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Browsing Conference Papers & Presentations (Civil Engineering) by Type "Article"
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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 ...
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Narainsamy, Yashay; Jacobsz, Schalk Willem
(EDP Sciences, 2023)
Please read abstract in article.
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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 ...
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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 ...