Road & Railway Engineering
Research and development within the Road and Railway Engineering unit focuses on road structures from a life-cycle perspective. The work is based on testing and developing material properties for both conventional road materials, by-products and new innovative materials.
Road and Railway Engineering
VTI conduct research and development of road structures from a life cycle perspective. The basis is testing and development of material properties for both classic road materials, residual products and new innovative materials.
The unit work on questions about how to dimension with regard to the environment, degradation, economy and execution to achieve the desired function for roads, streets, port areas, airport runways and terminal areas in particular.
The focus is on how to increase cost-efficiency while taking into account transport quality, road safety and the environment.
We also work on assessing how climate and climate change affect infrastructure and measures to reduce the risks of extreme weather.
Employees
Björn Kalman Research Director
Abubeker Ahmed Senior Researcher
Andreas Waldemarson Laboratory Coordinator
Benjamin Anderhorn Doctoral student
Dennis Hydén Technician
Dina Kuttah Senior Researcher
Ehsan Ghafoori Senior Researcher
Ellen Dolk Research Engineer
Fredrik Hellman Senior Research Leader
Hanna Fager Senior Researcher
Håkan Arvidsson Research Engineer
Jiqing Zhu Senior Researcher
Leif Viman Research Engineer
Mohammad Arbabpour Doctoral student
Nasrin Sultana Research Assistant
Safwat Said Researcher
Shafiqur Rahman Senior Researcher
Sigurdur Erlingsson Professor
Tomas Halldin Technician
Yared Dinegdae Senior Researcher
Research news
4 September 2026 3 September 2026 Project studies effects of cheaper public transport
31 August 2026 Significant risk increase with winter tyres in summer
25 August 2026 Psychology became the gateway to transport research
