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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Real-time pothole detection using yolo models: an efficient and cost-effective solution for infrastructure monitoring
Available online 2 July 2026
Effective maintenance of roads is fundamental to transportation infrastructure with significant impact on safety and mobility. Notably, timely and precise pothole detection is essential for preventing...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
High-thermal-conductivity steel slag asphalt pavements for road cooling
Available online 26 June 2026
High surface temperatures in asphalt pavements, primarily caused by solar radiation absorption, accelerate material degradation and increase urban heat load. Incorporating steel slag (SS), a high-thermal-conductivity...
State of the art in work zone safety: A systematic review
March 2024
The ever-increasing number of accidents is detrimental to the sustainable objectives of work zones. Exploring the causes for work zone safety (WZS) issues, countermeasures, and effectiveness is significant...
Unmanned Aircraft System traffic management: Concept of operation and system architecture
October 2016
Within the past few years, civilian demand for small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), commonly referred to as drones, has skyrocketed. The passage of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Modernization...
Integrating acoustic-based risk quantification for modeling one-to-one dynamic pedestrian-vehicle interactions at non-signalized crosswalks using empirical data
March 2026
•Developed a novel model to quantify perceived risk in pedestrian-vehicle interactions.•Identified key risk thresholds to improve autonomous driving decisions.•Revealed four strategic behaviors in pedestrian-vehicle...