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Advanced Blasting Techniques in Engineering
edited by Peng Xu, Hongchao Li and Fei Xue
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 390
Keywords: rock blasting; crack propagation; blast wave; blast energy; blast control technique
Sustainable Road Design and Traffic Management submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 28 articles | Viewed by 83437 | 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 | 13 articles | Viewed by 14516 | 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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7441 | 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 355 | 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 2952 | 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 Bridge Engineering: Innovative Materials, Intelligent Monitoring, and Sustainable Design
edited by , , Yingqi Liu and Ting Huang
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 238 | 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 2006 | 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 20355 | 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 3627 | 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 1609 | 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 296 | 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 1766 | 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 5908 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1554 | 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 327 | 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 2389 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 874 | 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 11845 | 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 294 | 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 256 | 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 4063 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3331 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1779 | Submission Open
Keywords: building information modeling (BIM); civil infrastructure; project lifecycle management; design management; construction management; asset management; digital transformation; sustainability; automation
Advanced Technologies for Bridge Health Monitoring
edited by Adriana Trias Blanco, , Yasutaka Narazaki and Vedhus Hoskere
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 932 | Submission Open
Keywords: bridge inspection; structural health monitoring; nondestructive evaluation; artificial intelligence and machine learning; digital twins
(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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 886 | 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)
Timber Engineering in Infrastructure Construction: Advancements, Challenges, and Opportunities
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 435 | 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 266 | 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)
AI-Driven Transportation Infrastructure Inspection and Asset Management submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 213 | 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)
Data-Driven Operations and Management for Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable infrastructure design; integration digital operations and management; infrastructure asset management; carbon emission accounting; traffic incident warning; resilient transportation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Infrastructures)
Remote Sensing for Infrastructure Health Monitoring: Advancements in Sensors and Analysis
edited by Guangwei Yang, , Hang Zeng and Guolong Wang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13617 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; infrastructure health monitoring; computer vision; artificial intelligence; deep learning; distress detection; edge computing; Internet of Things
Civil, Mechanical and Environmental Engineering—Sustainable Development Goals for the 21st Century
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6070 | Submission Open
Keywords: civil engineering; mechanical engineering; environmental engineering; sustainable development goals
Sustainable Materials and Design for Wearing Courses and Surface Treatments submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2527 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable road pavement; alternative materials; reclaimed asphalt pavement; warm mix asphalt; cold mix asphalt; surface maintenance treatments; surface performance; life cycle assessment; life cycle cost analysis
Advances in Road Infrastructure Safety
edited by Mario Fiolić and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 736 | Submission Open
Keywords: road infrastructure safety; road inspection; innovative safety systems; safe road design; high-risk locations; advanced road safety
Modern Digital Technologies for the Built Environment of the Future, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 617 | Submission Open
Keywords: building information modeling (BIM); digital twin (DT); artificial intelligence (AI); Internet of Things (IoT); virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR); deep learning in infrastructure inspection; BIM–GIS integration; smart infrastructure management; construction automation and robotics; sustainable built environment
Resilience and Sustainability in Geotechnical Infrastructure submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open
Keywords: geotechnical resilience; sustainable infrastructure; climate change adaptation; green geotechnics; circular economy in construction; bio-mediated soil improvement; life-cycle sustainability assessment; geo-hazard mitigation; recycled and low-carbon materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Infrastructures)
Intelligent Construction of Civil Infrastructures
edited by Jiaxin Ling and Peinan Li
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent construction; civil infrastructure; artificial intelligence; digital twin; intelligent sensing; large language models (LLMs); multimodal data fusion; construction automation; large language models; data-driven construction; sustainable infrastructure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Infrastructures)
Sustainable Bridge Engineering
edited by , Qi Li and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9037 | 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)
Next-Generation Transportation Infrastructures: Sustainability, Digitalization, and Resilience
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2453 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transportation infrastructure; climate resilience and adaptation; digitalization and smart infrastructure; artificial intelligence and machine learning in pavements; low-carbon and circular construction materials; digital twin and intelligent asset management; smart sensing and structural health monitoring; infrastructure performance and durability; life-cycle assessment and carbon footprint; future mobility and infrastructure innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Infrastructures)
Construction and Maintenance of Transportation Infrastructure in Extreme Environments submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2139 | Submission Open
Keywords: cold regions engineering; high-latitude and high-altitude area; permafrost engineering; freeze–thaw damage; geotechnical physics and mechanics; novel materials and technology; automation and digitalization in construction; sustainable pavements using recycled and waste materials; circular economy in transportation infrastructure; infrastructure resilience under climate change impacts; performance-based design and maintenance of transportation systems
Smart and Safe Pavements: Advanced Techniques for Design, Inspection and Maintenance
edited by and Gaetano Bosurgi
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1703 | 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 Railway Track Systems and Vehicle Dynamics
edited by Zhihai Zhang, Yang Wang, Dong Ding and Diego Maria Barbieri
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1461 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced railway track systems; vehicle dynamics; ballasted and ballastless track; vibration and noise suppression; active suspension control; intelligent inspection/smart detection; predictive maintenance; construction materials; life cycle analysis and life cycle cost analysis; sustainable rail transportation
Innovative Solutions for Resilient, Sustainable and Durable Infrastructure Systems submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1415 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability assessment; durability assessment; composites; low-carbon binders; life-cycle assessment (LCA); carbon footprint reduction; recycled aggregates; infrastructure design; resilience modeling; sustainable construction materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Infrastructures)
High-Speed Railway Safety: Design, Development and Challenges
edited by , Ping Li, Ning Wang, Yanhui Wang and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 741 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced monitoring methods; fault diagnosis and prognostics; health management framework; RAMSI; risk management and safety evaluation; operation and maintenance optimization; emergency management and resilience enhancement; case studies and real-world applications
10th Anniversary of Infrastructures—Recent Advances and Perspectives submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 604 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twins and BIM-GIS interoperability for infrastructure assets; multimodal sensing and inspection (IoT, LiDAR/mobile mapping, UAV); AI-driven SHM and damage diagnosis (self-supervised, physics-informed); prognostics and lifecycle asset management (predictive maintenance); climate adaptation and multi-hazard resilience of infrastructure networks; safety and cyber–physical security of critical infrastructures
Fatigue Assessment of Elderly Metallic Bridges
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 437 | Submission Open
Keywords: riveted bridges; welded bridges; fatigue; numerical analysis; experimental studies; field measurements; reliability assessment
AI in Designing, Building and Maintaining Infrastructure Facilities submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI-enabled infrastructure design; robotic construction of infrastructures and smart management of infrastructure facilities; infrastructure management systems; optimization of recycling materials; automated infrastructure evaluation; construction 3D printer; disaster management system; building information management; safety in mobility; safety in construction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Infrastructures)
Toward Sustainable Pavements: Advances in Eco-Friendly Design and Materials submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable pavements; eco-friendly materials; low-carbon design; recycled materials; bio-based binders; pavement durability; life-cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Infrastructures)
Intelligent Remote Sensing and Structural Health Monitoring for Risk-Informed Assessment of Built Systems
edited by , and Thomaz Eduardo Teixeira Buttignol
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural health monitoring (SHM); unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remote sensing; deep learning and computer vision; cultural heritage and earthen architecture; multi-hazard risk assessment (seismic, fire, flood); material characterization; structural concrete and UHPFRC; non-destructive testing (NDT); infrastructure digitalization and digital twins; structural analysis and numerical modeling
(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 Jan 2027 | 13 articles | Viewed by 13181 | 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)
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