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The book presents select proceedings of the 9th Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM 2023). It broadly covers areas of transportation engineering, namely traffic engineering and safety, transportation planning and pavement engineering. In particular, the book delves into the current research in specific areas including but not limited to intelligent transportation systems and applications, public transport planning and management, urban and regional transportation planning, freight transport and logistics, traffic flow modeling and management, highway design and maintenance, pavement materials and characterization, accident investigations and crash preventive measures, pedestrian facilities and safety, pavement design and construction, pavement evaluation and management, and sustainable transportation. It also sheds light on topics like Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data and the Internet of Things (IoT), and their application in transportation systems. This book will be a valuable resource for researchers and professionals in transportation engineering and civil engineering.

This book presents the select proceedings of the Annual Conference on'Infrastructure and Built Environment: Towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies'(IBSR 2023). It covers the latest research and technologies in the area of smart and sustainable built environment for inclusive societies. Various topics covered in this volume are multimodal urban transport, spatial informatics in urban planning, urban morphology, sustainable transport infrastructure development and many more. This book will be useful for researchers and professionals working in the fields of urban mobility, affordable housing, road infrastructure, and spatial informatics.

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities 2023 (SIIOC 2023). The topics covered include road user safety and traffic mitigation for sustainable highways, transportation geotechnics, design and construction approaches for green highways, water and wastewater treatment, sustainable cities, and challenges in the management of water resources. This book serves as a resource material for budding researchers and industry professionals interested in developing solutions for sustainable infrastructure.

Die Eisenbahninfrastruktur weist eine große Anlagenvielfalt mit komplexen Wechselwirkungen auf. Diese Bandbreite und Komplexität von Bahnanlagen spiegelt das Nachschlagewerk mit Beiträgen von mehr als 50 Fachkräften aus allen Bereichen der Eisenbahninfrastruktur aus Deutschland und Österreich wider. Das Handbuch zeigt den erreichten Stand der Technik und berücksichtigt aktuelle Vorschriften. In den einzelnen miteinander vernetzten Kapiteln werden die technischen und operativen Grundlagen und Zusammenhänge der Eisenbahninfrastruktur sowie der Interaktion von Infrastruktur und Fahrzeug in Maß und Zahl dargestellt. Trassierung und Gleisplangestaltung, Eisenbahnoberbau, Kabelanlagen, Sicherheit, Instandhaltung und Anlagenmanagement sind nur einige der behandelten Fachgebiete. Die knappe aber fakten- und detailreiche Darstellung mit Bildern, Zeichnungen, Diagrammen und Tabellen ermöglicht einen schnellen Zugriff auf das gesuchte Wissensgebiet und die nachzuschlagenden Einzelheiten. Querverweise unterstützen das Verständnis der Komplexität und engen Vernetzung der verschiedenen Ingenieursdisziplinen auf dem Gebiet der Eisenbahninfrastruktur.Das Handbuch richtet sich an praktisch tätige Ingenieur•innen, Planungs- und Consultingingenieur•innen sowie an Führungskräfte und Entscheidungsträger in Unternehmen des Bahnsektors. Darüber hinaus eignet sich das Buch als umfassendes Nachschlagewerk für Studierende und Lehrende in Studiengängen des Verkehrs- und Bauingenieurwesens.

The book presents select proceedings of the 9th Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM 2023). It broadly covers areas of transportation engineering, namely traffic engineering and safety, transportation planning and pavement engineering. In particular, the book delves into the current research in specific areas including but not limited to intelligent transportation systems and applications, public transport planning and management, urban and regional transportation planning, freight transport and logistics, traffic flow modeling and management, highway design and maintenance, pavement materials and characterization, accident investigations and crash preventive measures, pedestrian facilities and safety, pavement design and construction, pavement evaluation and management, and sustainable transportation. It also sheds light on topics like Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data and the Internet of Things (IoT), and their application in transportation systems. This book will be a valuable resource for researchers and professionals in transportation engineering and civil engineering.

