Research Projects

Year	No	Student	Title	Collaborator
2019	141	Wadan, RS	Evaluation of ballast wing wall performance at transition zones using the finite element method	TFR
	140	Van Schalkwyk, MH	The use of drone photogrammetry for measuring track gauge	TFR
	139	Skosana, SS	The relationship between ambient temperature and PY Slab track on a concrete bridge deck	TFR
	138	Ramroop, T	Strain measurements of railway track using strain gauges and particle image velocimetry	TFR
	137	Perez, SM	Investigating parameter alterations that could reduce the cost of the PRASA PY slab track	PRASA
	136	Maja, T	The effect of simulated environmental factors on the accuracy of remote video monitoring	TFR
	135	Kegakilwe, MT	The effects of crib ballast depth on rail track lateral resistance	TFR
	134	James, K	The effect of cyclic loads on the ballast particle movement	TFR
	133	Hazell, MG	The effect of the initial moisture state and soil type on the equilibrium of a porous ceramic disk sensor	TFR
	132	Hawley, CJ	Equilibration of fixed-matrix porous ceramic disc sensors at low water content	TFR
	131	Goodbrand, CE	Measurement of track geometry using drone photogrammetry in PY track slabs	TFR
	130	Dirker, A	Investigating the deterioration and design life of Under-Sleeper pads	TFR
	129	Bao, Y	The effect of sleeper spacing and ballast depth on the induced stresses in a track structure	PRASA

2018	128	Vers, D	Displacement behaviour of a rail expansion joint due to temperature loading	TFR
	127	Van Niekerk, JO	The effectiveness of a transition slab to reduce differential track deflection at bridge approaches	TFR/TGC
	126	Pieterse, J	The effect of stiffness of under-sleeper pads on track structure settlement	TFR
	125	Pienaar, D	Investigation of the effect of sleeper shape and spacing on the induced stress in a track structure	TFR/TGC
	124	Ncolosi, N	Ballast glue as a solution to excessive track deformation	Gautrain
	123	Mokgokong, M	Horizontal equilibration of pore-water pressure measurement in railway formation	TFR
	122	Malatse, R	The effect of polymer reinforced ballast on the lateral resistance of a railway track structure	TFR
	121	Majawa, R	The relationship between air and rail temperature in continuously welded rails	TFR
	120	Louw, D	Detemining the stress-free temperature in rail by measurering vibration response	TFR
	119	Huma, T	Determining the rail deflection behaviourof rails on a PY slab	RCE
	118	Do Couto, M	Investigation into the relationship between track geometry and riding quality measurements	Gautrain
	117	Delport,A	Increasing the remaining useful life at transitions zones by reinforcing ballast with rigid polyurethane foam	TFR/PRASA
	116	De Bruyn, J	The evaluation of triaxial geogrid performance in railway formation	TFR
	115	Botha, I	An experimental investigation of the effect of heat affected zones in rail welds under vertical flexural fatigue	TFR
	114	Atong, G	A comparative investigation into the effect of lateral forces on different track structures	TFR
	113	Allen, A	The relationship between the expansion of a bridge deck, PY slab track and ambient air temperature	TFR/TGC

2017	112	Meyer, E.M.	Moveable Point Behaviour Under Variable Train Speeds and Directions on Sonneville Low Vibration Track	Gautrain
	111	Els, R.D.	Unsaturated Soils Under Cyclic Loading in Shallow Foundations	Transnet
	110	Scheepers, V.G.	The Relationship Between Pore Pressure, Moisture Content and Expected Track Performance
	109	Schumann, M	Analysis of Vibration Mitigation Between Ballasted Track, Tubular Modular Track and PY Slab Track	UP
	108	Jans Steyn, A	The Effect of Repetitive Loading on Rounded Ballast Deflection	UP
	107	Oosthuizen, E	Deformation Measurement of Railway Track Using Strain Gauges and Particle Image Velocimetry	UP
	106	Steyl, S	The Influence of Track Geometry on the Station-Platform Gap	RSR
	105	Adrian van Jaarsveldt S.	Parametric railway track structure optimisation	Transnet
	104	Du Preez M.	The air and rail temperature relationship	UP
	103	Mago N.M	Wheel load measurement using remote video monitoring	Transnet
	102	Mudau L.	The design life and deterioration of under sleeper pads on railway lines	UP
	101	Joubert J.P.	The effects of fouling on the settlement of ballast	UP
	100	Stopforth W.L.R	Investigating the performance of Transition beam installations on Heavy Haul lines using the Finite Element method	Transnet

2016	99	Turner, CL	The effect of ballast grading on the settlement of rigid polyurethane foam reinforced ballast	UP
	98	Myoya, RL	The use of telematics devices for measuring track geometry parameters	Gautrain
	97	Goga, I	The young's modulus of a multi-layered track formation	UP
	96	Brits, JJ	Wheel load determination on a railway track by the use of particle image velocimetry
	95	Coetzee, D	The use of special remote sensors to measure ride quality on rail	Gautrain
	94	De Faria, OG	The use of geophysical instrumentation to measure the vertical deflection of a track
	93	Hlasane, MA	Using under sleeper pads to optimise ballast depth
	92	Khan, W	Monitoring track geometry using telematics device
	91	Pillay, SJ	The use of re-worked cement-soil as an alternative substructure material in railroad formation construction
	90	Van Der Westhuizen, JF	A comparitive study into the setting time and strength of grout used in tubular modular track	Tubular Track

