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Advances in Smart Infrastructures: Converging IoT, AI, and Digital Twins for Resilient Futures
edited by , , and Zia Din
submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2534 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT-enabled monitoring systems; data-driven decision support; artificial intelligence (AI) applications in infrastructure systems; digital twins for infrastructure management; adaptive infrastructure; cyber– physical system (CPS) in infrastructure systems; smart construction; multi-sensor fusion; augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR); case studies and practical applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Infrastructures)
Advanced Sensing Technologies and Smart Construction Materials for Structural Health Monitoring submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1304 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural health monitoring; advanced sensing technologies; smart construction materials; self-sensing materials; self-healing materials; satellite radar interferometry; iot-based sensing solutions; AI and machine learning for SHM; digital twin; damage detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Infrastructures)
Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Infrastructures
edited by and Mohamed ElGawady
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17152 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; neural network; infrastructure
Smart Mobility and Transportation Infrastructure
edited by Yunlong Zhang, Yang Zhou and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10810 | 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
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 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9107 | 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
Advances in Reinforced Concrete Infrastructure: Enhancing Structural Resilience and Promoting Sustainability, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1819 | Submission Open
Keywords: reinforced concrete; structural resilience; sustainability; advanced materials (e.g.; UHPC; FRP; SMA); structural health monitoring (SHM); digital twin; lifecycle assessment; low-carbon concrete
Computational Methods in Engineering submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1610 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational methods; numerical modeling; simulation; engineering applications; applied mechanics; scientific computing; artificial intelligence in engineering; structural analysis; multiphysics modeling
From Material Testing to Structural Applications of Eco-Friendly Concrete
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1320 | Submission Open
Keywords: recycling; geopoloymers; ECC/EGC; concrete structures; concrete technology; foam concrete; sandwich structures; double-skin columns; residential construction; magnetized water
Low-Frequency Behaviour of Civil Engineering Structures—Application to Human-Induced Excitations
edited by Pierre Argoul
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1140 | 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
Advances in Steel and Composite Steel–Concrete Bridges and Buildings, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 841 | 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
Modeling, Sensing, Diagnosis and Lifecycle Maintenance for Rail Transit Infrastructure
edited by and Lizhong Song
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open
Keywords: rail transit infrastructure; dynamics modeling; intelligent sensing; defect diagnosis; lifecycle maintenance; condition monitoring; predictive maintenance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infrastructures Inspection and Maintenance)
Recent Advances in Enhancing Sustainability and Durability of Cement and Concrete
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 7292 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable concrete; low-clinker cement; supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs); carbon capture and utilization; concrete durability; alternative aggregates; recycled materials; life cycle assessment (LCA)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infrastructures Materials and Constructions)
Advances in Pavement Engineering: Materials, Performance, and Sustainability
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3918 | Submission Open
Keywords: pavement materials; pavement performance; pavement design; resilient pavement systems; life cycle analysis; multiphysics modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infrastructures Materials and Constructions)
Advances in Structural Health Monitoring and Industry 5.0 Innovations for Bridge Management and Conservation
edited by , and Alberto Barontini
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 38825 | 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
Data-Driven Innovations in Smart and Safe Transportation Infrastructure
edited by , , and Zhipeng Peng
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2530 | 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
Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Remote Sensing for Geohazard Modeling and Infrastructure Resilience submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 715 | Submission Open
Keywords: geohazard modeling and mapping; infrastructure resilience; geohazard– infrastructure interaction; natural hazards; structural and geotechnical monitoring; digital twin and smart infrastructure; remote sensing and earth observation; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; data-driven decision support
Cement-Based Materials for Infrastructure
edited by , Kang Gu, Taotao Feng and Chun-Ran Wu
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open
Keywords: cement-based materials; concrete admixtures; sustainability; durability; low-carbon cement; recycled materials; high-performance concrete
