A review of China's automotive industry policy: Recent developments and future trends
Available online 30 September 2024
To promote the improvement and development of China's automotive industry policy, this study conducts a systematic review and hierarchical analysis of both domestic and international automotive industry...
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RAP chunks produced in cold milling operation of asphalt pavement: evaluation, mechanism, and engineering investigation in China
Available online 30 September 2024
Cold milling is a widely used method for rehabilitating asphalt pavement, generating reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) chunks. Within this process, aggregates within the asphalt pavement will be crushed,...
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Design equations for maximum stress concentration factors for concrete-filled steel tubular K-joints
Available online 29 September 2024
Stress concentration factors (SCFs) for welded tubular joints can be decreased by filling the chord with concrete leading to a longer fatigue life. However, there are currently no design formula available...
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Comparison and assessment of carbon dioxide emissions between alkali-activated materials and OPC cement concrete
Available online 27 September 2024
Geopolymer concrete (GPC) has been developed as a sustainable alternative to traditional cement-based concrete using industrial waste materials. Thus, reducing greenhouse gas emissions in concrete production...
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Potential applications for composite utilization of rubber and plastic in asphalt pavements: A critical review
Available online 27 September 2024
Waste plastics and rubber have always posed a threat to the environment and a great challenge for disposal. The use of these two waste materials as modifiers for road asphalt provides new road asphalt...
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Use of Wehner-Schulze machine to evaluate pavement skid resistance: A review
Available online 27 September 2024
Pavement skid resistance plays a crucial role in ensuring road safety and avoiding accidents. In the past, the laboratory evaluation of the skid resistance was carried out by studying only the coarse...
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Architecture, application, and prospect of digital twin for highway infrastructure
Available online 26 September 2024
The years we are experiencing are often identified as those of the age of digital technologies, where “digital” is commonly associated with intelligence, efficiency, and convenience. The emergence of...
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A systematic review of digital twins for electric vehicles
Available online 26 September 2024
The transport sector emits 18 % of global CO2. Industry and consumers must adopt green mobility to reduce emissions and climate change. This will help achieve sustainability by improving efficiency...
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Technical review of electric vehicle charging distribution models with considering driver behaviors impacts
August 2024
A massive market penetration of electric vehicles (EVs) associated with nonnegligible energy consumption and environmental issues has imposed a big challenge on evaluating electrical power distribution...
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Safety analysis of temporary anchorage system for immersed tube in Shenzhen–Zhongshan Link
August 2024
In the construction of the Shenzhen–Zhongshan Link, a temporary anchorage system, distributed uniformly along the pipe wall, has been employed. To assess the safety and reliability of this system, a...
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Correlation between carbon emissions, fuel consumption of vehicles and speed limit on expressway
August 2024
This paper aimed to investigate the correlation between carbon emissions, fuel consumption, and speed limit. A theoretical model was derived based on the energy conservation law, which expresses the...
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A review of research on urban parking prediction
August 2024
The rapid growth of urban traffic has intensified daily congestion, affecting both traffic flow and parking. Accurate parking prediction plays a vital role in effectively managing limited parking resources...
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Developing a multi-method approach to identifying e-scooter hazard hotspots
August 2024
In recent years, e-scooters have been introduced in many European cities. In several places we have witnessed a rapid uptake of this new mode of transport mainly as a result of public sharing schemes....
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O'Hare Airport roadway traffic prediction via data fusion and Gaussian process regression
August 2024
This study proposes an approach of leveraging information gathered from multiple traffic data sources at different resolutions to obtain approximate inference on the traffic distribution of Chicago's...
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Efficiency-oriented vehicle relocation of shared autonomous electric fleet in station-based car-sharing system
August 2024
Long waiting delays for users and significant imbalances in vehicle distribution are bothering traditional station-based one-way electric car-sharing system operators. To address the problems above,...
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Spray, droplet evaporation, combustion, and emission characteristics of future transport fuels for compression-ignition engines: A review
August 2024
This review examines the potential of hydrogen, ammonia, and biodiesel as alternative fuels, focusing on spray dynamics, droplet evaporation, combustion, and emissions. Hydrogen offers superior combustion...
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Determination of riding comfort on cycleways using a smartphone application
August 2024
Well maintained cycleways will encourage more people to cycle, as the condition of cycleways is important for the safety, accessibility and riding comfort of cyclists. Despite that, only a few models...
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Predicting effects of tunnel throttling of annular freeway vehicular flow by a continuum model
August 2024
Fluid flow throttling is common in industrial and building services engineering. Similar tunnel throttling of vehicular flow is caused by the abrupt number reduction of roadway lane, as the tunnel has...
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Investigation on combustion and emission characteristics of diesel polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers blend fuels with exhaust gas recirculation and double injection strategy
August 2024
As a kind of renewable and high oxygen content fuel, polyoxymethylene dimethyl ether (PODE) can be added in diesel to realize energy saving and emissions reduction. To evaluate the combustion and emission...
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Computation of the exact time delay margin for vehicle platoon under generic communication topologies
August 2024
Due to the limited bandwidth and transmission congestion of the vehicle platoon's communication, it is inevitable to induce time delay, which significantly degrades the control performance of the vehicle...
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Estimating the frequency of traffic overloading on road bridges
August 2024
Load limits, which appear to be routinely exceeded by trucks, occasionally result in road bridge failures. Therefore, predicting failures is crucial for safeguarding road safety. Past studies have largely...
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Review on frost resistance and anti-clogging of pervious concrete
June 2024
Pervious concrete is a special type of concrete that is of high porosity and contains no or a small amount of fine aggregate, and it is an important basic material for sponge city construction. The...
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Mechanical performance of cold mix asphalt containing cup lump rubber as a sustainable bio-modifier
June 2024
The road construction industry aims to contribute to the protection of already compromised environment. Cold mix asphalt (CMA) is a measure initiated by the road industry to protect the environment...
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Automated, economical, and environmentally-friendly asphalt mix design based on machine learning and multi-objective grey wolf optimization
June 2024
The increasing impact of the greenhouse effect on ecosystems is prompting transportation agencies to seek methods for reducing CO2 emissions during pavement construction and maintenance. Additionally,...
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Performance evaluation of new epoxy resin-based composite phase change materials and their asphalt mixture
June 2024
In recent years, the temperature-adjusted asphalt pavement has been an extensive concern by scholars in various countries, and this pavement can reduce temperature-related diseases. In this study, the...
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