A systematic literature review of defect detection in railways using machine vision-based inspection methods
June 2025
Train rolling stock and track inspections are necessary for the safe operation of the train. For this reason, a regular inspection of defects is required for the train rolling stock. The conventional...
Effective lane width for cars considering lateral oscillation characteristics based on high-precision field data
December 2024
The cross-sectional width of highways is a major factor that affects the construction cost of engineering projects. With the increasing demand for intensive highway construction, research on dedicated...
Understanding the effects of structural factors and traffic loading on flexible pavement performance
March 2023
Pavement damage increases rapidly with vehicle loads. The deterioration in pavements over time is caused by various factors but traffic loading plays a significant role in the consumption of pavement...
The economic burden of road traffic accidents and injuries: A small island perspective
March 2025
The existing evidence on the economic burden of road accidents on gross domestic product (GDP) focused mainly on developed countries. This paper addresses an important gap in the literature by investigating...
Estimation of Passenger Car Unit on urban roads: A literature review
September 2021
•This paper provides an idea of the status of PCU related research.•It also extends a collective knowledge of how PCU varies with the change in traffic and other conditions.•The present paper helps...
Improved model for pavement performance prediction based on recurrent neural network using LTPP database
September 2025
Accurate pavement performance prediction plays a critical role in formulating maintenance and repair strategies for transportation departments, enabling the achievement of better pavement performance...
Indian traffic sign detection and recognition using deep learning
September 2023
•Deep learning based model named Refined Mask R-CNN (RMR-CNN).•Customized Indian Traffic sign dataset with 6480 images.•Pre-processing methods included to increase the efficiency of the model.•Accuracy...
In-situ resources for infrastructure construction on Mars: A review
March 2022
•Possible in-situ resources for infrastructure construction on Mars were proposed.•Feasibility of in-situ energy exploitation and intelligent construction was proposed.•The Martian soil, basalt and...
Application of permeable pavements in highways for stormwater runoff management and pollution prevention: California research experiences
December 2019
In the future, permeable pavements including the full depth permeable pavement (FDPP) will be part of an integrated sustainable transportation program. When designed properly, FDPP can be used as an...
Measurement model of passengers’ expectations of airport service quality
December 2021
•This empirical study of airport quality factors was conducted in Thailand.•Confirmatory factor analysis was used to develop a model of passengers’ service quality expectations.•The analysis identified...
Graph neural networks for travel distance estimation and route recommendation under probabilistic hazards
March 2026
Estimating the shortest travel time and providing route recommendations between different locations in a city or region can quantitatively measure the conditions of the transportation network during...
Origin-destination inference in public transportation systems: A comprehensive review
March 2023
Origin-destination (OD) modeling facilitates effective demand-responsive public transportation planning in order to meet emergent needs. Given recent advances in transit information and personal communications...
A two-stage stochastic model for road-rail intermodal freight transportation under demand and capacity uncertainty
Available online 30 August 2025
•Development of a two-stage stochastic optimization model for intermodal freight transport.•Focus on road-rail integration with fixed train schedules under stochastic demand and capacity constraints.•Incorporation...
Non-disruptive rail track geometry measurement system using an unmanned aerial vehicle and a light detection and ranging sensor
March 2026
The safety of train operations largely depends on the health of rail tracks, necessitating regular and meticulous inspection and maintenance. A significant part of such inspections involves geometric...
Real-time traffic conflict prediction at signalized intersections using vehicle trajectory data and deep learning
December 2025
•Uses real-time video data and deep learning for traffic conflict prediction.•Proposes a deep and cross network (DCN) model with lane-level traffic parameters.•Uses SHAP to explain the impact of dynamic...
Characterization of long-term field aging: differential impacts on rheological, chemical, and morphological properties of binders across the lanes of flexible pavement
March 2026
Field aging is a complicated process wherein the binder ages inevitably due to the synergic effects of temperature, humidity, pressure, ultraviolet (UV) rays, and oxidation that occur in the field,...
Simulation study on effect of permeable pavement on reducing flood risk of urban runoff
December 2019
Permeable pavement is part of the low impact development (LID) measurement, which can decrease urban surface runoff coefficient and flood peak flow. In this paper, a two-way, six-lane road in Nanjing...
An approach of identifying and assessing the factors influencing traffic crashes: a combination of exploratory factor analysis and fuzzy analytical hierarchy process
March 2026
Preventing traffic accidents is a top priority worldwide, considering its extensive negative impact on people’s physical and mental health, the economy, and government expenditure. This research aims...
A YOLO-based network with dynamic feature pyramid for multi-scale bridge surface defect detection
March 2026
Bridge surface defect detection is critical for guaranteeing transportation safety and maintenance planning. With the innovation of image acquisition technology and computer vision science, deep learning...
Transport accessibility for wheelchair users: A qualitative analysis of inclusion and health
June 2019
Using the case of wheelchair users who choose to use public transport in London, this paper highlights the experiences of a marginalized group within infrastructure to investigate how transport impacts...
A state-of-the-art survey of deep learning models for automated pavement crack segmentation
March 2024
Survey of road cracks in a timely, complete, and accurate way is pivotal to pavement maintenance planning. Motivated by the increasingly heavy task of identifying cracks, researchers have developed...
Adaptive emergency evacuation routing: a graph-based approach
December 2025
Emergency evacuation plays a vital role in disaster management operations. The existing solutions for planning and routing emergency evacuations rely on preplanning based on prior information and lack...
Material-oriented maintenance of railway track using under sleeper pads (USPs)
March 2026
Under sleeper pads (USPs) are an emerging technology that has demonstrated numerous advantages in infrastructures of railway transportation. This review study explores the innovative application of...
Smartphone sensing for understanding driving behavior: Current practice and challenges
September 2021
•Understanding of driving behavior based on smartphone data is the core of the paper.•An inclusive 4-step methodological framework is established for driving analytics.•The 4 steps are: Data collection,...
Airline efficiency and environmental impacts – Data envelopment analysis
June 2023
Airline efficiency has been a research interest for decades. While early airline efficiency research focused primarily on revenue generation and profitability, growing airline social responsibility...
