Rail Infrastructure Resilience

• Author : Rui Calcada,Sakdirat Kaewunruen
• Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
• Release : 30 June 2022

Economic growth, security and sustainability across Europe are at risk due to ageing railway infrastructure systems. At present, the majority of such systems are aging and some have even reached their initial design lives. These issues align with a major challenge in civil engineering: how to restore and improve urban infrastructure and built environments. Policy, environmental and physical barriers must be addressed and overcome. The complex and interconnected nature of the problem means that there is a need for academia,

• Author : Indrajit Pal,Sreevalsa Kolathayar
• Publisher : Springer Nature
• Release : 25 October 2021

This book presents the select proceedings of the Virtual Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (VCDRR 2021). It provides insights on urban resilience and sustainable infrastructure. All the chapters in this volume are segregated into five clusters, e.g., Resilient infrastructure in construction, Innovative construction interventions, Waste Management and Disaster Risk Reduction, Urban Development and Sustainability, and Cross-cutting issues. Various topics covered in this book are risk assessment, prevention, mitigation, preparedness and response, renewable energy, waste management, resilient cities, and environmental management.

• Author : Stefano Bruni,Serdar Dindar,Sakdirat Kaewunruen
• Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
• Release : 14 March 2022

This Research Topic eBook comprises Volume I and Volume II of Best Practices on Advanced Condition Monitoring of Rail Infrastructure Systems.

• Author : Daniel Pulido,Georges Darido,Ramon Munoz-Raskin,Joanna Moody
• Publisher : World Bank Publications
• Release : 11 September 2018

Cities across the globe are looking to develop affordable, environmentally friendly, and socially responsible transportation solutions that can meet the accessibility needs of expanding metropolitan populations and support future economic and urban development. When appropriately planned and properly implemented as part of a larger public transportation network, urban rail systems can provide rapid mobility and vital access to city centers from surrounding districts. High-performing urban rail services, when carefully approached as development projects, can help enhance quality of life by

• Author : Pedro N. P. Ferreira
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 03 June 2023

The railway industry is today broadly recognised as a complex sociotechnical system that operates under considerable pressures for increased capacity and reliability. These pressures impact across the industry, in particular on rail engineering because of its responsibility in providing and maintaining the rail infrastructure. Within rail engineering, there is a growing need to address safety and operational risks emerging from high complexity. Planning has been identified as a fundamental organisational function for the safety and efficiency of engineering work. Within

• Author : Sokratis Katsikas,Frédéric Cuppens,Christos Kalloniatis,John Mylopoulos,Frank Pallas,Jörg Pohle,M. Angela Sasse,Habtamu Abie,Silvio Ranise,Luca Verderame,Enrico Cambiaso,Jorge Maestre Vidal,Marco Antonio Sotelo Monge,Massimiliano Albanese,Basel Katt,Sandeep Pirbhulal,Ankur Shukla
• Publisher : Springer Nature
• Release : 17 February 2023

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of seven International Workshops which were held in conjunction with the 27th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security, ESORICS 2022, held in hybrid mode, in Copenhagen, Denmark, during September 26-30, 2022. The 39 papers included in these proceedings stem from the following workshops: 8th Workshop on the Security of Industrial Control Systems and of Cyber-Physical Systems, CyberICPS 2022, which accepted 8 papers from 15 submissions; 6th International Workshop on Security and Privacy Requirements Engineering, SECPRE 2022, which accepted 2 papers from 5

• Author : OECD
• Publisher : OECD Publishing
• Release : 06 October 2018

Road and Rail Infrastructure in Asia: Investing in Quality discusses the challenges facing the region and possible policy options, including those previously or currently used in Emerging Asian countries, with reference to the experiences of OECD member countries.

