Publications
2024
Annual report 2023
In 2023, we completed phase 1 and started phase 2. Read more about this eventful year in the report.
2023
Report phase 1
In this report you can read about what has been done during the first phase of this programme.
Annual report 2022
Mistra InfraMaint continues, but the challenges of maintaining municipal infrastructure remain.
2022
Annual report 2021
In 2021, we have been inundated with webinars, reports and newspaper articles about the importance of infrastructure maintenance or how neglected it is. The severe floods that hit Sweden further intensified the public debate and it became obvious to many that infrastructure needs to be better maintained to withstand the stresses of climate change.
2021
Annual report 2020
"A very different year - our second in the programme - has just come to an end. The pandemic has affected us all and we have seen in practice how quickly digitalisation can have an impact, at least in terms of communication."
2020
Annual report 2019
"We have created a space for dialogue and reflection"
2025
Exploring value from digitalization in water utilities Master Thesis, KTH
Author: Osman Bileh, Y.
ANN model for the Sewer Network: A classification-based machine learning approach for predicting sewer pipe condition Master Thesis, Mälardalens University
Author: Ha, T.T.
2024
Aligning Currents: Uncovering Perspectives on Barriers in Water Utility Digitalization Master Thesis, KTH
Author: Skantz, E.
More Resource-Efficient Use of Stormwater Models (Swedish) Master Thesis, Lund University
Author: Pihl, V.
Detection and quantification of cracks in concrete bridges using drone-image inspection Licentiate Thesis, KTH
Author: Avendaño, J.C.
Municipal street pavement maintenance and management practices in Sweden Licentiate Thesis, KTH
Author: Afridi, M. A.
2023
Methodology for Developing Impact Maps for Climate-Adapted Stormwater Planning (Swedish) Master Thesis, Lund University
Author: Karlsson, V.
Use of the Risk Concept in a Stormwater Context: A Literature Review on How the Risk Concept Is Applied in the Design of Stormwater Drainage Systems (Swedish) Bachelor Thesis, Lund University
Author: Knutsson, L.
Efficient Management of Water Utilities: Sustainability Analysis of Swedish Performance Doctoral Thesis, Lund University
Author: Najar, N.
Cycle paths’ degradation processes and surface condition assessment Licentiate Thesis, KTH
Author: Larsson, M.
Water Contamination Detection With Binary Classification Using Artificial Neural Networks Bachelor Thesis, KTH
Author: Lundholm, C., von Butovitsch, N.
2022
Pipe failure assessment and decision support system for a smart operation and maintenance: A comprehensive literature review and a conceptual decision analysis model proposal Licentiate Thesis, KTH
Author: Meydani, R.
Assessing the Impacts of Infiltration and Inflow to wastewater systems – Evaluation of a Risk-based Model Master Thesis, Chalmers
Author: Sundqvist, J.
Risk-based management of the cost to society from infiltration and inflow to wastewater systems Licentiate Thesis, Chalmers
Author: Ohlin Saletti, A.
Continuous Preventive Bridge Maintenance: Effect of High Pressure Washing on Concrete Bridges Licentiate Thesis, KTH
Author: Andersson, L.
2021
Water Anomaly Detection Using Federated Machine Learning Bachelor Thesis, KTH
Author: Wallén, M., Böckin, M.
Machine Learning for Water Monitoring Systems Bachelor Thesis, KTH
Author: Asaad, R., Sanchez Ribe, C.
Smart Water Meters in Swedish Households: The Enablers and Barriers for a Large-Scale Implementation Master Thesis, KTH
Author: Ekström, E., Sivadasan, S.
Ensuring Safety and Security in the Era of Digital Water: A qualitative study on the implications following the digital transformation of the Swedish water industry Master Thesis, KTH
Author: Bjärkeby, S., Värnlund, F.
Risk-based Rehabilitation of Wastewater Pipes Master Thesis, Chalmers
Author: Lundberg, R.
Uncertainty analysis of the rational method in stormwater management – A case study in Gråbo, Lerum municipality, using multi-criteria analysis Master Thesis, Chalmers
Author: Bondeson, S.
