Innovative Approaches for Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Systems
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 47
Special Issue Editors
Interests: building information modelling (bim); seismic risk assessment; risk management; critical infrastructures; construction management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Modern infrastructure, such as roads, tunnels, bridges, water and power networks, and buildings, faces increasing demands and evolving risks, including aging components, environmental challenges, and natural or human-made hazards. Ensuring these systems remain resilient and sustainable is a priority worldwide.
Recent advances in engineering have introduced innovative tools and methods that support better infrastructure planning, design, monitoring, and maintenance. These include digital twins, BIM, IoT-based sensing, machine learning, and numerical modeling. Together with sustainable construction materials and risk-informed approaches, these technologies are changing the way we manage infrastructure.
This Special Issue invites original research and review papers that explore new methods, technologies, and case studies related to resilient and sustainable infrastructure systems. Relevant topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Structural health monitoring and sensor networks;
- Risk-informed design and life-cycle assessment;
- Digital twins, BIM, and automation in infrastructure management;
- Machine learning and AI applications in engineering;
- Resilient design for extreme events (seismic, blast, etc.);
- Sustainable materials and construction practices;
- Numerical modeling and simulation for performance assessment;
- Data integration and decision-support tools.
Contributions that demonstrate practical insights or bridge multiple disciplines are particularly encouraged.
Dr. Alon Urlainis
Dr. Amichai Mitelman
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- resilient infrastructure
- sustainable design
- building information modeling (BIM)
- digital twins
- machine learning
- Internet of Things
- seismic resilience
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