IOCI 2022: The 1st International Online Conference on Infrastructures
7–9 Jun 2022
Infrastructure Management, Digitalization, Materials, Smart Infrastructures
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- S1. BIM: Building Information Modelling for Infrastructure Management. Information exchange and interoperability for a collaborative lifecycle work. Industry Foundation Classes (IFC).
- S2. Digitalization: Digital Twins for Infrastructure Digitalization. Sensing and actuation technologies for infrastructure health monitoring. Diagnostics and prognostics. Model definition and updating. Infrastructure safety assurance.
- S3. Smart Infrastructures: Information Technologies as a base for Intelligent Transportation Systems. IoT systems and techniques. Cybersecurity.
- S4. Materials and Sustainability: Infrastructure and Construction materials. Multifunctional materials and structures. Concrete. Operation and Maintenance. Pavement management. End-of-Life. Management and application of construction and demolition waste.
- Event Details
IOCI 2022 has now come to a close!
Dear Colleagues,
IOCI 2022 has officially come to an end! We would like to thank our chair, session chairs, committee members, organizers, speakers, media partners, and all the attendees for making this a great meeting.
The recordings of the live sessions are available here.
You're welcome to submit your extended work to the Special Issues related to the event (see "Publication Opportunities").
Welcome from the Chair
I am pleased to announce The 1st International Online Conference on Infrastructures. The conference is sponsored by MDPI and the scientific journal Infrastructures, and will be held from 7 to 9 June 2022. There will be four specific sessions:
- S1: BIM: Building Information Modeling for Infrastructure Management: Information exchange and interoperability for a collaborative lifecycle work; Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
- S2: Digitalization: Digital Twins for Infrastructure Digitalization: Sensing and actuation technologies for infrastructure health monitoring; diagnostics and prognostics; model definition and updating; infrastructure safety assurance
- S3: Smart Infrastructures: Information Technologies as a Base for Intelligent Transportation Systems: IoT systems and techniques; cybersecurity
- S4: Materials and Sustainability: infrastructure and construction materials; multifunctional materials and structures; concrete; operation and maintenance; pavement management; end-of-life; management and application of construction and demolition waste (CDW)
We hope that you will join this symposium to exchange ideas, create fruitful collaborations and make the first edition a success.
Kind regards,
Dr. Joaquín Martínez-Sánchez
The Chair of the 1st International Online Conference on Infrastructures
Ms. Sara Ottolini
Ms. Sharon Fan
Mr. Naibing Peng
Email: ioci-2022@mdpi.com
Conference Chair
PhD and Assistant Professor at the University of Vigo. He has co-authored more than 80 papers and participated in several European and National R&D projects. His main research interests are Geomatic techniques applied to Transport infrastructure, integration of Sensors in Mobile Mapping Systems and data processing and analysis methods.
Session Chairs
Patricia Kara De Maeijer is a civil engineer and carries out research in EMIB research group at UAntwerp (Belgium). Patricia’s main research areas are concrete and alkali-activated materials technology, recycling of industrial wastes and by-products, asphalt and bitumen, and fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors monitoring systems. Patricia is a Senior member of RILEM. Patricia has (co-)authored more than 60 scientific publications. Patricia acts as a peer-reviewer in several scientific journals and recently has edited a book “Recent Advances and Future Trends in Pavement Engineering” in Infrastructures MDPI.
Francesco Liberati is a researcher in Automatic Control at the Sapienza University of Rome. He currently works mainly on cyber-physical systems and control problems in smart grids. He obtained his PhD in Systems Engineering from Sapienza University, with a dissertation over recent control problems in the area of energy management in smart grids. From May 2017 to December 2018, he was H2020 energy research project manager at "The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA)", European Commission, Brussels, where he managed a portfolio of large energy and smart cities H2020 research projects. Previously, he carried out applied research in several European funded projects, also with project management roles as team leader, work package leader, task leader.
CINTECX, Universidade de Vigo, GeoTECH Group, Campus Universitario de Vigo, As Lagoas, Marcosende, Spain
Ana Sánchez Rodríguez is a postdoctoral researcher at University of Vigo (Spain). Her current research is focused on automatic processing of LiDAR point clouds for inventory and inspection purposes, as well as the creation of digital models of infrastructure assets. She is starting to work on a new research line focused on the inspection and monitoring of bridges in order to avoid failure propagation.
Mario Soilán is a postdoctoral researcher at University of Salamanca (Spain). His current research is focused on the automatization of processes for the digitalization of infrastructure using geomatic information such as 3D point clouds, as well as on the development of geomatic data processing algorithms for road maintenance and inventory.