Life cycle assessment of transport systems and transport infrastructure: Investigating methodological approaches and quantifying impacts at project and network levels Doctoral thesis, KTH
Author: Liljenström, C.
Infiltration and inflow to wastewatersystems – A literature review on risk management and decision support Literature review, Chalmers
Author: Ohlin Saletti, A.
2020
Air and Water Flushing – An Evaluation of Its Effect on Water Quality (Swedish) Master Thesis, Lunds Univeristy
Author: Bondeson, A.
Decision support for sustainable water security Doctoral Thesis, Chalmers
Author: Sjöstrand, K.
2019
Asset management in the utility sector: The challenges of breaching the gap between current practice and best practice Master Thesis, KTH, Programme Report 2019:05
Author: Mårtensson, E., Rumman, P.
2018
Life cycle assessment in early planning of transport systems: Decision support at project and network levels Licentiate Thesis, KTH
Author: Liljenström, C.
2025
Challenges Associated with the Implementation of Decision Support Tools (Swedish) Programme Report 2025:01
Author: Gladh, R., Matschke Ekholm, H., Okwori, E.
2024
Roadmap to scaling the use and adoption of AI and machine learning in Swedish water utilities (Swedish) SSTT
Author: Sjönell, Y.
Dictionary for the Future of Urban Travel (Swedish) National Knowledge Centre for Public Transport
2023
A journey towards smart maintenance – Final report Phase 1
An accessible overview of our work during Phase 1. How did our journey begin, where has it led so far and where do we see it needing to go in the future?
Author: Flydén, Å., Thell Marklund, L., Gladh, R., Malm, M.
Knowledge transfer from Shift2Rail Programme Report 2023:05
Author: Nilsson, D., Stichel, S.
Research report and excerpts on the history of municipal streets, water and sanitation in Sweden Programme Report 2023:01
Author: Blomkvist, P.
2022
Investment in critical infrastructure: challenges and ways forward (Swedish) Kommuninvest Research Committee
Author: Thomasson, A., Jonsson, R.
Leaking maintenance of critical infrastructure (Swedish) Organisation & Samhälle
Author: Alm, J., Paulsson, A., Jonsson, R.
Excavation Mass Management in Climate Calculations: Proposal for Improved Calculations of Mass Management in Early Planning Stages Using the Swedish Transport Administration’s Climate Calculation Model (Swedish) TRITA-ABE-RPT
Author: Liljenström, C., Björklund, A.
SUNRA: Version 2021 (Swedish) VTI PM
Author: Anderson-Sköld, Y., Nordin, L., Polukarova, M.
2021
Truth or Dare for Swedish Water Pipes (Swedish) Journal of Water Management and Research
Author: Sörensen, J., Nilsson, E., Bjarke, M., Giertz, T., Nilsson, D.
The value of water. Estimating water disruption impacts on businesses (Swedish) Swedish Water Development Report 2021-19
Author: Sjöstrand, K., Klingberg, J., Sedehi Zadeh, N.
Maintenance of municipal roads and cycle paths: survey results (Swedish) Programme Report 2021:04
Author: Afridi, A., Larsson, M.
Climate adaptation cannot be solely a municipal responsibility (Swedish) Dagens Samhälle
Author: Jonsson, R., Thomasson, A.
Foresight needed for the strategic development of capital assets of the principals – draft manifesto (Swedish) Journal of Water Management and Research
Author: Persson, K. M., Giertz, T., Clementson, I., Sörensen, J.
Agenda for sustainable water supply (Swedish) IVA Report
Author: Byman, K., Eriksson, S., Westberg, J.
Circulation and management for sustainable water supply (Swedish) IVA Report
Author: Eriksson, S.
Construction traffic in Gothenburg. Planning and implementation for increased safety for cyclists and pedestrians (Swedish) VTI Report
Author: Niska, A., Karlström, J., Eriksson, J.
SUNRA: Version 2020 (Swedish) VTI PM
Author: Anderson-Sköld, Y., Nordin, L.
