...Farrukh Arif; Areeba Khan; Asad Ur-Rehman Khan Bridge construction activities significantly impact the environment due to the extensive use of materials and fuel-powered equipment, both contributing heavily to carbon dioxide ( CO ₂) emissions. Life cycle assessment ( LCA ) provides...

...Wenming Su; Ying Huang; Ben Zhang; Jinqiao Chen; Fan Sheng The construction phases of bridges involve a wide range of elements and tasks, generating a vast amount of data in terms of type and volume. Traditional manual and document-based methods are no longer sufficient for effective and accurate...

...Rodrigo Pierott; Jedson Sousa; Sergio Garcia; Vivian Tam; Assed Haddad This study explores the application of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) in prestressed segmental bridges, emphasizing its potential as a sustainable material in structural engineering. The research investigates the structural...

...Chengcheng Shi, ME; Jingjing Wang, PhD; Yinshan Liu, ME; Wei Luo, ME; Shengqi Mei, PhD; Yuanfeng Wang, PhD; Jiajie Yu, ME China has many bridges in a vulnerable condition, and strengthening is crucial to guarantee their service life and performance. However, environmental impact is rarely...

...Teslim B Balogun, PhD; Adrienn Tomor, PhD; Jessica Lamond, PhD; Hazem Gouda, PhD; Colin A Booth, PhD Interviews were undertaken with expert bridge designers to reveal their opinions on environmental considerations and the possibility of integrating life-cycle assessment into the bridge design...

...Ana Mandić Ivanković, PhD; Alfred Strauss, Dipl.-Ing., Dr.rer nat. habil.; Helder Sousa, PhD Within the core of the European transport infrastructure, most roadway bridges have been built as part of the post-World War II reconstruction effort, meaning society is already facing the beginning...

...Richard Mathews, MA, CEng, FICE; Martin Hardman, BEng, CEng, MICE, MIStructE The December 2015 storms resulted in unprecedented damage to bridges in Northern England, UK. In Cumbria, the inspection of lower-priority structures was then delayed by continuing high water levels and the need...

... Egip, from platform extensions to bridge reconstructions and changes to existing tunnels, with the goal of having the main line between Edinburgh and Glasgow electrified and with train capacity significantly enhanced. In order to minimise any negative impact that the proposed electrification could have...

... to these changes, tackling the challenges brought about by wide-ranging uncertainties from various sources. This paper explores the relationship between climate change and bridge scour, identifying barriers to sustainable adaptation. Scour is the removal of riverbed material at bridge foundations due to hydraulic...

... are based on a new tool called System for Appraising the Sustainability of Structures, which was designed to appraise the sustainability of bridge structures. Specifically, the exercises compare the sustainability of three alternative bridge designs for a motorway crossing, highlighting relevant performance...

...Helena Maria dos Santos Gervásio, MSc, PhD; Luís Alberto Proença Simões da Silva, MSc, PhD A life-cycle approach, integrating environmental, economic and social criteria, was developed focusing on motorway bridges. The methodology is described in a companion paper (part 1). The proposed approach...

..., such as the lack of practical approaches to make it feasible. To overcome this problem, a life-cycle approach, integrating environmental, economic and social criteria, was developed, focusing on motorway bridges. The approach has two major perspectives: (a) an accounting perspective, and (b) a decision-making...

... and regulatory environment, more recently driven by the growing commitment to sustainable development. To overcome these challenges often requires more effective collaboration between professionals from different disciplines and wider stakeholder engagement in general. This paper focuses on the bridge...

...A. J. Martin, MSt, CEng, MICE, MIStructE Concrete bridges form significant links in most infrastructure schemes, but as a constructional material concrete faces major challenges concerning its sustainability performance. The paper seeks to identify and discuss significant themes in sustainability...