A comprehensive review of railway track condition monitoring: From sensor selection to data processing for defect-oriented, task-driven applications
June 2026
This comprehensive review examines recent advances in railway track condition monitoring, summarizing state-of-the-art sensor technologies and data-driven analytical approaches. Representative monitoring...
A critical review of operations research on the operation and maintenance of railway systems
December 2025
The railway system plays a critical role in modern transportation networks. To ensure its sustainable and reliable operation, conducting efficient operation and maintenance becomes the utmost concern...
Seismic safety of high-speed railway train track bridge systems: research progress, disaster mechanisms, and mitigation strategies
October 2025
High-speed railway (HSR), as a rapid and efficient mode of transportation, is undergoing significant development in China. Bridge structures are widely utilized owing to their superior adaptability...
Trends and perspectives in structural health monitoring through edge computing: A review with zero-shot natural language processing categorization
December 2025
The integration of edge computing into Structural Health Monitoring presents a transformative shift, overcoming limitations in latency, scalability, and centralized data processing. This review conducts...
CSwinUKAN: An enhanced U-Net architecture with swin-transformer and Kolmogorov–Arnold network modification for tunnel lining cracks segmentation
June 2026
Concrete is the most widely utilized material for tunnel linings. However, concrete structures are prone to cracking due to various environmental factors or actions. The formation and propagation of...
A review of sensing technologies and artificial intelligence-based data analysis for railway ballast health monitoring
March 2026
Maintaining the health of railway track ballast is a foundational task in assuring the reliability and operational safety of the track infrastructure. Industry-wise, there is a shift in emphasis from...
A Survey of Coupled Vibration Characteristics and Control Methods in Maglev Transportation: Challenges, Methods and Progress
December 2025
As an advanced rail transportation technology, maglev trains have emerged as a significant research focus in the transportation field due to their advantages of contactless operation, low energy consumption,...
Vibration assessment and mitigation for an over-track building in a large-scale transportation hub induced by subway and high-speed railway trains
June 2026
This paper investigates the structural vibration issues in an airport hotel, a specific type of building, induced by subway and high-speed railway (HSR) operations. Firstly, an assessment framework...
Intelligent detection technologies for tunnel lining structural defects based on ground penetrating radar images: Research status, challenges, and prospects
Available online 21 June 2026
Tunnel lining structures are susceptible to internal defects over long-term service. As ground penetrating radar (GPR) enables continuous scanning and offers nondestructive, efficient inspection, it...
A bibliometric mapping study on advances in the operational safety of maglev trains
December 2025
Magnetic levitation (maglev) trains represent a pivotal advancement in high-speed transportation. However, research on their aerodynamics and operational safety is complex and fragmented across various...
Dynamic cumulative effect of ballast settlement considering sleeper void using 3D Train–ballasted track model
March 2026
The uneven ballast settlement caused by the train cyclic load affects the dynamic response of the train-railway ballast system, and this further accelerate the development of ballast settlement. In...
Modelling of ground-borne vibration due to a spatially periodic harmonic moving load in soils with vertical parameter variability using TLM-PML
June 2026
Train-induced environmental vibration has become an increasingly critical issue in recent years due to rapid urbanization and the large-scale expansion of urban transportation infrastructure. For accurate...
Mechanistic insights into shrinkage mitigation in low-heat portland cement by the combined use of MEA and SRA
June 2026
Drying-shrinkage cracking is an important durability concern in railway concrete, especially for ballastless track structures that require strict dimensional stability. Combining low-heat Portland cement...
Numerical study of load transfer in conventional and X-shaped sleeper-ballast systems under impact loading
March 2026
To investigate the dynamic response and load transfer in ballasted tracks under impact loading, this study developed full-scale three-dimensional discrete element-multi-body dynamics (DEM-MBD) coupled...
Balancing superplasticizer and alkali-free accelerator for optimal high-performance shotcrete (HPS)
June 2026
•Dosage-dependent interaction between SP and alkali-free accelerator in HPS was studied.•A 2% SP dosage optimized HPS pumpability but reduced accelerator efficiency and diminished strength.•An alkali-free...
Influences of seismic excitation and train speed on dynamic performance of train-track-bridge coupled system
March 2026
With the expansion of China high-speed railways (HSRs), the service performance of CRTS Ⅲ slab track on bridge under earthquake and the operation safety of HSRs are becoming increasingly prominent....
Effect of AMPS-based polycarboxylate superplasticizer on early hydration of cement and its mechanism
December 2025
2-acrylamide-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPS) has attracted much attention in the field of admixture design because of its highly electronegative sulfonic acid groups. However, the number of AMPS...
Running safety of high-speed railway cable-stayed-suspension hybrid system bridges under seismic action
March 2026
Cable-stayed-suspension hybrid bridges offer high rigidity and strong spanning capacity. This study takes a 1488 m main-span hybrid bridge for combined highway-railway use as the research object. A...
Sensitivity and reliability analysis for track structures based on probability statistics
Available online 7 June 2026
This study integrates field-measured train load and temperature load data into the sensitivity and reliability analysis framework of the slab track, thereby overcoming the limitations of existing studies...
Transfer learning-based scoping prediction for train induced ground vibration using both simulated and experimental data
December 2025
Rapid scoping prediction of train-induced ground vibrations along the route is crucial during the planning phase of a metro line. Recently, machine learning methods have emerged for rapid prediction...
Comparison of static response and structural type of pile-supported box subgrade with and without displacement-limiting piles
June 2026
To address the problems of conventional box-type subgrades, which are susceptible to differential settlement and excessive lateral displacement. This paper proposes an innovative method that employs...
Preparation and composite strengthening of desert sand artificial aggregates and their influence on concrete mechanical properties
December 2025
Desert sand offers a vast yet underutilized resource for producing artificial aggregates to alleviate aggregate shortages in desert-region infrastructure. In this study, high-quality desert sand artificial...
Mechanical properties and damage analysis of polymer fiber reinforced concrete in low vacuum environments based on acoustic emission technology
October 2025
•The mechanical properties of concrete in low vacuum environments were improved by polymer fiber reinforcement.•Acoustic emission technology was utilized for mechanical damage analysis.•High-content...
Mapping safety science in the construction and process industries: parallels and discrepancies
October 2025
•This study provides a high-level scientific review of scientific research on construction safety and process safety.•This study compares the research topics of construction safety and process safety...
Energy-based analysis of the effect of fastener failure on ballast bed under train load
March 2026
This study investigates the impact of fastener failure on the mechanical characteristics and energy distribution of a railway ballast bed under dynamic train loading. A high-fidelity model was developed...