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infrastructures Materials and Constructions)
Seismic Engineering in Infrastructures: Challenges and Prospects
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14365 | Submission Open
Keywords: resilience; infrastructures; bridges; earthquakes; loss; recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infrastructures and Structural Engineering)
Advanced Technologies for Underground Infrastructures: Recent Advances and Future Trends
edited by , Jingwei Yang and Chen He
submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2135 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced technologies; underground space; infrastructures; rock mechanics; discontinuity; concrete; numerical simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infrastructures and Structural Engineering)
Advances in Seismic Resilience of Infrastructures
edited by , Michele Morici, and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open
Keywords: seismic resilience; structural engineering; earthquake engineering; soil– structure interaction; foundation engineering; risk assessment; structural health monitoring; computer vision-based monitoring; probabilistic modeling; infrastructures
Advanced Blasting Techniques in Engineering
edited by Peng Xu, Hongchao Li and Fei Xue
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open
Keywords: rock blasting; crack propagation; blast wave; blast energy; blast control technique
Advances in Rock Mechanics for Underground Resources and Energy Infrastructures
edited by Huachuan Wang, Huicong Xu, Yike Dang and Leiming Zhang
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open
Keywords: rock mechanics; mining engineering; lining support technology; rock blasting technique; advanced monitoring technique; underground energy storage system; novel modelling technique; theoretical analysis; fracture mechanics; machine learning
Sustainable Road Design and Traffic Management submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 26 articles | Viewed by 70285 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart roads; smart materials; complete streets; recycling; reuse; emissions; life cycle analysis; traffic safety; resilient infrastructures
Pavement Performance and Maintenance: Smart Technologies and Sustainable Practices
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 9933 | 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
Nature-Based Solutions and Resilience of Infrastructure Systems
edited by , , Johannes Hübl and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5590 | Submission Open
Keywords: nature-based solutions; natural hazards; climate adaptation; critical infrastructure; resilience; sustainability
Resilient and Sustainable Bridges: Integrating Design, Construction, and Maintenance
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open
Keywords: resilient bridge networks; sustainable infrastructure; bridge design; structural health monitoring; digital twin; lifecycle assessment; advanced materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Infrastructures)
Advances in Damage Detection for Concrete Structures submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2563 | 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
Advanced Technologies and Approaches for the Condition Monitoring of Railway Transportation Infrastructure submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open
Keywords: railway infrastructure; bridge condition monitoring; drive-by monitoring; direct monitoring; SHM; novel sensing devices; track degradation; data-driven approaches for SHM; physics-informed NN
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infrastructures Inspection and Maintenance)
Advances in Bridge Engineering: Innovative Materials, Intelligent Monitoring, and Sustainable Design
edited by , , Yingqi Liu and Ting Huang
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced materials for bridges; novel structural health monitoring; resilient bridge design; sustainable bridge engineering; artificial intelligence in bridge design; ultra-long-span bridge engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infrastructures Materials and Constructions)
Advances in Bridge Engineering: Structures, Monitoring, and AI Technologies
edited by , Zhiping Zeng, Min Wu and Fuming Wang
submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1274 | Submission Open
Keywords: large-span structures; novel bridge design and construction; structural health monitoring in bridge engineering; load actions in bridges; machine learning and deep learning in bridge engineering; bridge disaster prevention and resilience; field applications and engineering case studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infrastructures and Structural Engineering)
The Resilience of Railway Networks: Enhancing Safety and Robustness
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17815 | 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
Safer Roads Ahead: Exploring the Latest Innovations and Advancements in Road Design and Safety Technology, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1787 | Submission Open
Keywords: road/traffic safety; road design; smart infrastructure; smart traffic; transportation systems
Advances in Concrete and Construction Materials: Innovative Solutions for Durability, Performance and Behavior Under Extreme Conditions submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1223 | Submission Open
Keywords: construction materials  ; concrete  ; fiber-reinforced composites  ; fire resistance  ; durability  ; extreme service conditions  ; structural performance  ; thermal– mechanical behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infrastructures Materials and Constructions)
Digitalization in Geotechnical Engineering for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open
Keywords: digitalization; geotechnical engineering; BIM; digital twin; interoperability; IFC; infrastructure lifecycle; data-driven design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Infrastructures)
