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The Resilience of Railway Networks: Enhancing Safety and Robustness
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4301 | Submission Open
Keywords: the predictive maintenance and fault diagnosis of railway systems; smart railway technology and the Internet of Things (IoT); resilience in maglev transportation systems; structural and operational railway robustness; resilient power supply systems; emergency management and disaster response for railway systems; human factors and safety optimization; data-driven performance evaluation of railway networks
Remote Sensing for Infrastructure Health Monitoring: Advancements in Sensors and Analysis
edited by Guangwei Yang, , Hang Zeng and Guolong Wang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4850 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; infrastructure health monitoring; computer vision; artificial intelligence; deep learning; distress detection; edge computing; Internet of Things
Bridge Modeling, Monitoring, Management and Beyond
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18948 | Submission Open
Keywords: bridge; sensor; dynamics; finite element; model; monitoring; reliability; risk; diagnostics; prognostics; machine learning; twins; damage; maintenance; decision
Pavement Design and Pavement Management submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15114 | Submission Open
Keywords: roads; airports; pavement design; pavement management; maintenance and rehabilitation of pavements; sustainability; Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA); life-cycle cost analysis; life-cycle sustainability assessment; optimization models; Artificial Intelligence; simulation models; operational research methods
Smart Construction in Infrastructure Project Development submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14785 | Submission Open
Keywords: infrastructure development; artificial intelligence and machine learning; smart construction; Building Information Modeling (BIM); Internet of Things (IoT); digital twins; robotics; drones and advanced imaging; cloud-based collaboration; Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR); 5G technology; PPP infrastructure projects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Infrastructures)
Sustainable Materials, Design, Maintenance, and Management for Transport Infrastructure
edited by Baowen Lou, Agnar Johansen, Hannes Gräbe, Fernanda Bessa Ferreira and Bharadwaj R. K. Mantha
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5212 | Submission Open
Keywords: roadways; railways; airfields; and ports; sustainability and resiliency; construction materials; construction phase; building information modelling; sensors and health monitoring; life cycle analysis and life cycle cost analysis; risk assessment and project management
Modern Digital Technologies for the Built Environment of the Future
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4240 | Submission Open
Keywords: buildings transmission; infrastructure; green infrastructure; blue infrastructure; Digital Twin (DT); BIM (Building Information Modeling); VR (Virtual Reality); AI (Artificial Intelligence); IoT (Internet of Things); management
Cool Mix Asphalt: Redefining Warm Mix Asphalt
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3385 | Submission Open
Keywords: cool mix asphalt (CMA) with production temperatures between 100 and 120° C; warm mix asphalt (WMA) with production temperatures between 120 and 140° C; hot mix asphalt (HMA) with production temperatures between 140 and 160° C; low-embodied carbon (LEC) materials; innovative mitigation partnerships for asphalt and concrete technologies (IMPACT); low-carbon transportation materials (LCTM)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infrastructures Materials and Constructions)
Sustainable Bridge Engineering
edited by , Qi Li and
submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable bridge engineering; low-carbon materials; life-cycle assessment; adaptive design; resilient infrastructure; intelligent monitoring; extreme environments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Infrastructures)
Sustainable Construction Materials’ Contribution to a Zero-Waste Future submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5608 | Submission Open
Keywords: recycled materials; geopolymers; natural and recycled fibres; low cement concrete; renewable resources; eco-friendly binders; non-toxic materials; circular economy; cradle to cradle; carbon footprint; low-carbon concrete; sustainable timber; green roofs; energy-efficient windows
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infrastructures Materials and Constructions)
Maintaining Integrity, Performance and Safety of the Road Infrastructure through Autonomous Robotized Solutions and Modularization submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3613 | Submission Open
Keywords: road worker safety; robotics and automation; road maintenance efficiency; artificial intelligence and deep learning; innovative pavement maintenance models; road users awareness
Preserving Life Through Dams
edited by Laura Caldeira, Carlos Pina and Teresa Viseu
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 636 | Submission Open
Keywords: dams; concrete; embankment; levees; tailings dams; hydraulic; hydrology; foundation; geology; design; models; safety; seismic analysis; instrumentation; monitoring; construction; rehabilitation; operation; maintenance; deterioration; decommissioning; dam management; new technologies; risk assessment; emergency action plans; dam failure; sedimentation in reservoirs; climate change