WISER – a decision support tool for the drinking water sector (Swedish) Swedish Water Development Report 2021-08
Author: Sjöstrand, K., Lindhe, A., Rosén, L.
Measurement of target fulfilment of Mistra InfraMaint: Evaluation after two years Programme Report 2021:03
The research programme has five overall objectives that we want to achieve within eight years. In order to assess whether we are achieving the goals, we want to measure goal fulfilment with relevant measures. This evaluation of the first two years has been carried out by Kristina Karlsson, RISE.
Author: Karlsson, K., Marklund, L., Löfdahl, G.
When should infrastructure assets be renewed?: the economic impact of cumulative tonnes on railway infrastructure CTS Working Paper
Author: Nilsson, J-E., Odolinski, K.
Railway line capacity utilisation and its impact on renewal costs Working Papers, Swedish National Road & Transport Research Institute
Author: Odolinski, K., Lidén, T.
2020
Workshop with NSVA on self-assessment of asset management
NSVA has contributed both with microlearning and with a report showing the results and experiences from the workshop they conducted under the guidance of our PhD students Ebba Gröndahl and Martin Bjarke.
Author: Gröndahl, E., Bjarke, M., Löfdahl, G.
Objective measurement of surface defects and cracks in the road surface: road surface condition measurement with scanning laser technique (Swedish) VTI Report
Author: Lundberg, T., Glantz C., Wahlman, T., Andrén, P.
Requirements for the frictional properties of paved road, bicycle and pedestrian paths in bare ground conditions: facts and recommendations (Swedish) VIT Report
Author: Sjögren, L., Niska, A., Hjorth, M., Andrén, P., Lundberg, T.
Performance requirements in design-build contracts: development of a risk assessment model VTI Report
Author: Mirzadeh, I., Eriksson, O., Lundström, R.
Correlation Between Road Surface Quality and Vehicle Speeds (Swedish) VTI Working Paper 2020:5
Author: Odolinski, K., Nilsson, J-E.
Specification and operations manual for dynamic slow speed friction meters : determination of friction with a slow speed dynamic measurement method on cycle and pedestrian paths and road marking surfaces (Swedish) VTI Notat
Author: Sjögren. L.
Self-assessment workbook Programme Report 2020:02
Asset management in VA "Asset Management". Mistra InfraMaint has produced a discussion aid in the form of a workbook for self-assessment. The booklet is accompanied by an excel file which you can find here.
Author: Löfdahl, G-M.
Self-assessment workbook: Associated excel file
Mistra InfraMaint has produced a discussion aid in the form of a workbook for self-assessment. The booklet is accompanied by an Excel file which you can find here.
Mapping of Personnel with Railway-Specific Competence Linked to Swedish Rail-Bound Traffic Infrastructure: Interim Report 3 of 3 in the Project “Forecast Model for Future Competence and Resource Needs Linked to Swedish Rail-Bound Traffic Infrastructure” (Swedish) VTI Report
Author: Torstensson, P.T., Hedström, R., Svanberg, L., Sedehi Zadeh, N.
2019
Mapping of Personnel with Railway-Specific Competence Linked to Swedish Rail-Bound Traffic Infrastructure: Interim Report 2 of 3 in the Project “Forecast Model for Future Competence and Resource Needs Linked to Swedish Rail-Bound Traffic Infrastructure” (Swedish) VIT Notat
Author: Svanberg, L., Sedehi Zadeh, N., Hedström, R., Torstensson, P.T.
Causes of slipping on cycle paths and impact of the pavement: a description of the state of knowledge (Swedish) VTI Notat
Author: Hellman, F., Niska, A., Blomqvist, G.
Take care of your infrastructure, municipalities! (Swedish) Dagens Samhälle
Author: Gabrielii, K., Romson, Å., Bergholm, T., Christensen Odenhall, M., Svan, M., Brogren, C.
Systematic method for bicycle flow measurements: a preparatory study (Swedish) VTI Notat
Author: Eriksson, J., Forsman, Å., Niska, A., Karlström, J.
