Advances in Civil Engineering

Special Issue on
Advances in Life Cycle Environmental Sustainability of
Civil Infrastructure Systems

CALL FOR PAPERS

The importance of infrastructure sustainability cannot be overemphasized. Minor Lead Guest Editor
changes regarding infrastructure sustainability may result in significant environmen- Endong Wang, University of Tennessee,
tal impacts on society, due to the key roles and critical functions of civil systems. Chattanooga, USA
In response to persistent environment deterioration, severe resource depletion, endong-wang@utc.edu
and more frequent natural disasters, infrastructure sustainability has been drawing
increased attention from governments, industry, and academia over the last three Guest Editors
decades. In particular, life cycle-based sustainability performance is of significant Haimin Yao, Hong Kong Polytechnic
interest. Despite significant advances in research, formidable challenges and barriers University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
to achieve sustainability still exist associated with the life cycle stages (e.g., design, mmhyao@polyu.edu.hk
construction, operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation) of infrastructure systems.
For example, how to precisely implement life cycle performance assessment to select Mbakisya A. Onyango, University of
design schemes remains an open-ended issue for civil infrastructure systems, often Tennessee, Chattanooga, USA
due to the associated uncertainties and inherent complexities. The sustainability mbakisya-onyango@utc.edu
issues related to the end of infrastructure service life (e.g., deconstruction, demoli-
tion, reuse, recycling, or disposal) are yet to be sufficiently addressed. In addition, Jingfeng Yuan, Southeast University,
how to incorporate resilience into the framework of infrastructure sustainability Nanjing, China
represents a new challenge. These research gaps have negatively confined the progress jingfeng-yuan@seu.edu.cn
of sustainable infrastructure development. However, various research attempts are
being made to overcome the challenges linked to different life cycle stages of Xiaodong Zhang, Chongqing Jiaotong
infrastructure systems. University, Chongqing, China
zhangxiaodong@cqjtu.edu.cn
This special issue welcomes both original research and review articles that explore
theoretical breakthroughs, technical advances, and best practices pertinent to life Submission Deadline
cycle environmental sustainability performance of physical infrastructure systems. Friday, 31 May 2019
While theoretical developments can help to guide more extended understanding on
sustainability, technical methods will assist in achieving specific sustainability goals. Publication Date
Industry practices can test, verify, promote beneficial instruments, and identify the October 2019
underlying deficiencies. These three types of developments can mutually support
each other to shape sustainable communities.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

Life cycle analysis and assessment in civil engineering

Sustainable design schemes, construction methods, and operation strategies
to enhance infrastructure life cycle sustainability performance
Sustainable materials for life cycle sustainability performance improvements
Stochastic life cycle modeling methods for infrastructure systems
Sustainability performance during deconstruction, demolition, reuse,
recycling or disposal of infrastructure systems, and/or components
Incorporating resilience into sustainability for infrastructure systems
Advanced performance metrics for infrastructure sustainability assessment
Effects of codes, policies, and regulations related to infrastructure
sustainability
Public-private partnerships for sustainable infrastructure development
Emerging technologies/methods, e.g., building information modeling (BIM)
and artificial intelligence, to assist in life cycle sustainability of infrastructure
systems

Authors can submit their manuscripts through the Manuscript Tracking System at
https://mts.hindawi.com/submit/journals/ace/asrc/.

Papers are published upon acceptance, regardless of the Special Issue publication
date.