Seismic Engineering in Infrastructures: Challenges and Prospects
edited by
submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5164 | Submission Open
Keywords: resilience; infrastructures; bridges; earthquakes; loss; recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infrastructures and Structural Engineering)
Advances in Structural Health Monitoring and Industry 5.0 Innovations for Bridge Management and Conservation
edited by , and Alberto Barontini
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 14707 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural health monitoring; Industry 5.0; bridge engineering; digital twins; artificial intelligence; smart materials; human– machine interaction; cybersecurity in infrastructure; sustainability; resilience; human-centrism
Safer Roads Ahead: Exploring the Latest Innovations and Advancements in Road Design and Safety Technology submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 855 | Submission Open
Keywords: road/traffic safety; road design; smart infrastructure; smart traffic; transportation systems
Advances in Steel and Composite Steel–Concrete Bridges and Buildings, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 417 | Submission Open
Keywords: composite structures; limit– state behavior; linear and nonlinear analysis; machine learning; mechanics; numerical modeling; post-tensioning; service condition; stability; steel structures; structural performance
Sustainable Road Design and Traffic Management submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 11436 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart roads; smart materials; complete streets; recycling; reuse; emissions; life cycle analysis; traffic safety; resilient infrastructures
Advances in Damage Detection for Concrete Structures submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 412 | Submission Open
Keywords: damage detection; concrete structures; non-destructive testing (NDT); structural health monitoring (SHM); artificial intelligence in structural monitoring; crack detection; digital image processing; predictive maintenance; machine learning applications; real-time monitoring; self-sensing concrete
Advances in Structural Health Monitoring of the Built Environment
edited by Ahmet Emin Aktan, , and Ivan Bartoli
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 29524 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural health monitoring (SHM); SHM for infrastructure asset management; disaster mitigation and recovery; complex human– natural– engineered systems and their modeling; cyber– physical system applications and potential; intelligent infrastructures and cities; internet of things; data science for the health and performance monitoring of infrastructures; decision science under various types and levels of uncertainty
Structural Health Monitoring, Non-destructive Evaluation and Remedial Measures for Civil Infrastructures submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8914 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural health monitoring; structural elements; non-destructive testing; condition assessment; performance evaluation; inspection; maintenance
Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Infrastructures
edited by and Mohamed ElGawady
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5130 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; neural network; infrastructure
Structural Health Monitoring in Bridge Engineering submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3282 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel SHM technologies; data-driven SHM; multi-sensor fusion; SHM for specific bridge types; SHM in extreme events; SHM for long-term monitoring; SHM for maintenance and rehabilitation; case studies and practical applications
Advances in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Second Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3193 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural dynamics; earthquake engineering; dynamic structural analysis; seismic response of buildings; bridges; and other structures; seismic isolation of structures; seismic mitigation; structural vibration control; damper device; tuned mass damper; passive and active systems for earthquake protection; dynamic soil– structure interactions (SSIs) for earthquake-induced structural pounding; earthquake-resistant structures; seismic design and assessment of structures; repair and strengthening of structures; soil dynamics; foundations under seismic loads; artificial intelligence in structural dynamics and earthquake engineering; soft computing techniques in structural dynamics
Smart Mobility and Transportation Infrastructure
edited by Yunlong Zhang, Yang Zhou and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1598 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging technology applications in transportation (e.g.; LLM; AI; IoT; V2X); connected and automated vehicles (CAVs); intelligent transportation systems (ITSs); intermodal infrastructure; climate resilience in transportation; electrification and sustainable mobility; digital twin technologies for transportation; cybersecurity and data privacy in mobility systems; predictive maintenance for infrastructure management; adaptable and resilient transportation infrastructure
Cold and Warm Techniques for Sustainable Pavement Construction and Maintenance
edited by , , , Andrea Grilli, Éric Lachance-Tremblay and James Grenfell
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 974 | Submission Open