Documentation of pipe disturbances and failures in the drinking water and wastewater networks (Swedish) Swedish Water Development Report 2019-10
Author: von Scherling, M., Malm, A., Sörelius, H.
The effect of sweep-salting och cyclists: analysing cycle flows and accidents in Stockholm (Swedish) VTI Report
Author: Niska, A., Eriksson, J., Taavo, E.
Control and follow-up of contracts – Part 1, current requirements and methods: Road surface measurement (Swedish) VTI Report
Author: Lundberg, T., Glantz, C., Göransson, N.-G.
Control and follow-up of contracts – part 2, condition development,measurement errors and risks: Road surface measurement (Swedish) VTI Report
Author: Lundberg, T., Eriksson, O., Glantz, C.
To reduce cyclists’ speed on bicycle paths: acceptance, consequences and preconditions (Swedish) VTI Report
Author: Stigell, E., Niska, A., Collander, C., Eriksson, J.
Fixed Assets in Water and Sewerage – How Are They Described in Budgets and Annual Reports? (Swedish) Swedish Water development Report 2019-6
Author: Jonsson, R., Thomasson, A.
Mapping of Personnel with Railway-Specific Competence Linked to Swedish Rail-Bound Traffic Infrastructure: Interim Report 1 of 3 in the Project “Forecast Model for Future Competence and Resource Needs Linked to Swedish Rail-Bound Traffic Infrastructure” (Swedish) VTI Notat
Author: Torstensson, P.T., Hedström, R.
Evaluation rubber modified asphalt pavement section: test road E22 Mönsterås: phase 1 (Swedish) VTI Notat
Author: Ahmed, A., Carlsson, H., Lundberg, T.
Sweep-salting of cycleways in theory and practice: experiences from evaluations performed in Swedish municipalities (Swedish) VTI Report
Author: Niska, A., Blomqvist, G.
Roadmap competence development – a summary Programme report 2019:04
A success factor for Mistra InfraMaint is that stakeholders develop a long-term ability to absorb and apply new knowledge.
The roadmap is the program’s plan for developing and strengthening the needs of the needs owners
Author: Löfdahl, G-M., Land, A.
The impact of quality of work execution on asphalt concrete durability (Swedish) VTI Report
Author: Said, S. F., Lundberg, T., Rahman, S., Carlsson, H., McGarvey, T., Ahmed, A., Enocksson, C-G.
Optidrift: optimized urban street operation for better air quality (Swedish) VTI Report
Author: Gustafsson, M., Blomqvist, G., Järlskog, I., Lundberg, J., Niska, A., Janhäll, S., Eneroth, K., Johansson, C.
Sustainable Economic Level of Leakage Swedish Water Development Report 2019-17
Author: Malm, A., Axell, L., Svensson, G., Røstum, J.
Future Smart Water and Wastewater Networks – Progress Report (Swedish) Swedish Water Development Report 2019-07
Author: Malm, A., Mårtensson, H., Persson, K.
Friction and texture developments on new paving (Swedish) VTI Report
Author: Arvidsson, A. K., Lundberg, T., Kalman, B., Ekström, C., Cruz del Aguila, F., Eriksson, O.
2018
The skid resistance of cycleways: measurements on cycleways in comparison with the friction of bicycle tyres on different types of road conditions in VTI’s tyre testing facility (Swedish) VTI Report
Author: Niska, A., Blomqvist, G., Hjort, M.
A model for safe cycling (Swedish) VTI Report
Author: Wallén Warner, H., Niska, A., Forward, S., Björklund, G., Eriksson, J., Kircher, K., Patten, C., Gustafsson, S., Nygårdhs, S.
A Swedish national cycling research centre for endurance and excellence: a government assignment (Swedish) VTI Report
Author: Niska, A.
Future Sustainable Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Systems (Swedish) Swedish Water Development Report 2018-10
Author: Mårtensson, H., Malm, A., Sederholm, B., Sällström, J-H., Trägårdh, J.
