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  • Pore pressure response during tube sampling in gold tailings 
    McDonald, Gregory Darren; De Lange, Wallace; Jacobsz, Schalk Willem (EDP Sciences, 2023)
    Capturing the in-situ state of mine tailings is important in determining its behaviour under loading for evaluating the risk of failure of tailings dams. Obtaining a high-quality undisturbed sample through tube sampling ...
  • Investigation of piled foundations in swelling clays 
    Gaspar, Tiago Alexandre Valentim; Jacobsz, Schalk Willem; Osman, Ashraf S. (EDP Sciences, 2023)
    This paper presents the results of element testing and centrifuge modelling to investigate the behaviour of piled foundations in swelling clays. The study revealed that the preparation procedure implemented, was able to ...
  • Evaluating the performance of three sensor types for long-term measurement of suctions in gold tailings 
    Narainsamy, Yashay; Jacobsz, Schalk Willem (EDP Sciences, 2023)
    Please read abstract in article.
  • Drying and wetting soil-water retention behaviour of a highly expansive clay under varying initial density 
    Murison, Ruan A.; Jacobsz, Schalk Willem; Gaspar, Tiago Alexandre Valentim; Da Silva Burke, Talia Simone; Osman, Ashraf S. (EDP Sciences, 2023)
    Expansive (or swelling) clays are the most prolific problem soil across Southern Africa and many parts of the world. Large volume changes due to seasonal wetting and drying cause millions of dollars’ worth of damage to ...
  • Gauteng toll roads: an overview of issues and perspectives 
    Pienaar, P.A. (Petrus); Southern African Transport Conference (31st : 2012 : Pretoria, South Africa); Minister of Transport, South Africa (Document Transformation Technologies, July 2012)
    Paper presented at the 31st Annual Southern African Transport Conference 9-12 July 2012 "Getting Southern Africa to Work", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • The effectiveness of Bus Rapid Transit as part of a poverty-reduction strategy: some early impacts in Johannesburg 
    Vaz, Eunice; Venter, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Southern African Transport Conference (31st : 2012 : Pretoria, South Africa); Minister of Transport, South Africa (Document Transformation Technologies, July 2012)
    Paper presented at the 31st Annual Southern African Transport Conference 9-12 July 2012 "Getting Southern Africa to Work", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • A case study of permeability determination at longitudinal joints on an airport asphalt pavement 
    Steyn, Wynand Jacobus Van der Merwe; Horak, A.B.M.; Horak, Emile; Southern African Transport Conference (31st : 2012 : Pretoria, South Africa); Minister of Transport, South Africa (Document Transformation Technologies, July 2012)
    Paper presented at the 31st Annual Southern African Transport Conference 9-12 July 2012 "Getting Southern Africa to Work", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Application of laser based technology to quantify shape properties of railway ballast 
    Grabe, Petrus Johannes; Mvelase, Gculisile Mavis; Anochie-Boateng, Joseph K.; Southern African Transport Conference (31st : 2012 : Pretoria, South Africa); Minister of Transport, South Africa (Document Transformation Technologies, July 2012)
    Paper presented at the 31st Annual Southern African Transport Conference 9-12 July 2012 "Getting Southern Africa to Work", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Characterising railway substructure layers for rehabilitation design 
    Grabe, Petrus Johannes; Van Vreden, Pieter H.; Hartman, Anton M.; Southern African Transport Conference (31st : 2012 : Pretoria, South Africa); Minister of Transport, South Africa (Document Transformation Technologies, July 2012)
    Paper presented at the 31st Annual Southern African Transport Conference 9-12 July 2012 "Getting Southern Africa to Work", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Influence of road roughness on the transportation of fresh produce 
    Pretorius, C.J. (Lientjie); Steyn, Wynand Jacobus Van der Merwe; Southern African Transport Conference (31st : 2012 : Pretoria, South Africa); Minister of Transport, South Africa (Document Transformation Technologies, July 2012)
    Paper presented at the 31st Annual Southern African Transport Conference 9-12 July 2012 "Getting Southern Africa to Work", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Location, mobility and access toork: Aqualitative exploration in low-income settlements. 
