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Steyn, Wynand Jacobus Van der Merwe
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dc.date.accessioned |
2021-05-14T13:43:13Z |
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dc.date.available |
2021-05-14T13:43:13Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2020-11 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The world is becoming a hyper-connected environment where an abundance of data from sensor networks can provide continuous information on the
behaviour and performance of infrastructure. The last part of the 3rd Industrial Revolution (IR) and the start of the 4th IR gave rise to a world where this
overabundance of sensors, and availability of wireless networks enables connections between people and infrastructure that wa s not practically
comprehensible during the 20th century. 4IR supports the datafication of life, data science, big data, transportation evolution, optimization of logistic and
supply chains and automation of various aspects of life, including vehicles and road infrastructure. The hyper-connected 4IR environment allows integration
between the physical world and digital and intelligent engineering, increasingly serving as the primary lifecycle management systems for engineering
practitioners. With this background, the paper evaluates a few concepts of the hyper-connected pavement environment in a 4IR Digital Twin mode, with the
emphasis on selected applications, implications, benefits and limitations. The hyper-connected world can and should be managed in the pavement realm to
ensure that adequate and applicable data are collected regarding infrastructure, environment and users to enable a more efficient and effective transportation
system. In this regard, and planning for future scenarios where the proliferation of data is a given, it is important that pavement engineers understand what
is possible, evaluate the potential benefits, conduct cost / benefit evaluations, and implement appropriate solutions to ensure longevity and safety of pavement
infrastructure. |
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dc.description.department |
Civil Engineering |
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dc.description.librarian |
pm2021 |
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dc.description.uri |
https://www.springer.com/journal/42947 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Steyn, W.J.v. Selected implications of a hyper-connected world on pavement engineering. International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology 13, 673–678 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42947-020-6012-7. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1996-6814 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1997-1400 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1007/s42947-020-6012-7 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79917 |
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en |
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dc.publisher |
Springer |
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dc.rights |
© The Author(s). 2020 Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. |
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dc.subject |
Hyper-connected pavement |
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dc.subject |
Digital twins |
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dc.subject |
Intelligent infrastructure |
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dc.title |
Selected implications of a hyper-connected world on pavement engineering |
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dc.type |
Article |
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