Davide Lo Presti is an Assistant Professor and holder of the “Rita Levi Montalcini fellowship” at the University of Palermo, Italy, since 2019, and a Visiting Academic at the University of Nottingham (UK). He graduated from the University of Palermo, Faculty of Engineering in 2005, and obtained his master’s thesis in 2007. He defended his PhD thesis in collaboration with the University of Nottingham in 2011. He held several research positions at the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Transportation Engineering Centre (Research Associate, Senior Research Fellow, Principal Research Fellow), during 2011-2019. He worked as a Visiting Researcher at TU Delft, University of Washington, University of Sao Paolo and University of California, Davis.
Dr. Lee is a Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering and a Director of Laboratory for Advanced Construction Technology (LACT), Iowa Technology Institute, University of Iowa. Dr. Lee is an internationally recognized expert in pavement engineering and infrastructure asset management. Dr. Lee currently serves Associate Editor of MDPI Infrastructures Journal and Editorial Board of ASCE Journal of Infrastructure System. He is a Member of National Academy of Engineering of Korea. He served Presidents of iSMARTi, KSEA, KSCEE and KOTAA, Board of Trustees of Seoul Institute of Technology, and Chairman of ASCE Highway Pavements Committee. He received the awards from Ministry of Science and ICT of Korea, Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa (APAI), Utah Engineers Council, iSMARTi, KSEA, KOFST, KSRE, and ASCE-Utah Section. He received the Otto Monsted Professorship and COWI Foundation Fellowships in Denmark. He served as Chairman of the First International Conference on Smart Cities, First International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Constructed Infrastructure Facilities, 24th US-Korea Conference, and Fifth International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements.
Invited Speakers
Dr. Luis Miguel González
Universidade de Vigo, Escola de Enxeñaria Aeronáutica e do Espazo
Luis Miguel González is a postdoctoral researcher at University of Vigo (Spain). His current research is focused on the development of UAV (Unmanned Aerial Systems) for infrastructure inspection tasks, specifically in the development of payloads for contact inspection tasks in large infrastructures such as bridges or dams, as well as in the development of path planning algorithms for UAV navigation in the neighbourhood of structures.
Professor John T. Harvey
University of California (USA)
John Harvey is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Davis, Director of the UC Pavement Research Center (UC Davis and Berkeley), and Director of the City and County Pavement Improvement Center. He is Principal Investigator for projects for research, development, and implementation for a wide range of pavement materials, design, asset management, cost, and environmental topics for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), FHWA, FAA, CalRecycle, the California Air Resources Board, the Transportation Research Board, other state DOTs and industry. He has previously been a researcher and adjunct professor at UC Berkeley and worked in pavement consulting in Nigeria and Texas. He has a BSCE from Oregon State University, and MS and PhD from UC Berkeley. He is the founder of the International Symposia for Life Cycle Assessment of Pavements. He is a professional civil engineer in California.
Dr. Linh Truong-Hong
Optical and Laser Remote Sensing Group, Department of Geoscience & Remote Sensing, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology
Dr. Linh Truong-Hong is a researcher at the Department of Geoscience & Remote Sensing, the Delft University of Technology after he finished a Marie Curie Fellowship at the same Department. He obtained BEng. and MEng. from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Ph.D. degree from University College Dublin. He was a senior researcher at University College Dublin (2013-2018) after finishing his post-doctoral researcher at the Dublin Institute of Technology (2011-2013). His research interests are to develop integrated frameworks to deploy LiDAR and Photogrammetry in 3D objection reconstruction and change detection for infrastructure inspection and assessment, construction management, and a smart city. Dr. Truong-Hong has published more than 60 scientific papers (with a total citation +1300) and filed 2 patents. His research activity has been recognized through 6 peer-reviewed international awards. His research projects were recently funded by Ireland and European Research Council.
Mr. Sebastian Esser
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Sebastian Esser (M.Sc.) is a researcher and Ph.D. candidate at the Chair of Computational Modeling and Simulation, Technical University of Munich (TUM). His research focuses on new BIM-based collaboration methods and data exchange using vendor-open data standards. He has recently received the buildingSMART international award 2021 in the student research category and was involved in several international projects aiming to extend the IFC standard towards its application for civil infrastructure projects (including IfcRoad, IfcRail, and IfcCommonSchema).
Prof. Dr. Guang Ye
Microlab/Section Materials & Environment, Department of 3MD Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences (CEG), Delft University of Technology
Dr. Ye is an associate professor and chairperson on materials behavior and concrete modelling, in the Section of Materials and Environment within the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. He is a guest professor in the Magnel Laboratory for Concrete Research, Ghent University, Belgium. Dr. Ye’s interests focus on the properties of cementitious materials and alternative binders for concrete. He is the author/co-author about About 246 refereed journal papers, 150 conference papers and 15 books, or contributions to books, and editorial of conference proceedings. Dr. Ye is associate editor of Journal of Materials and Structures, associate editor in chief of Journal of Structural Concrete and editorial advisory board of the Journal of Cement and Concrete Research. Dr. Ye is a senior RILEM member and Chairperson of the RILEM Technical Committee on Mechanical Properties of Alkali-activated Materials (TC-MPA).
