CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS

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

  1. Subgrade soils
  2. Unbound granular materials
  3. Asphalt mixes
  4. Concrete materials
  5. Structural design methods:
    • Pavements (roads and airfields)
    • Railtrack
  6. In situ evaluation and performance prediction
    • Pavements (roads and airfields)
    • Railtrack
  7. Recycled materials and technologies
  8. Construction
  9. Case histories
  10. Design in frost affected areas
  11. Rehabilitation and maintenance
  12. Measurement of traffic loading
  13. Evaluation of deflection measurement
  14. Climate change and resilience of infrastructure
  15. Geotechnical considerations
  16. Geosynthetics and reinforcement
  17. Intelligent construction technologies
  18. Use of big data and AI in the areas of: 
    • Pavements (roads and airfield) 
    • Railtrack 
  19. Other related topics
  20. EU FWD UG – European Falling Weight Deflectometer Users Group
  21. DaRTS – Deflection at Road Traffic Speed