The Organising Committee of the 12th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields (BCRRA 2026) warmly invites researchers, engineers, industry professionals, and public authorities to contribute to this key international event in the field of transport infrastructure.
BCRRA 2026 addresses the latest developments, research, and practices related to the bearing capacity, performance, and sustainability of road, railway, and airfield infrastructure. Contributions are expected to cover a broad range of topics, including subgrade behaviour, pavement materials, structural design and in situ evaluation methods, maintenance and rehabilitation strategies, the use of recycled materials and geosynthetics, geotechnical and climate-related challenges, as well as intelligent construction technologies, big data, and AI applications. Case studies and practical implementations are especially welcome, alongside theoretical advancements and modelling techniques.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION UPDATE
The submission portal for ABSTRACTS FOR FULL PAPERS to be published in Elsevier’s Transportation Research Procedia is now CLOSED!
All authors who submitted abstracts for full papers are kindly reminded – the final deadline for submission of draft manuscripts for review is 9 September 2025.
THE ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS FOR EXTENDED ABSTRACTS – STILL OPEN!
The abstract submissions for EXTENDED ABSTRACTS (to be published in a separate conference proceedings volume by the conference organizer) REMAINS OPEN, and all interested colleagues are warmly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to share their work and insights with the BCRRA community.
For any questions or clarifications o regarding submissions, please feel free to contact: suzana.svetlicic@bcrra.si
Important deadlines
| Submission of Abstracts on website opens: | 03.01.2025 |
| Deadline of Abstracts Submission (updated): | 09.06.2025 – Full paper submition CLOSED! Extended abstract submission STILL OPEN – deadline: 28 July 2025! |
| Notification of Abstracts acceptance (updated): | 26.05.2025 – 30.06.2025 |
| Submission of draft manuscripts for review: | 08.09.2025 |
| Notification of paper acceptance: | 17.11.2025 |
| Submission of Final Paper: | 12.01.2026 |
| Notification oral/poster: | 12.03.2026 |
| Registration opens: | 03.11.2025 |
| End of early bird registration: | 23.03.2026 |
Main topics
- Subgrade soils
- Unbound granular materials
- Asphalt mixes
- Concrete materials
- Structural design methods:
- Pavements (roads and airfields)
- Railtrack
- In situ evaluation and performance prediction
- Pavements (roads and airfields)
- Railtrack
- Recycled materials and technologies
- Construction
- Case histories
- Design in frost affected areas
- Rehabilitation and maintenance
- Measurement of traffic loading
- Evaluation of deflection measurement
- Climate change and resilience of infrastructure
- Geotechnical considerations
- Geosynthetics and reinforcement
- Intelligent construction technologies
- Use of big data and AI in the areas of:
- Pavements (roads and airfield)
- Railtrack
- Other related topics
- EU FWD UG – European Falling Weight Deflectometer Users Group
- DaRTS – Deflection at Road Traffic Speed