Prof. Dr. S. Sonny Kim
Associate Professor and Graduate Director; Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
Dr. S. Sonny Kim is an associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Georgia. Dr. Kim received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in 2004. Before joining academia, Dr. Kim has been an integral contributor to several nationwide highway/airport pavement improvement projects. His primary research has focused on transportation geotechnics, Resilient/Sustainable Infrastructure monitoring using nondestructive testing, remote sensing, and machine learning. Dr. Kim is Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and was named Distinguished Faculty Fellow by College of Engineering from the University of Georgia. In 2021, Dr. Kim was named Georgia Engineer of the Year by the Georgia Society of Professional Engineers (GSPE) and Civil Engineer of the Year by ASCE Georgia Section. Dr. Kim is a former president of Korean Geotechnical Society – North America and an active ASCE member of G-I Highway Pavement Committee, ASCE T&DI Committee, and Transportation Research Board (TRB) AKP 20 and AKM 80 Committee. He also serves FWD User Group (FWDUG) as Board of Director and academic representative of FHWA Pavement and Materials Technical Feedback Group.
Dr. Hosin “David” Lee
University of Iowa, USA
Dr. Lee is a Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering and a Director of Laboratory for Advanced Construction Technology (LACT), Iowa Technology Institute, University of Iowa. Dr. Lee is an internationally recognized expert in pavement engineering and infrastructure asset management. Dr. Lee currently serves Associate Editor of MDPI Infrastructures Journal and Editorial Board of ASCE Journal of Infrastructure System. He is a Member of National Academy of Engineering of Korea. He served Presidents of iSMARTi, KSEA, KSCEE and KOTAA, Board of Trustees of Seoul Institute of Technology, and Chairman of ASCE Highway Pavements Committee. He received the awards from Ministry of Science and ICT of Korea, Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa (APAI), Utah Engineers Council, iSMARTi, KSEA, KOFST, KSRE, and ASCE-Utah Section. He received the Otto Monsted Professorship and COWI Foundation Fellowships in Denmark. He served as Chairman of the First International Conference on Smart Cities, First International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Constructed Infrastructure Facilities, 24th US-Korea Conference, and Fifth International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements.
Dr. Salvatore Antonio Biancardo
Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Eng. in University of Naples
Salvatore Antonio Biancardo is Assistant Professor in Roads, Railways and Airports at the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (DICEA) of the University of Naples Federico II. His main research areas are BIM for infrastructures, construction and management of roads, road pavement materials. From 2021 he is a Bentley Qualified Trainer for the BIM-based tool OpenRoads De-signer. From 2020, he is DICEA Principal Investigator of the Research Project “Stone Pave-ments. History, Conservation, Valorisation and Design” - PRIN: Progetti di Ricerca di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale, Italy. He serves as Member of: •AED80 Standing Committee on Visualization in Transporta-tion, • AED80 (1) Standing Subcommittee on BIM for Infrastructure, • AFB80 Standing Committee on Geospatial Data Acquisition Technologies in Design and Construction, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, •S.I.I.V. “Soci-età Italiana di Infrastrutture Viarie”, •AIIT “Associazione Italiana degli Ingegneri del Traffico e dei Trasporti”, •C.I.F.I. “Collegio Ingegneri Ferroviari Italiani”. He served as Scientific Committee Member and Chairman for several International Conference in civil engineering area as also as Editorial Board Member/Reviewer and S.I. Lead/Guest Editor for numerous indexed journal. He is author/co-author of more than 70 refereed journal/conference publication.
Prof. Maria Pina Limongelli
Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering (DABC), Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Maria Pina Limongelli is Associate professor of Seismic and Structural design at Politecnico di Milano in Italy and Guest Professor of Digital Structural Health Monitoring and Integrity Management at Lund University in Sweden. Her research activity deals with Structural Health Monitoring of civil structures and infrastructures, with a particular focus on vibration-based monitoring, and Value of information analysis. Prof Limongelli serves with leading roles in several pre-standardization committees focused on SHM and structural safety such as ISHMII, fib, IABSE and JCSS. She is a member in the Scientific Committee of several international conferences and of the editorial board of international peer-reviewed journals in the SHM and structural safety field. She is the author of more than 180 papers published in scientific journals and presented at international conferences.