Measurements of bicycle tyres friction characteristics as basis for simulation studies (Swedish) VTI Report
Author: Hjort, M., Niska, A.
Key Performance Indicators for Water and Wastewater utilities (Swedish) Swedish Water Development Report 2018-6
Author: Malm, A., Svensson, G., Bondelind, M., Balmér, P.
New technology for road surface measurement: transverse profile and rut depth VTI Report
Author: Lundberg, T., Andrén, P., Wahlman, T., Eriksson, O., Sjögren, L., Ekdahl, P.
The relation between the infrastructure measures and cycling: a state of the art report (Swedish) VTI Report
Author: Wehtje, P., Andersson, J., Niska, A.
2025
Digital solutions in search of a problem? Balancing short-term and long-term needs in water utilities
Author: A. Bennich, V. Bergion, D. Nilsson
A practical roadmap for the digital transformation of urban water systems – using insights from a Swedish utility to chart the path forward Water Practice and Technology
Author: Miltell, M., Okwori, E., Jennehag, U., Kardeby, V., Arnell, M.
Predicting Pavement Condition Index Using an ML Approach for a Municipal Street Network Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements Volume 151, Issue 2
Author: Afridi, A., Erlingsson, S., Sjögren, L. Englund, C.
Flooded with potential: urban drainage science as seen by early-career researchers Water Science & Technology
Author: van der Werf, J. A., Pons, V., Smyth, K., Shi, B., Lechevallier, P., Abdalla, E. M. H., Andrusenko, E., Broekhuizen, I., Cavadini, G. B., Cortés Moreno, A. F., Cristiano, E., D'Ambrosio, R., Droste, A. M., Evangelisti, M., Fernandes, G., Garzón, A., Girot, E., Guericke, L., Liao, W., Mazzoglio, P., Mittal, A., Müller, A., Naves, J., Oberascher, M., Okwori, E., Perez-Alvarino, J. I., Pritsis, S., Regueiro-Picallo, M., Roghani, B., Taguchi, V. J., Wani, O., Wei, H., Yıldızlı, T., Yerima, H. Z.
2024
Structural Stability of Cycle Paths—Introducing Cycle Path Deflection Bowl Parameters from FWD Measurements Infrastructures 2025
Author: Larsson, M., Niska, A., Erlingsson, S.
Deciding how to decide: A conceptual model for consensually fostering urban infrastructure maintenance Cities
Author: Meydani, R., Leander, J.
The compound impact of rainfall, river flow and sea level on a watercourse through a coastal city: Methodology in making City and Environment Interactions
Author: Roth, S., Söderberg, L., Aspegren, H., Haghighatafshar, S.
Drone-based photogrammetric inspection of interior box girder bridges Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Digitalization and Sustainability
Author: Avendaño, J.C., Leander, J., Karoumi, R.
Image-Based Concrete Crack Detection Method Using the Median Absolute Deviation Sensors
Author: Avendaño, J.C., Leander, J., Karoumi, R.
Commoning roads: maintenance and the labour of infrastructure (Book chapter 5) Handbook of Infrastructures and Cities
Author: Paulsson, A., Alm, J.
The digital imperative: Institutional pressures to digitalise Technology in Society
Author: Bennich, A.
2023
Condition assessment of cycle path texture and evenness using a bicycle measurement trailer International Journal of Pavement Engineering
Author: Larsson, M., Niska, A., Erlingsson, S., Tunholm, M., Andrén, P.
Status improvement in water and wastewater fixed facilities: success and challenges of 11 Swedish water utilities as case studies Water Policy
Author: Najar, N., Persson, K.,
Articulating Publicness in Infrastructure: The History of Municipal Streets, Water and Sanitation in Sweden IWA Publishing
Author: Blomkvist, P.
Municipal street maintenance challenges and management practices in Sweden Frontiers in Built Environment
Author: Afridi, A., Erlingsson, S., Sjögren, L.
Operating in the shadowland: Why water utilities fail to manage decaying infrastructure Utilities Policy
Author: Bennich, A., Engwall, M., Nilsson, D.
