OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Alleviating the problem of cracking of masonry buildings on expansive clay by building flexibility into the masonry	8
Analysis of the extent of heavy vehicle overloading on Namibian trunk roads and evaluation of the effectiveness of existing mitigation measures	8
Stepped chute energy dissipation structure downstream of a low-level river crossing for embankment protection	7
River water quality modelling in South Africa: Considerations, sourcing and accessing of input data	7
Equivalent fire resistance of composite slab made with lightweight concrete	5
Mapping SCS hydrological soil groups over South Africa at terrain unit spatial resolution	4
Estimation of Areal Reduction Factors in South Africa, Part 1: Development and evaluation of a software interface	3
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Quantifying MyCiTi supply usage using Big Data and Agent-Based Modelling	3
Investigating the behaviour factor and seismic response of structural wall systems in low- to medium-rise buildings when soil-structure interaction is considered	3
Geotechnical properties of Cape Flats sands	2
Investigations of the impact of considering different numerical modelling techniques for determining seismic damage at the dam-foundation interface of the stepped abutment of a concrete gravity dam: A	2
Target reliability for new road bridges in South Africa	2
Experimental comparison of active seismic surface wave tests on shallow and deep bedrock sites	1
Evaluation of the seismic response of a reinforced concrete footing with stub column to increasing peak ground acceleration using pseudo-dynamic experimentation	1
Could a one-size-fits-all approach apply to the extension of stage-discharge relationships at flow-gauging weirs?	1
A pragmatic derivative method to assess the condition of a public health built infrastructure portfolio	1
Spalling of concrete in fire -an overview and local relevance	1
A new method for long-term safety analysis of marine structures	1
Assessing the water-energy-carbon nexus for water supply in the Mgeni system using a water balance approach	1
Enhanced methodology for visual bridge inspections in South Africa	1
Evaluation of Kovacs 1988 Regional Maximum Flood Method	1
Use of Rayleigh and Love waves in seismic surface wave testing	1
Utilising Land Type data for geotechnical investigations	1
Structural assessment of an ASR-affected reinforced concrete bridge	1

An experimental study of the mechanical behaviour of squat shear walls built with precast concrete two-way hollow slabs	1
A mathematical model for determining engineering soil classifications from pedological data	0
Application of bursting pressure and conventional drained behavioural theory to the Brumadinho failure	0
A comparison of traditional road safety assessment methods and the newly developed 'road safety deserts' approach	0
Incorporation of additional information into the South African Wind Load Formulation	0
Using pedological information in preliminary stage geotechnical investigations for strategic urban planning in South Africa	0
The status of water for firefighting in South Africa	0
Variability of oxygen permeability index values in concrete construction: A proposed approach for parameter margins to guide concrete mixture design	0
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Comparison of sinkhole size versus borehole hazard classification	0
Development of a Public Road Works Contract Management Framework for the Zambian construction industry	0
Optimising sustainable mobility: A performance assessment of non-motorised transport infrastructure in Johannesburg, South Africa	0
A climate-impact-related transport infrastructure risk assessment for the City of Cape Town	0
Establishing competent ground conditions with the DPSH	0
Percussion-drill method for casting concrete cube samples to assess the characteristics of precast zero-slump concrete	0
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What leads to severe multi-vehicle crashes on mountainous expressways in Western China?	0
Design criteria for upstream raised tailings storage facilities	0
An assessment of a practical implementation of the deemed-to-satisfy durability design and specification approach in the Swakopmund-Walvis Bay Freeway upgrade project in Namibia	0
Light-coloured concrete surfacing for urban heat-island mitigation in Southern Africa	0
Research on seismic performance and axial compression ratio of rectangular high-strength spiral stirrup confined concrete columns	0
A proposal to facilitate BIM implementation across the South African construction industry	0
Traffic safety and the rural road environment: Assessing the impact of combined roadway conditions on crash incidence	0
Estimation of Areal Reduction Factors in South Africa, Part 2: Application and validation at catchment level	0
The value of Association Rule Analysis in understanding serious and fatal road traffic crashes - a case study of the N4 toll road between 2015 and 2019	0
Evaluation of using local information from donor catchments to improve the performance of selected deterministic and empirical design flood estimation methods in South Africa	0
Assessment of local sewage sludge ash as a supplementary cementitious material - effects of incineration temperature and cooling rate of the ash	0
Revised Regional Maximum Flood (RMF) method and regionalisation	0
Experimental study and classification of natural zeolite pozzolan for cement in South Africa	0
Application of a modern laser technique to evaluate the performance of recycled railway ballast	0
A stochastic, daily time-step model for conjunctive water use at local authority level	0
Determination of the continuous grade of a binder in the South African performance grade binder specification	0
Thermal performance of cavities in 3DPC building façades	0
Advanced numerical modelling of the nonlinear mechanical behaviour of a laterally loaded pile embedded in stiff unsaturated clay	0