Recordings
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Early Bird Until 8th April 2022 |
Regular Until 30th May 2022 |
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Student | 35.00 CHF | 40.00 CHF |
Scanned copy or photograph of your current student ID is required |
Non-Academic | 100.00 CHF | 150.00 CHF | |
Invited Speakers, MDPI Guests and EBM of Infrastructures | Free | Free |
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Program Day 1
Click on the name of each speaker to read and rate their abstract!
07 June 2022
Day 1. Session 4 Part 1 - Materials and Sustainability
Session Chairs: Dr. Davide Lo Presti & Ms. Patricija Kara De Maeijer
Time (CEST) | Speaker/Presentation |
14.00-14.10 | Welcome from the Chairs & Introduction |
14.10-14.20 | sciforum-058241: Ana Jiménez Del Barco Carrión |
14.20-14.30 | sciforum-060058: Vineesh Vijayan |
14.30-14.40 | sciforum-060265: Ahmed Al-Mohammedawi |
14.40-14.50 | sciforum-058235: Edoardo Bocci |
14.50-15.00 | sciforum-059030: Thien Nhan Tran |
15.00-15.10 | Q&A |
Break Time 15.10-15.30 | |
15.30-15.40 | sciforum-060322: Lakshmi Thotakura |
15.40-15.50 | sciforum-060456: Gabriella Buttitta |
15.50-16.00 | sciforum-058369: Francesco Acuto |
16.00-16.10 | sciforum-058548: Daniel Grossegger |
16.10-16.20 | sciforum-058427: Sandhya Makineni |
16.20-16.30 | Q&A |
16.30-16.55 |
Invited Speaker: Professor John Harvey |
16.55-17.00 | Q&A |
17.00-17.05 | End of day 1 - closing |
Program Day 2
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08 June 2022
Day 2. Session 4 Part 2 - Materials and Sustainability
Session Chairs: Ms. Patricija Kara De Maeijer & Dr. Davide Lo Presti
Time (CEST) | Speaker/Presentation |
14.00-14.05 | Introduction |
14.05-14.30 |
Invited Speaker: Professor Guang Ye |
14.30-14.35 | Q&A |
14.35-14.45 | sciforum-058156: Didier Snoeck |
14.45-14.55 | sciforum-057984: Vyacheslav Falikman |
14.55-15.05 | sciforum-057917: Kruthi Kiran Ramagiri |
15.05-15.15 | sciforum-060286: Wee Teo |
15.15-15.25 | sciforum-060259: Gurkan Yildirim |
15.25-15.35 | sciforum-058520: Juliana Oliveira Costa |
15.35-15.45 | Q&A |
Break Time 15.45-16.00 | |
16.00-16.10 | sciforum-060505: Vincent Pardo Pilien |
16.10-16.20 | sciforum-060209: Onur Ozturk |
16.20-16.30 | sciforum-060239: Neetu G. Kumar |
16.30-16.40 | sciforum-060210: Onur Ozturk |
16.40-16.50 | sciforum-058980: Christian Paglia |
16.50-17.00 | Q&A |
17.00-17.05 | End of day 2 - closing |
Program Day 3
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09 June 2022
Day 3. Session 1 - BIM
Session Chair: Dr. Ana Sánchez-Rodríguez
Time (CEST) | Speaker/Presentation |
11.00-11.05 | Introduction |
11.05-11.30 |
Invited Speaker: Mr. Sebastian Esser "Graph-based version control of BIM models in an event-driven collaboration environment" |
11.30-11.35 | Q&A |
11.35-11.45 | sciforum-060085: Orazio Baglieri |
11.45-11.55 | sciforum-060933: Štefan Jaud |
11.55-12.05 | sciforum-061000: Rassidatou Abbo |
12.05-12.15 | Q&A |
12.15-12.40 |
Invited Speaker: Dr. Salvatore Antonio Biancardo |
12.40-12.45 | Q&A |
Lunch Time 12.45-13.30
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Session 2 - Digitalization
Session Chair: Dr. Mario Soilán
Time (CEST) | Speaker/Presentation |
13.30-13.55 |
Invited Speaker: Prof. Maria Pina Limongelli "The monitoring guidelines of the Lombardia region in Italy" |
13.55-14.00 | Q&A |
14.00-14.10 | sciforum-060245: Alejandra Ospina-Bohórquez |
14.10-14.20 | sciforum-060052: Marianna Loli |
14.20-14.30 | Q&A |
14.30-14.55 |
Invited Speaker: Dr. Linh Truong-Hong |
14.55-15.00 | Q&A |
15.00-15.25 |
Invited Speaker: Dr. Luis Miguel González de Santos "News applications of UAVs for infrastructure monitoring: contact inspection systems" |
15.25-15.30 | Q&A |
Break Time 15.30-15.45
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Session 3 - Smart Infrastructures
Session Chairs: Dr. Francesco Liberati & Dr. Hosin “David” Lee
Time (CEST) | Speaker/Presentation |
15.45-16.10 |
Invited Speaker: Prof. Dr. S. Sonny Kim "Assessment of Pavement Structural Conditions Using Ground Penetrating Radar" |
16.10-16.15 | Q&A |
16.15-16.25 | sciforum-060205: Andrea Marcucci |
16.25-16.35 | sciforum-059996: Muhammad Imran |
16.35-16.45 | Q&A |
16.45-17.10 |
Invited Speaker: Dr. Hosin “David” Lee "Drone-Image Based Fast Crack Analysis Algorithm Using Machine Learning for Highway Pavements" |
17.10-17.15 | Q&A |
17.15-17.20 | End of day 3 - closing |
Sessions
S2. Digitalization: Digital Twins for Infrastructure Digitalization. Sensing and actuation technologies for infrastructure health monitoring. Diagnostics and prognostics. Model definition and updating. Infrastructure safety assurance.
