridges, focusing on the vibration-based technique and its application in conjunction with the Precursor Transformation Matrix (PTM). Due to the critical r...

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15 Citations
3,770 Views
31 Pages

The incorporation of building information modeling (BIM) has brought about significant advancements in civil engineering, enhancing efficiency and sustainability across project life cycles. The utilization of advanced 3D point cloud technologies such...

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15 Citations
4,439 Views
19 Pages

A Path towards SDGs: Investigation of the Challenges in Adopting 3D Concrete Printing in India

  • Bandoorvaragerahalli Thammannagowda Shivendra,
  • Shahaji,
  • Sathvik Sharath Chandra,
  • Atul Kumar Singh,
  • Rakesh Kumar,
  • Nitin Kumar,
  • Adithya Tantri and
  • Sujay Raghavendra Naganna

In recent years, three dimensional concrete printing (3DCP) has gained traction as a promising technology to mitigate the carbon footprint associated with construction industry. However, despite its environmental benefits, studies frequently overlook...

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15 Citations
3,725 Views
16 Pages

A Top-Down Approach Based on the Circularity Potential to Increase the Use of Reclaimed Asphalt

  • Konstantinos Mantalovas,
  • Iain Peter Dunn,
  • Francesco Acuto,
  • Vineesh Vijayan,
  • Laura Inzerillo and
  • Gaetano Di Mino

Resource depletion and climate change, amongst others, are increasingly worrying environmental challenges for which the road engineering sector is a major contributor. Globally, viable solutions that comply with the principles of circular economy (CE...

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15 Citations
3,738 Views
15 Pages

Consideration of the Variable Contact Geometry in Vibratory Roller Compaction

  • Johannes Pistrol,
  • Mario Hager,
  • Fritz Kopf and
  • Dietmar Adam

Vibratory rollers are mainly used for the near-surface compaction of granular media for a wide variety of construction tasks. In addition to the pronounced depth effect, vibratory rollers have offered the possibility of work-integrated compaction con...

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