This book comprises the proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG2021) focusing on emerging opportunities and challenges in the field of transportation of people and freight. The contents of the volume include characterization of conventional and innovative pavement materials, operational effects of road geometry, user impact of multimodal transport projects, spatial analysis of travel patterns, socio-economic impacts of transport projects, analysis of transportation policy and planning for safety and security, technology enabled models of mobility services, etc. This book will be beneficial to researchers, educators, practitioners and policy makers alike.

The book focuses on specific infrastructural solutions for bicycling for Indian cities and other emerging economies. It explores the current state of bicycling infrastructure in Indian cities and proposes standard and custom designs, guidelines, 2D and 3D illustrations, technical drawings as well as relevant discussions and explanations for the choice of right infrastructural solutions according to site constraints. This volume will be of great interest to those in academia and industry dedicated to a vision of creating inclusive streets in Indian cities and emerging economies to making the street safe and comfortable for bicyclists.

This book comprises selected proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of Construction, Infrastructure, and Materials (ICCIM 2021) focusing on topics such as structural engineering, construction materials, geotechnical engineering, transportation system and engineering, construction management, water resources engineering, and infrastructure development. Its content will be useful to researchers, educators, practitioners, and policymakers alike.

This book comprises the proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG2021) focusing on emerging opportunities and challenges in the field of transportation of people and freight. The contents of the volume include recent advancements in the pavements and materials study like Fatigue damage, Moisture damage prediction, Quantification of Aging of Polymer, and Effect of short-term aging. It also covers rapidly evolving topics like Road network analysis, Location choice analysis for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD), Transit ridership, etc. This book will be beneficial to researchers, educators, practitioners, and policymakers alike.

This co-edited book focuses on the state-of-the-art research in transportation in India. Exploring the need for a sustainable transport paradigm in India, this timely book offers solution concepts for mobility and infrastructure challenges faced by local, state, and national transport authorities. The contents provide a holistic understanding of the paradigm, considering several case-studies and study findings from the leading transportation researchers in India. At the same time, it also addresses the pressing transportation related challenges such as road user safety, traffic operation efficiency, economic and social development, non-motorized transport planning, environmental impact mitigation, energy consumption reduction, land-use, equity, freight transport planning, multimodal coordination, access for the diverse range of travellers'needs, sustainable pavement construction, and emerging vehicle technologies. The existing practices and policies in all the sectors and levels of transport are highlighted in this book with an emphasis on a broader vision for achieving sustainable and inclusive development. The information and data-driven inferences compiled in the book will be useful for practitioners, policymakers, educators, researchers, students, and individual learners.

This book comprises the proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG2021) focusing on emerging opportunities and challenges in the field of transportation of people and freight. The contents of the volume include Traffic flow theory, Travel Behaviour, Walking Dynamics of Pedestrians, Urban Traffic characteristics, and uncontrolled intersections. This book will be beneficial to researchers, educators, practitioners, and policymakers alike.

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering (ACE 2020). The book examines the recent advancements in construction management, construction materials, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, water resource engineering, and structural engineering. The topics covered include sustainable construction process and materials, smart infrastructures, green building technology, global environmental change and ecosystem management, theoretical and analytical solutions for foundation engineering, smart transportation systems and policy, GIS applications in water resource management, structural analysis for blast and impact resistance, and soft computing techniques in civil engineering. The book will be useful for researchers and professionals in the field of civil engineering.

This book introduces the research background and significance of carbon emissions in the tunnel industry and systematically reviewed the research progresses of carbon emission researches for tunnels, LCA (life cycle assessment) research framework, and uncertainty research progress. The authors propose a novel modular carbon emission calculation method for highway tunnel construction and expounds on the modular LCA system boundary theory of tunnel construction. This method does not require abundant knowledge of LCA modeling, which is convenient for general engineering and technical personnel to calculate the carbon emission level of tunnel construction. The calculation formulas for input and carbon emissions of each module are provided. It also analyzes the parameter uncertainty, model uncertainty, and scenario uncertainty of the carbon emissions from tunnel construction by the Monte Carlo method. Further, this book proposes the fitting model of carbon emissions of unit engineering quantity in tunnel construction, which benefits to simplify the calculation of carbon emissions.This book is mainly aimed at engineering and technical personnel in the construction industry, especially tunnel and underground engineering, including tunnel design engineers; tunnel construction engineers, experts, and scholars; tunnel owners; management departments.