S3. Smart Infrastructures: Information Technologies as a base for Intelligent Transportation Systems. IoT systems and techniques. Cybersecurity.
S4. Materials and Sustainability: Infrastructure and Construction materials. Multifunctional materials and structures. Concrete. Operation and Maintenance. Pavement management. End-of-Life. Management and application of construction and demolition waste.
Scientific Committee Members
BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, India
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Research Institute of Concrete and Reinforced Concrete, Russian Federation
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, India
University of Bologna, Italy
Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute, Slovenia
University of Bologna, Italy
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
University of Antwerp, Belgium
University of Antwerp, Belgium
Aalto University, Finland
Center for Studies and Expertise on Risks, Environment, Mobility and Development, France
University of Udine, Italy
University of Padova, Italy
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain
University of Palermo, Italy
University of Lyon, France
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Federal University of Ceará, Brazil
Michigan State University, USA
University of Nottingham, UK
Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy
University of Nottingham, UK
EIFFAGE, France
University of California, USA
University of Nottingham, UK
Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil
Auburn University, Australia
Texas A&M University, USA
Khalifa University, UAE
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
EIFFAGE, France
University of Nevada, USA
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
University of Kassel, Germany
University of Twente, The Netherlands
The University of Palermo, Italy
TU Dresden, Germany
University of São Paulo, Brazil
EMPA, Switzerland
Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, India
University of Bergamo, Italy
University of Palermo, Italy
University of Palermo, Italy
University of Granada, Spain
The University of Palermo, Italy
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
University of the Republic of San Marino, San Marino
Gustave Eiffel University, France
Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute, Slovenia
University of Antwerp, Belgium
University of Lyon, France
University of California, USA
EMPA, Switzerland
Marche Polytechnic University, Italy
Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Ukraine
TNO, The Netherlands
Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy
University of Padova, Italy
Greece
University of Padova, Italy
Colas Group, France
Federal University of Ceará, Brazil
Free University of Brussels, Belgium
University of Lyon, France
University of Minho, Portugal
University of Palermo, Italy
Marche Polytechnic University, Italy
Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy
eCampus University, Italy
University of Belgrade, Serbia
University of Belgrade, Serbia
University of Belgrade, Serbia
The University of Palermo, Italy
Instructions for Authors
The conference "IOCI 2022: The 1st International Online Conference on Infrastructures" will accept extended abstracts only.
The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.
Please note that abstract submission and conference registration are two separate processes.
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Submission Information
Submissions should be made by authors online by registering on www.sciforum.net, and using the “New Submission” function once logged into the system.
- Scholars interested in participating in the conference can submit their abstract (about 300–500 words) online on this website until 11 March 2022. Please note that, as part of the submission process, you will be required to type in the main text of your abstract in the system, as well as to provide a Word and PDF version (1 page maximum) following this template. Please kindly follow the instructions included in the template when preparing the file.
- Following assessment by the Chairs, you will be notified by 4 April 2022 whether your contribution has been accepted to the event.
- All accepted abstracts will be available online for discussion during the time of the conference (7–9 June 2022). Moreover, accepted abstracts will also be published as a book of abstracts in MDPI Journal Engineering Proceedings.
- Note that a number of contributions will be selected by the Conference Scientific Committee and offered the opportunity to present their contributions by giving a short talk during the event. Authors selected will be notified by email by 4 April 2022.
- Please note that, in order to finalize the scientific program in due time, at least one registration by any of the authors, denoted as Covering Author, is required to cover the presentation and publication of any accepted abstract. Covering Author registration deadline is 29 April 2022. Your abstract will be withdrawn if your registration is not complete by this date.