Innovative Solutions for Concrete Applications, 2nd Edition submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1071 | Submission Open
Keywords: concrete; AAMs; mix design; waste and byproduct recycling in construction materials; 3D printed concrete; real-time monitoring; structures; survey
Smart Technologies for Sustainable and Resilient Underground Infrastructures
edited by Yunhao Dong and Tong Zhang
submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4888 | Submission Open
Keywords: underground infrastructure; resilience; sustainability; high-performance cementitious materials; engineering informatics; planning and design; smart construction; intelligent operation; lifecycle analysis
Advanced Technologies for Climate Resilient Infrastructures submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1027 | 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
Computer-Aided Sustainable Development in Underground Engineering
edited by Junling Qiu, Enlin Ma and Jinxing Lai
submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open
Keywords: underground engineering; computer-aided design; sustainable development; digital technologies; smart construction
Fiber Reinforced Polymer-Ultra High Performance Concrete (FRP-UHPC): Design, Performance, and Application
edited by Zhiyuan Chen, , Guo Yang, Chang Su and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2056 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC); fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP); mechanical performance; structural application; structural performance; extreme environment; case studies; and practical applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infrastructures Materials and Constructions)
Resilient and Sustainable Steel Structures: Advanced Manufacturing, Lifetime Extension and Disaster Mitigation
edited by , and Hanqing Zhang
submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallic structure; green steel material; robotic fabrication; additive manufacturing; modular construction; structural maintenance; structural health monitoring; disaster risk analysis; structural retrofitting; recycle and reuse
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infrastructures and Structural Engineering)
Structural Health Monitoring in Bridge Engineering submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9873 | 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
Smart Pavement Monitoring and Management: Leveraging Low-Cost Mobile Sensing, Crowdsourcing, and Machine Learning
edited by Symeon Christodoulou
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart roadway pavements; low-cost sensing; pavement anomalies detection; machine learning; machine vision; crowdsourcing; pavement management system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Infrastructures)
Advances in Computer Vision, Object Detection, and AI Technologies for Infrastructures
edited by Sisi Han and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer vision; object detection; artificial Intelligence (AI); structural health monitoring (SHM); non-destructive testing (NDT); inspection; digital twins; intelligent transportation systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infrastructures Inspection and Maintenance)
Sustainable Infrastructures for Urban Mobility, 2nd Edition
edited by , Martina Carra, and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2904 | 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)
Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Geotechnical Engineering submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2654 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; soil; soil– structure interaction; optimization; constitutive modelling; numerical modelling
Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Civil Infrastructures
edited by and Marzia Bolpagni
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 628 | Submission Open
Keywords: building information modeling (BIM); civil infrastructure; project lifecycle management; design management; construction management; asset management; digital transformation; sustainability; automation
Timber Engineering in Infrastructure Construction: Advancements, Challenges, and Opportunities
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open
Keywords: mass timber (CLT; GLT; LVL); reliability-based design and capacity models; seismic and multi-hazard resilience; structural health monitoring; NDT and digital twins; hybrid timber– concrete/steel systems; life-cycle assessment
Innovations in Structural Safety: Advanced Damage Detection and Safety Analysis
edited by , and Qiubing Ren
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer vision; digital twin; structural health monitoring; data-driven; UAV imagery; intelligent diagnosis; deformation prediction; safety assessment; artificial intelligence model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infrastructures Inspection and Maintenance)
Advanced Technologies for Civil Infrastructure Monitoring
edited by , and Brais Barros
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: civil infrastructure monitoring; structural health monitoring; population-based SHM; smart sensing technologies; wireless sensor networks; digital twins; artificial intelligence for infrastructure monitoring; multi-sensor data fusion; predictive maintenance; infrastructure resilience; remote sensing for infrastructure assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infrastructures Inspection and Maintenance)
AI-Driven Transportation Infrastructure Inspection and Asset Management submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: transportation asset management; infrastructure inspection; computer vision; LiDAR; remote sensing; multimodal AI; digital twin
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Infrastructures)
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