    Venter, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Cross, Catherine; Southern African Transport Conference (30th : 2011 : Pretoria, South Africa); Transportation Research Board of the National Academies (TRB); Minister of Transport, South Africa (Document Transformation Technologies, 2011-07)
    Paper presented at the 30th Annual Southern African Transport Conference 11-14 July 2011 "Africa on the Move", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Comparative study of non-destructive field testing devices on BSM- emulsion 
    Visser, Alex T.; Guiamba, D.; Horak, Emile; Southern African Transport Conference (29th : 2010 : Pretoria, South Africa); Transportation Research Board of the National Academies (TRB) (Document Transformation Technologies, 2010-08)
    Paper presented at the 29th Annual Southern African Transport Conference 16 - 19 August 2010 "Walk Together", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa. ABSTRACT:
  • Test and application of stated preference and mixed logit modelling techniques for travel behaviour research in a rural context 
    Venter, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venkatesh, Anand; Southern African Transport Conference (29th : 2010 : Pretoria, South Africa); Transportation Research Board of the National Academies (TRB) (Document Transformation Technologies, 2010-08)
    Paper presented at the 29th Annual Southern African Transport Conference 16 - 19 August 2010 "Walk Together", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa. ABSTRACT:
  • Unravelling public transport customer satisfaction and dissatisfaction dynamics in the high-end middle class market 
    Venter, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Mokonyama, Mathetha; Lehasa, S.; Southern African Transport Conference (29th : 2010 : Pretoria, South Africa); Transportation Research Board of the National Academies (TRB) (Document Transformation Technologies, 2010-08)
    Paper presented at the 29th Annual Southern African Transport Conference 16 - 19 August 2010 "Walk Together", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Modeling captivity and the demand for motorised transport in rural areas of South Africa. 
    Venter, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venkatesh, Anand (12th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research, Jaipur, India., 2009-12)
    Mobility and access problems in rural areas of developing countries have received some attention from researchers, but this has mostly been of a qualitative nature using small-sample studies. Progressively achieving rural ...
  • Evaluation of issues around road materials for sustainable transport 
    Steyn, Wynand Jacobus Van der Merwe; Paige-Green, Philip; Southern African Transport Conference (28th : 2009 : Pretoria, South Africa) (Document Transformation Technologies, 2009-07-06)
    Paper presented at the 28th Annual Southern African Transport Conference 6 - 9 July 2009 "Sustainable Transport", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Implementation of interactive web-based training tools in pavement engineering 
    Steyn, Wynand Jacobus Van der Merwe; Mahoney, J.P.; Muench, S.T.; White, G.T. (Gary); Southern African Transport Conference (28th : 2009 : Pretoria, South Africa) (Document Transformation Technologies, 2009-07-06)
    Paper presented at the 28th Annual Southern African Transport Conference 6 - 9 July 2009 "Sustainable Transport", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • A relook at residential trip generation variables 
    Venter, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Peska, P.; Southern African Transport Conference (28th : 2009 : Pretoria, South Africa) (Document Transformation Technologies, 2009-07-06)
    Paper presented at the 28th Annual Southern African Transport Conference 6 - 9 July 2009 "Sustainable Transport", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Fracture mechanics in pavement design 
    Denneman, Erik; Kearsley, Elsabe P.; Visser, Alex T.; Wu, Rongzong; Southern African Transport Conference (28th : 2009 : Pretoria, South Africa) (Document Transformation Technologies, 2009-07-06)
    Paper presented at the 28th Annual Southern African Transport Conference 6 - 9 July 2009 "Sustainable Transport", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Uptrans: an incremental transport model with feedback for quick-response strategy evaluation 
    Venter, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Mokonyama, Mathetha; Southern African Transport Conference (28th : 2009 : Pretoria, South Africa) (Document Transformation Technologies, 2009-07-06)
    Paper presented at the 28th Annual Southern African Transport Conference 6 - 9 July 2009 "Sustainable Transport", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.