Making waves: A vision for digital water utilities Water Research
Author: Arnell, M., Miltell, M., Olsson, G.
Uncommon Commons: Civic Participation and the Localised Maintenance of Road Infrastructure in Sweden (Book Chapter) Participation in Transport in Times of Change (Transport and Sustainability)
Author: Alm, J., Paulsson, A
Cost to society from infiltration and inflow to wastewater systems Water Research
Author: Ohlin Saletti, A., Lindhe, A., Söderqvist, T., Rosén, L.
2022
Development of the SUNRA Tool to Improve Regional and Local Sustainability of the Transportation Sector Sustainability
Author: Anderson-Sköld, Y., Afridi, M.A., Nordin, L., Patricio, J., Lindgren, Å., Johansson, C.-M., Olofsson, A., Andersson, A., Erlingsson, S.
Assessing Climate Adaptation and Flood Security Using a Benchmark System: Some Swedish Water Utilities as Good Learning Examples Water
Author: Najar, N., Persson, K.M.
Degradation of Cycle Paths—A Survey in Swedish Municipalities CivilEng
Author: Larsson, M., Niska, A., Erlingsson, S.
Decision with Uncertain Information: An Application for Leakage Detection in Water Pipelines Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice
Author: Meydani, R., Giertz, T., Leander, J.
Image based inspection of concrete cracks using UAV photography Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Digitalization and Sustainability
Author: Avendaño, J.C., Leander, J., Karoumi, R.
Watertight strategies: Long-term planning of municipal infrastructure maintenance backlog Nordisk Administrativt Tidsskrift
Author: Jonsson, R., Paulsson, A., Alm, J.
Including maintenance in life cycle assessment of road and rail infrastructure—a literature review The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Author: Liljenström, C., Björklund, A., Toller, S.
2021
Framework for Risk-Based Decision Support on Infiltration and Inflow to Wastewater Systems Water
Author: Ohlin Saletti, A., Rosén, L., Lindhe, A.
A Sustainability Index within Water and Wastewater Management in Sweden: An Evaluation of Eight Case Studies Water
Author: Najar, N., Persson, K.M.
Capacity in municipalities: Infrastructures, maintenance debts, and ways of overcoming a run-to-failure mentality Local Economy
Author: Alm, J., Paulsson, A., Jonsson, R.
The value of water – estimating water-disruption impacts on businesses Water
Author: Sjöstrand, K., Klingberg, J., Sedehi Zadeh, N., Haraldsson, M., Rosén, L., Lindhe, A.
Accounting for Unexpected Risk Events in Drinking Water Systems Exposure and Health
Author: Bergion, V., Lindhe, A., Sokolova, E., Rosén, L.
2020
Understanding Long-Term Policy Failures in Shrinking Municipalities: Examples from Water Management System in Sweden Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration
Author: Syssner, J., Jonsson, R.
Estimating the marginal costs of road wear Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
Author: Nilsson, J-E., Svensson, K., Haraldsson, M.
Water supply delivery failures – a scenario-based approach to assess economic losses and risk reduction options Water
Author: Sjöstrand, K., Lindhe, A., Soderqvist, T, Rosén, L.
Sustainable economic level of leakage in Norway and Sweden – Manual of practise Water Practice and Technology
Author: Svensson, G., Røstum, J., Malm, A., Axell, L.
Evaluation of uncertainty on Shore hardness measurements of tyre treads and implications to tyre/road noise measurements with the Close Proximity method Measurement
Author: Vieira, T., Lundberg, J., Eriksson, O.
The marginal cost of track renewals in the Swedish railway network: Using data to compare methods Economics of Transportation
Author: Odolinski, K., Yarmukhamedov, S., Haraldsson, M.
Coordinating maintenance windows and train traffic: a case study Public Transport
Author: Lidén,T.
Engaging stakeholders for improved IAM implementation Water Practice & Technology
Author: Malm, A., Löfdahl, G-M.
2019
Simulated single-bicycle crashes in the VTI crash safety laboratory Traffic Injury Prevention
Author: Niska, A., Wenäll, J.