This book comprises select peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference Trending Moments and Steer Forces – Civil Engineering Today (TMSF 2019). It presents latest research in different domains of civil engineering like structural and concrete engineering, geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, environmental engineering, and construction technology and management. The contents also include miscellaneous applications of civil engineering in a wide range of technical and societal problems making use of engineering principles and relational data structures involving measurement sciences. Given the range of topics covered, this book can be useful for students, researchers as well as practitioners working in the field of civil engineering.

This book presents the selected peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Trends and Innovations in Civil Engineering (ICRTICE 2019). The volume focuses on latest research and advances in the field of civil engineering and materials science such as design and development of new environmental materials, performance testing and verification of smart materials, performance analysis and simulation of steel structures, design and performance optimization of concrete structures, and building materials analysis. The book also covers studies in geotechnical engineering, hydraulic engineering, road and bridge engineering, building services design, engineering management, water resource engineering and renewable energy. The contents of this book will be useful for students, researchers and professionals working in civil engineering.

This book comprises select peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Developments in Sustainable Infrastructure (ICRDSI) 2019. The topics span over all major disciplines of civil engineering with regard to sustainable development of infrastructure and innovation in construction materials, especially concrete. The book covers numerical and analytical studies on various topics such as composite and sandwiched structures, green building, groundwater modeling, rainwater harvesting, soil dynamics, seismic resistance and control of structures, waste management, structural health monitoring, and geo-environmental engineering. This book will be useful for students, researchers and professionals working in sustainable technologies in civil engineering.

This book comprises select papers presented at the International Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (TRACE 2018). The book covers cutting-edge methods and applications in the field of traffic control, transportation planning, road maintenance, and highway and pavement engineering. Case studies on traffic safety, pedestrian behavior, and highway maintenance and design are also presented in this book. The contents of this book are useful for researchers and practitioners working in transportation and traffic engineering.

Die Eisenbahninfrastruktur weist eine große Anlagenvielfalt mit komplexen Wechselwirkungen auf. Diese Bandbreite und Komplexität von Bahnanlagen spiegelt das Nachschlagewerk mit Beiträgen von weit mehr als 20 Fachkräften aus allen Bereichen der Eisenbahninfrastruktur aus Deutschland und Österreich wider. Die dritte Auflage zeigt den erreichten Stand der Technik und berücksichtigt aktuelle Vorschriften. In den einzelnen, miteinander vernetzten Kapiteln werden die technischen und operativen Grundlagen und Zusammenhänge der Eisenbahninfrastruktur sowie der Interaktion von Infrastruktur und Fahrzeug in Maß und Zahl dargestellt. Trassierung und Gleisplangestaltung, Eisenbahnoberbau, Kabelanlagen, Sicherheit, Instandhaltung und Anlagenmanagement sind nur einige der behandelten Fachgebiete. Die knappe, aber fakten- und detailreiche Darstellung mit Bildern, Zeichnungen, Diagrammen und Tabellen ermöglicht Nutzern einen schnellen Zugriff auf das gesuchte Wissensgebiet und die nachzuschlagenden Einzelheiten. Querverweise unterstützen das Verständnis der Komplexität und engen Vernetzung der verschiedenen Ingenieursdisziplinen auf dem Gebiet der Eisenbahninfrastruktur.Das Handbuch richtet sich an praktisch tätige Ingenieure, Planungs- und Consultingingenieure sowie an Führungskräfte und Entscheidungsträger in Unternehmen des Bahnsektors. Darüber hinaus eignet sich der Band als umfassendes Nachschlagewerk für Studierende und Lehrende in Studiengängen des Verkehrs- und Bauingenieurwesens.