• Author : S. Anand Babu
• Publisher : Taylor & Francis
• Release : 27 April 2023

World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) brings researchers, policy makers and practitioners from around the world in the same platform to discuss various challenging issues of disaster risk management, enhance understanding of risks and advance actions for reducing risks and building resilience to disasters. The fifth WCDM deliberates on three critical issues that pose the most serious challenges as well as hold the best possible promise of building resilience to disasters. These are Technology, Finance, and Capacity. WCDM has emerged

• Author : Sherif El-Badawy,Jan Valentin
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 27 October 2018

This volume brings together scientific experts in different areas that contribute to the railway track and transportation engineering challenges, evaluate the state-of-the-art, identify the shortcomings and opportunities for research and promote the interaction with the industry. In particular, scientific topics that are addressed in this volume include railway ballasted track degradation/settlement problems and stabilization/reinforcement technologies, switches and crossings and related derailments causes, train-induced vibrations and mitigation measures, operations, management and performance of ground transportation, and traffic congestion and

• Author : Inge Hoff,Helge Mork,Rabbira Saba
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 07 July 2022

Innovations in Road, Railway and Airfield Bearing Capacity – Volume 2 comprises the second part of contributions to the 11th International Conference on Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields (2022). In anticipation of the event, it unveils state-of-the-art information and research on the latest policies, traffic loading measurements, in-situ measurements and condition surveys, functional testing, deflection measurement evaluation, structural performance prediction for pavements and tracks, new construction and rehabilitation design systems, frost affected areas, drainage and environmental effects, reinforcement, traditional and recycled

• Author : Louay Mohammad,Ragaa Abd El-Hakim
• Publisher : Springer Nature
• Release : 01 November 2019

This book of the GeoMEast 2019 proceedings includes a collection of research and practical papers from an international research and technology activities on recent developments in pavement design, modeling and performance, and effects on infrastructure, green energy, technology, and integration. Sustainability is increasingly a key priority in engineering practices. With the aging transportation infrastructure and renewed emphasis on infrastructure renovation by transportation agencies, innovations are urgently needed to develop materials, designs, and practices to ensure the sustainability of transportation infrastructure.

• Author : T. G. Sitharam,Amarnath M. Hegde,Sreevalsa Kolathayar
• Publisher : Springer Nature
• Release : 23 July 2020

This book is designed to serve as a comprehensive resource on cellular confinement systems or geocells, covering technologies and their applications in geotechnical engineering. The book discusses all aspects of geocells and related technologies, and covers the subjects from conceptual basics to recent advances. The chapters of this book are written by renowned international experts and its contents include detailed case studies from both academic and industry experts. This book is a one-stop reference work for academicians, students, and practicing

• Author : Becky P.Y. Loo,Claude Comtois
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 03 March 2016

Revitalizing railways as a major sustainable transport mode in modern societies faces many issues and challenges. This in-depth overview places the importance of railways in the wider context of comprehensive sustainability, which encompasses sustainable development, social and economic equity and community livability. Some scholars have described the 21st century as a period of renaissance for railways and suggest this transport mode can fulfil people's desire for high mobility with low negative environmental, social, economic and financial impacts. In light of

• Author : Olegas Prentkovskis,Irina Yatskiv (Jackiva),Paulius Skačkauskas,Raimundas Junevičius,Pavlo Maruschak
• Publisher : Springer Nature
• Release : 24 January 2022

This book reports on innovative research and developments in the broad field of transportation. It covers solutions relating to intelligent vehicles and infrastructure, energy and combustion management, vehicle dynamics and control, as well as research on human factors, logistics and security. Contributions are based on peer-reviewed papers presented at the 12th international scientific conference "Transbaltica: Transportation Science and Technology", held virtually from Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania, on September 16-17, 2021. All in all, this book offers extensive information on modern

• Author : Timon Rabczuk
• Publisher : MDPI
• Release : 28 October 2019

This book offers a collection of 17 scientific papers about the computational modeling of fracture. Some of the manuscripts propose new computational methods and/or how to improve existing cutting edge methods for fracture. These contributions can be classified into two categories: 1. Methods which treat the crack as strong discontinuity such as peridynamics, scaled boundary elements or specific versions of the smoothed finite element methods applied to fracture and 2. Continuous approaches to fracture based on, for instance, phase field models or