Publication Opportunities
The open access journal Infrastructures will publish 4 special issues linked to The 1st International Online Conference on Infrastructures. Session 1. BIM: "Building Information Modelling for Infrastructure Management." Session 2. Digitalization: "Infrastructure Digitalization: Information Models, Smart Sensing and New Technologies towards a Digital Infrastructure." Session 3. Smart Infrastructures: "Smart Infrastructure." Session 4. Materials and Sustainability: "IOCI 2022 Special Issue Session 4: Materials and Sustainability".
All conference attendees wishing to submit a full paper of their work to the journal Infrastructures will receive a 20% discount on the Article Processing Charge. If you have any inquiries, please contact the editorial office directly.
All authors are also encouraged to submit a full version of their papers to the Special Issue "Innovative Solutions for Concrete Applications" with a 20% discount on the Article Processing Charge.
Please note that other institutional discounts cannot be combined with the discount voucher.
Invited and selected speakers will be invited to submit their full version paper to the IOCI 2022 Special Issues in the journal Infrastructures and will have 50% or 100% discount on the APC. Full manuscript submissions will undergo the usual process of each journal, including peer review
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List of accepted submissions (37)
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sciforum-057917 | High-Temperature, Bond, and Environmental Impact Assessment of Alkali-Activated Concrete (AAC) | , , |
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Alkali-activated binder (AAB) has been extensively researched in recent years due to its potential to replace portland cement (PC) and lower carbon footprint. However, major barriers to its commercialization are related to the inadequate characterization of mechanical properties and long-term durability. The mechanical and durability performance of AAB is highly influenced by its microstructure. There is minimal research on correlating the microstructural changes to the specimen-level performance of alkali-activated concrete (AAC). Among AAB's primary advantages as a building material is its superior performance at high temperatures and lower environmental impact. The performance of reinforced concrete to function as a composite at high temperatures is evaluated through its bond strength. However, there is no reported study on the bond strength of ambient cured (fly ash + slag)-based AAC. To validate the practical sustainability of AAC, life cycle assessment (LCA) can be used to evaluate the environmental impact. Therefore, the present study evaluates the effect of varying precursor proportion (fly ash: slag varied as 100:0, 70:30, 60:40, and 50:50), activator modulus (Ms, varied as 1.0 and 1.4), and high-temperatures (538 °C, 760 °C, and 892 °C) on the mechanical properties and microstructure of AAC. The effect of varying precursor proportions and Ms on the mechanical performance of AAC is evaluated through compressive, bond, flexural, and split tensile strength testing. The performance of AAB at extremely high temperatures is assessed in terms of residual compressive and bond strength. LCA of AAC is conducted using the ReCiPe 2016 methodology. Furthermore, since the commercialization of any novel alternative material depends on cost-effectiveness, a simplified cost analysis is performed. The results from microstructural experiments show the formation of new crystalline phases and decomposition of reaction products when exposed to high temperatures, and they correlate well with the observed mechanical performance. The 28-day compressive strength with slag content is enhanced by 151.8 - 339.7 %, depending on the mix. In ambient conditions, lower Ms improves mechanical performance. When exposed to high temperatures, specimens with a high slag content and a low Ms suffered significant deterioration. AAC with fly ash: slag ratio of 70:30 and Ms of 1.4 is proposed as optimal from the results obtained in the present study. The results reveal that the biggest impact on climate change comes from transport (45.5 – 48.2 %) and sodium silicate (26.7% – 35.6 %). The proposed optimal AAC mix has a global warming potential 42.6 % lower than PC concrete. ReCiPe midpoint approach is more efficient in analyzing all impact categories except freshwater ecotoxicity (FETP) and human toxicity potentials (HTP) for which USEtox is recommended. The proposed AAC mix has a higher cost than PC concrete in the present scenario. In contrast, if a carbon tax is enacted, the cost of the proposed AAC mix will rise by only 18.4 %, whereas PC concrete prices will rise by 81.7 %. This proposed AAC mix is an environmentally sustainable replacement for PC concrete specifically intended for applications requiring the superior high-temperature performance of reinforced concrete. |
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sciforum-057984 | Defined Performance Concretes using Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies |
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The industry of building materials and construction, despite of their obviously conservative character, quite often has to face so-called “industrial revolution of the XXI century”. New trends, new methods of experiments and research are becoming perspective foundation for creation of high-tech products and processes characterized by guaranteed reliability index, developing principles of manufacturing up-to-date “supermaterials” and are marking the start of the sixth technological wave. An impressive breakthrough in the construction technologies in the 21st century was achieved due to the properties of modern concrete which have recently seemed unattainable. These include extremely low values of water/cement ratio and air content of the concrete mixture with long-lasting flowability, cohesion and uniformity; the fresh concrete ability to easily and completely fill in the formwork to concrete of any configuration with dense reinforcement without the use of energy with horizontal or vertical mix pouring; the concrete ability to achieve a given strength with an adjustable strength development subject to climatic factors; dense concrete structure at the nano-, micro- and macrolevel as a factor ensuring high strength, resistance and durability. The presence of nanomaterials and nanotechnologies in the construction segment is becoming more prominent. The detailed analysis and long-term forecast for the development of research and application of nanomaterials and nanotechnologies in construction shows that the cement and concrete cover over 40 % of the nanotechnology products in construction materials (market value is about $ 5.6 billion) with a predicted annual growth more than 10 %. Recent advances in nano-chemistry and the development of new methods for synthesis of nanoparticles are now expected to offer a new range of possibilities for improvement of concrete performance. Incorporation of nanoparticles into conventional construction materials can provide the materials with advanced or smart properties that are of specific interest for high-rise, long-span, or intelligent infrastructure systems. Self-regulating concrete (SRС) is one the most in-demand subjects of the modern concrete science. The choice of components and the design of SRC compositions are based on a prognostic assessment of the direction of spontaneous processes to ensure high functionality at any technological and operational stage. The concept of “self-regulation” should be interpreted as the technologically predicted course of spontaneous processes in order to achieve the maximum possible functionality of the interacting components and concrete mixes, which meets the concept of defined performance concrete (DPC). Examples of successful applications of SiO2, TiO2, Fe2O3, Al2O3, CaCO3 nanoparticles, nanosized spinel MgAl2O3, nanoferrit ZnFe2O4, and nanoclays in concrete are given. The most promising contemporary developments include the synthesis and application of new forms of carbon, viz fullerene (C60, C70, C540), graphene oxide (GO) and new types of carbon nanotubes. In conditions of the planet population growth and inevitable emergence of raw material and power shortage in construction quite rapid displacement of traditional materials and technologies by energy-saving and material-efficient solutions must be a determining factor. Nano-binders and nano-engineered cement-based materials with nano-sized cementitious component or other nano-sized particles may be the next ground-breaking development. |
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sciforum-058156 | Autogenous healing in 10-years aged cementitious samples containing microfibers and superabsorbent polymers |
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Due to the interest to increase the durability and sustainability of concrete structures and construction techniques, a wide range of novel cementitious materials are being designed and investigated. One such recent material is a cementitious material containing superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) studied only from 1999 onwards, mainly for its internal curing purposes with mitigation of autogenous shrinkage and sealing characteristics. Other positive influences are the change in rheology, the increase in freeze-thaw resistance, amongst others. From 2010 onwards, a combination of addition of synthetic microfibers and SAPs was studied, for their improved influence on autogenous healing in cementitious materials. It was found that optimal self-healing features were possible, as the crack widths were limited and water was available during dry periods. Some of those first samples now have an age of over 10 years. As the autogenous healing capacity is dependent on the age of the material, so will be the possible influence of added materials to promote this healing. The effects beyond one year are not omnipresent in literature. The effect of the age cannot be investigated as long as the actual specimens do not reach the required maturity. In a previous study, the age was studied up to 8 years’ time. In this study, specimens from the same batch were studied after a decade of maturing in different storage conditions. Typical strengths and crack widths were obtained. Due to the stress initiator property of SAPs, the number of cracks increases. Due to the macro-pore formation, the strength is lowered. However, the healing ratios are always higher for SAP compared to REF samples. This is due to the water action by the SAPs during dry periods and the ability of SAPs to extract moisture from the ambient environment. This leads to better conditions for healing products to form as water is available. The main visual appearance of the healing products was the whitish calcium carbonate crystallization. The small crack widths after 10 years are still able to be partially healed. The main visual healing product is calcium carbonate. Further hydration was less likely as most binder already hardened during storage conditions. Generally, the samples containing SAPs show more prominent healing and they are still able to swell almost completely after a decade storage in an alkaline cementitious environment. This makes them a sustainable option for the future as less maintenance and repair will be required. |
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sciforum-058235 | Evaluation of binder-aggregate adhesion in hot-recycled asphalt mixtures as a function of the production temperature |
