An expert task force that was assembled by the ASCE TCCIT (Technical Council on Computing and Information Technology) Data Sensing and Analysis (DSA) Committee identified 9 grand challenges that face the civil engineering community today and can be addressed with further data sensing and analysis research.
The identified set of challenges include:
- Estimating sea levels
- Enhancing disaster management through infrastructure resilience
- Reducing soil erosion
- Improving building energy efficiency
- Managing groundwater
- Monitoring the health of infrastructure
- Reducing traffic congestion
- Improving construction productivity
- Enhancing construction site safety