OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering is 1. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Applicability of CHIRPS-based satellite rainfall estimates for South Africa	11
A critical review of the Water Sorptivity Index (WSI) parameter for potential durability assessment: Can WSI be considered in isolation of porosity?	6
Prediction of California Bearing Ratio and compaction characteristics of Transvaal soils from indicator properties	5
A review of methods to account for impacts of non-stationary climate data on extreme rainfalls for design rainfall estimation in South Africa	5
Understanding the barriers and drivers of sustainable construction adoption and implementation in South Africa: A quantitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework and CQM-B model	5
Methodological approach for the compilation of a water distribution network model using QGIS and EPANET	4
A proposal to facilitate BIM implementation across the South African construction industry	3
South African infrastructure condition - an opinion survey for the SAICE Infrastructure Report Card	3
Traffic safety and the rural road environment: Assessing the impact of combined roadway conditions on crash incidence	3
Reduction of local scouring at round-nosed rectangular piers using a downstream bed sill	3
Reliability basis for assessment of existing building structures with reference to sans 10160	3
Variability of oxygen permeability index values in concrete construction: A proposed approach for parameter margins to guide concrete mixture design	3
Thermal performance of cavities in 3DPC building façades	2
Experimental study and classification of natural zeolite pozzolan for cement in South Africa	2
What leads to severe multi-vehicle crashes on mountainous expressways in Western China?	2
Target reliability for new road bridges in South Africa	2
Estimation of areai reduction factors using daily rainfall data and a geographically centred approach	2
Using pedological information in preliminary stage geotechnical investigations for strategic urban planning in South Africa	1
Prediction of water reuse potential in South African water management areas: A linear regression and Bayesian network approach	1
Investigating the behaviour factor and seismic response of structural wall systems in low- to medium-rise buildings when soil-structure interaction is considered	1
A mathematical model for determining engineering soil classifications from pedological data	1
Flow resistance in channels with large emergent roughness elements	1
The interception capabilities of slotted drains as pavement surface drainage systems	1
A parametric design process model for box culverts	1
A pragmatic derivative method to assess the condition of a public health built infrastructure portfolio	1

Effects of the skew angle and road embankment length on the hydraulic performance of bridges on compound channels	1
Application of a modern laser technique to evaluate the performance of recycled railway ballast	1
Measurement of probabilistic ballast particle dynamics using Kli-Pi	1
An investigation of South African low-income housing roof anchor systems	1
River water quality modelling in South Africa: Considerations, sourcing and accessing of input data	1
Revised Regional Maximum Flood (RMF) method and regionalisation	1
Assessment of local sewage sludge ash as a supplementary cementitious material - effects of incineration temperature and cooling rate of the ash	1
Optimising sustainable mobility: A performance assessment of non-motorised transport infrastructure in Johannesburg, South Africa	1
Geotechnical characterisation and back analysis of a landslide in marl deposit: A case study of Algiers Sahel (coast), Algeria	1