Keywords: laboratory investigation of materials for cold recycling and surface treatments; structural design of pavements including cold and warm mixtures; full-scale testing of cold and warm mixtures; case studies considering sustainable technologies; integration of green technologies in the pavement management system; monitoring and prediction of performance of cold and warm technologies; life cycle assessment for pavements with cold and warm mixtures; additives and binders for cold and warm mixtures; environmental impact reduction through cold and warm paving techniques; cold and warm technologies in the context of extreme weather events
Smart Technologies for Sustainable and Resilient Underground Infrastructures
edited by Yunhao Dong and Tong Zhang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open
Keywords: underground infrastructure; resilience; sustainability; high-performance cementitious materials; engineering informatics; planning and design; smart construction; intelligent operation; lifecycle analysis
Low-Frequency Behaviour of Civil Engineering Structures—Application to Human-Induced Excitations
edited by Pierre Argoul
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open
Keywords: vibrations of civil engineering structures in the low frequency range; human induced vibrations; crowd– structure interaction; floor vibrations serviceability; foot-bridge vibrations; traffic-induced vibrations of bridges
Sustainable Infrastructures for Urban Mobility, 2nd Edition
edited by , Martina Carra, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open
Keywords: accessibility; accident analysis; advanced infrastructures for public transport; big data and analytics in infrastructures and services; economics evaluations of infrastructure and services projects; infrastructure risk assessment and management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Infrastructures)
Fatigue Assessment of Elderly Metallic Bridges
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open
Keywords: riveted bridges; welded bridges; fatigue; numerical analysis; experimental studies; field measurements; reliability assessment
Advanced Seismic Isolation and Resilient Structural Technologies
edited by , Yifeng Wu and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open
Keywords: seismic isolation; vibration control; resilient structures; modular construction; structural durability; multi-hazard design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infrastructures Materials and Constructions)
Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Geotechnical Engineering submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 421 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; soil; soil– structure interaction; optimization; constitutive modelling; numerical modelling
Earthquake and Multi-Hazard Resilience: Community-Level Insights and AI/ML Applications
edited by , John W. van de Lindt and ‪Maria Koliou‬
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open
Keywords: earthquake engineering; multi-hazard resilience; AI/ML applications; community resilience; fragility modeling; functional recovery; cascading events; digital twins; post-disaster modeling; structural retrofitting
Pavement Performance and Maintenance: Smart Technologies and Sustainable Practices
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: pavement performance; pavement maintenance; non-destructive testing; asphalt and concrete pavements; sensor-based monitoring; predictive modeling; sustainable materials; climate impacts; life-cycle cost analysis; smart infrastructure management
Smart and Safe Pavements: Advanced Techniques for Design, Inspection and Maintenance
edited by and Gaetano Bosurgi
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart infrastructure; infrastructure maintenance; digital twins and BIM; smart road design; sustainable construction materials; road and railway asset management; driver behaviour analysis; workload assessment related to road safety and management; intelligent inspection systems
Advanced Technologies for Climate Resilient Infrastructures submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent sensing and monitoring; digital technologies for resilience; AI techniques for resilience; optimization for resilience management; smart materials and adaptive structures; infrastructure system modeling and assessment; urban sustainability and climate-resilient planning; case studies and real-world applications
Data-Driven Innovations in Smart and Safe Transportation Infrastructure
edited by , , and Zhipeng Peng
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart transportation infrastructure; AI-enhanced safety systems; human-centric infrastructure; resilient and sustainable mobility; CAV-infrastructure synergy; security and trust frameworks; vulnerable road users (VRUs); vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I); big data in transportation; transportation cybersecurity; digital twins and building information modelling; predictive maintenance
Nature-Based Solutions and Resilience of Infrastructure Systems
edited by , , Johannes Hübl and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open
Keywords: nature-based solutions; natural hazards; climate adaptation; critical infrastructure; resilience; sustainability
Civil, Mechanical and Environmental Engineering—Sustainable Development Goals for the 21st Century
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1346 | Submission Open
Keywords: civil engineering; mechanical engineering; environmental engineering; sustainable development goals
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