Description

This theme establishes a comprehensive scientific, structural, computational, and engineering framework for investigating the performance, monitoring, deterioration, maintenance, and long-term reliability of road infrastructure subjected to operational traffic loading and environmental influences. It examines the complex interactions among vehicle movements, pavement materials, roadway structural systems, subgrade conditions, traffic-induced strain, dynamic vibration, and infrastructure deterioration. Particular emphasis is placed on integrating conventional road infrastructure engineering with advanced instrumentation, distributed fibre optic sensing, structural health monitoring, machine learning, and data-driven infrastructure management to improve the safety, durability, serviceability, and sustainability of transportation assets.