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When recycling reclaimed asphalt (RA) in new hot-mix asphalt (HMA), higher temperatures of the virgin aggregate allow the mobilization of a higher amount of the binder in the RA. However, this implies a more severe short-term aging of the virgin bitumen and poorer properties of the aged-virgin bitumen blend, due to the lower virgin bitumen/RA bitumen ratio. On the contrary, the adoption of lower temperatures has the opposite effect (lower mobilization of the RA binder but higher performance of the bituminous blend). In addition, the reduction of material heating results in a lower bitumen viscosity, which may determine lower compactability and lower adhesiveness. Previous studies showed that a reduction of 30 °C in the mixing temperature of AC containing RA does not imply a significant increase of the air voids content but allows improving the material performance against cracking, fatigue, and rutting. Moreover, the lower mixing temperature also preserves the effectiveness of the rejuvenating agent. To have a deeper understanding of this phenomenon, the objectives of the research were: (i) evaluating how the binder adhesive properties changes when varying the content of aged bitumen; (ii) assessing if the adhesion is higher on virgin aggregate or on RA particles, coated with aged bitumen; (iii) understanding how the blending temperature influence the binder-aggregate adhesion. To this aim, binder bond strength (BBS) tests were carried out at 25 °C. The experimental program provided 2 types of substrates, simulating virgin limestone aggregate and RA, 3 RA/virgin binder proportions (20/80, 35/65 and 50/50), 2 types of rejuvenator in the binder (coded with the letters A and B), 2 bitumen application temperatures (140 °C and 170 °C), and 5 repetitions. The results showed that the adhesive properties of the binder decreased when increasing the aged bitumen content from 20% to 50%. The t-test α values obtained when comparing the pull-off tensile strength (POTS) of the blends with 20% and 35% of RA bitumen and the blends with 35% and 50% of RA bitumen were respectively 1.2×10-6 and 6.1×10-7, confirming the decreasing trend of POTS with aged bitumen content. Moreover, for high RA bitumen contents (35% and 50%), the adhesion on the RA substrate was higher than on the limestone substrate (α = 0.004). Between the two rejuvenators, the type B allowed obtaining higher POTS values for high RA bitumen contents (35% and 50%), as confirmed by α = 0.008. Differently, the bitumen application temperature (140 °C or 170 °C) did not significantly influence the POTS (α = 0.50). This indicates that the increase of adhesiveness that can be obtained at higher temperature was approximately balanced by the more severe aging underwent by the binder. However, as in site the lower mixing temperature implies the lower mobilization of the RA binder, thus a lower RA/virgin bitumen proportion, from the experimental results it can be stated that the reduction of the mix temperature is beneficial for the adhesion between the binder and both the virgin and the pre-coated RA aggregates. |
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sciforum-058241 | Combining reclaimed asphalt and non petroleum based binders for the design of sustainable asphalt mixtures |
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Introduction The use of alternative materials in asphalt pavements has become a critical matter in pavement engineering due to sustainability issues. These issues include the utilisation of finite resources, the need to re-use of wastes and reduce the generation of Green House Gases emissions. To cope with these issues, two approaches can be considered. Firstly, the use of Reclaimed Asphalt (RA) in new asphalt mixtures has become a common practice in the last decades in the asphalt industry particularly in small amounts (<20%). However, there are still some concerns on the use of higher amounts (>20%), due to uncertainties in its performance. Secondly, the use of non-petroleum-based binders as alternatives to conventional bitumen is starting to gain force in this field. Recently, the combination of both approaches has been shown to be feasible and could lead to more sustainable solutions in pavement engineering. Nevertheless, more research is needed to give confidence to these innovative asphalt mixtures towards their final implementation. On this regard, the aim of this investigation is to optimise the combination of a RA source and alternative binders, made from vegetal by-products of other industries (biobinder) and targeting the maximum content of both materials in new asphalt mixtures. Methodology For this purpose, two sources of reclaimed asphalt (RAs) and two type of biomaterials were characterised, namely a biobinder and a bioemulsion. The cohesion and stiffness properties of the RAs were studied by means of ITS and ITSM testing 100% RA specimens manufactured at different temperatures. With this, the degree of activation of the RA binders was estimated. On the other hand, the biobinder, bioemulsion and the extracted binder from the RA were conventionally and rheologically characterised at the whole range of service temperatures of pavements. The optimisation of the design of the sustainable asphalt mixtures was performed using the rheology and performance-related properties of the RA, the extracted binder from RA and the biomaterials, and the different results and hypothesis on the degree of blending between both binders obtained from the RAs characterisation. Results The results of the RAs characterisation show the potential of the testing programme used to determine the degree of binder activation of RA as an important intrinsic property to consider in the design of recycled asphalt mixtures. The characterisation of the biomaterials reveals their ability to fully replace asphalt binders in hot and cold recycled asphalt mixtures reducing global warming potential. Finally, the optimisation of the asphalt mixture design using the rheological and performance-related properties of the individual components, plus the estimation obtained of degree of blending between binders show the key role of these parameters to perform the adequate design of sustainable asphalt mixtures including alternative materials. |
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