2015	89	Van Eunen, T	Analysing the use of a cell phone to measure the ride quality of the Gautrain	Gautrain
	88	Roets, T	The effects of the increase of crack width in the slabs on the Gautrain slab track system	Gautrain
	87	Ravjee, S	An evaluation of the existing methods used to approximate the track modulus by determining the relationship	TFR
	86	Papavarnavas, P	The change in under sleeper pad properties under dynamic loads	TFR
	85	Netshisaulu, L	The effect of different rail pads on rail creep through tubular modular track modules	Tubular Track
	84	Malan, JP	Study on the linearity of the load deflection curve and the track stiffness response of the track substructure under axle loading	TFR
	83	Mabotha, T	Validation of the relationship between speed, wheel load, super elevation and lateral forces in railway curves	Gautrain
	82	Kemp, L	Railway track component deformation measurements using particle image velocimetry	TFR
	81	Karemaker, A	Comparing the deflection characteristics between conventional and ballastless track	TFR
	80	Jideani, TCU	The use of under-sleeper pads to reduce the dynamic loading effects on a railway track structure	Getzner
	79	Holdt, M	The equivalence of railhead rotation of tubular modular track and conventional track due to lateral loading	Tubulat Track
	78	Heenop, T	Validation of the relationship bewteen speed and lateral forces in railway curves	Gautrain
	77	Hansen, RW	Analysing the noise and vibration between conventional track and tubular modular track	Tubular Track
	76	Clack, A	Evaluation of the effect of thick geotextiles on track stiffness	TFR
	75	Broeders, M	The comparison of remote video monitoring to the integration measurements of geophones	TFR
	74	Bennett, J	Characterizing seating and loaded stiffness of track ballast by using remote video monitoring	TFR

2014	73	Vandoorne, R	Analysing the strain recovery rates of the formation layers beneath a railway track	UP/TFR
	72	Van der Westhuizen, W	The relationship between coal crushing and track condition on a heavy haul railway line	UP/TFR
	71	Thunemann, EQ	The use of under-sleeper pads to reduce ballast degradation	UP/Getzner
	70	Sebati, MM	The use of under-sleeper pads to reduce settlement of concrete sleepers	UP/Getzner
	69	Schoeman, PDP	The correlation between temperature, related expansion and ride comfort over a rail expansion joint on the Gautrain track	Gautrain
	68	Mentz, JD	The effect of rail profile on finite element analysis of track structures	UP
	67	Mallory, RL	A study on the dynamic response of Tubular Modular Track Transitions	Tubular Track
	66	Lubbe, H	Comparative investigation between remote video monitoring and accelerometers for measuring train-induced accelerations	TFR
	65	Ligudu, N	Longitudinal rail displacement on conventional ballasted track and Tubular Modular Track	UP/TFR/Tubular Track
	64	Kritzinger, H	The impact of rail misalignment at track transitions on the deterioration of track and train components	UP/TFR
	63	Kok, WJ	The effect of ageing on the dynamic properties of rubber bonded cork pads in Tubular Modular Track	Tubular Track
	62	Kabeya, KD	The stiffness of low vibration track components	Gautrain
	61	Human, JW	The effects of axle load and type of transition on ride quality at track transitions	UP/TFR
	60	Denysschen, HS	Comparing laterial forces in curves on Tubular Modular Track with conventional ballasted track	Tubular Track
	59	De Jong, MJ	The effect of railway ballast particle size distribution on one dimensional loading	UP/TFR
	58	Buthelezi, MM	The effect of different borehole diameters on the accuracy of Pencel pressuremeter results	UP
	57	Brits, JJL	The influence of discreet and continuous rail support on effective pad stiffness	Tubular Track
	56	Bekker, JH	Moisture migration through formation layers of a conventional track structure	UP

2013	55	Labuschangne, A	The influence of the crack width on the deflection of Sonneville track slab	Gautrain
	54	Mtshotana, BF	The influence of under-sleeper pads on sleeper-ballast contact	UP
	53	Yates, K	Track substructure failure characterisation using Pencel pressuremeter and Light Weight Deflectometer tests	TFR
	52	Kganyago, II	Effect of different cell fluids and de-aeration on the pressure readings of a pencel pressuremeter	UP/TFR
	51	Motlotsi, LJ	Pencel Pressuremeter	UP
	50	Snyman, LW	The use of the pencel pressuremeter to determine the stress dependancy of the track formation modulus	UP
	49	Morwaswi, SD	A comparison of the lateral and longitudinal resistance of conventional and slab track	PRASA/RCE
	48	Du Plooy, RF	The effect of continuous support on track deflection: A numerical experiment	UP
	47	Rambevha, V	Characterization of formation failure with remote video monitoring	TFR
	46	Humphrey, GP	Assessment of the linearity of the vertical deflection responses of conventional heavy-haul track	TFR
	45	De Meyer, DO	The effect of water on the dynamic and static stiffness of the rubber boot and block pad used by Sonneville	Gautrain
	44	Chokoe, SM	An investigation into corrugations on sharp curves of the Gautrain rail network	Gautrain
	43	Lekalakala, TM	The vibration attenuation and stiffness of resilient rail pads for use in Tubular Modular Track	Tubular Track
	42	Molepo, MBN	Performance of resilient rail pads used in Tubular Modular Track under heavy haul conditions	Tubular Track/TFR
	41	Cronje, M	The comparison and validation of deflection predictions of the Geotrack model with a field study	UP
	40	Bennett, B	An investigation into the use of geophysical techniques to detect formation failure	TFR
	39	Mchunu, SS	An investigation into the deflection bowl of a track formation	UP
	38	Ricci, C	The dissipation of water in a railway formation and the effect of formation water content on track deflection	UP

2012	37	Vivier, P	Deterioration analysis and comparison of different track sections on the Gautrain Rapid Rail Track	Gautrain
	36	Visser, CP	The behaviour and effectiveness of a transition beam sleeper under heavy haul conditions	TFR
	35	Underhay, TH	The variation of Stress Free Temperature in Continuously welded rail using a rail stress tester	TFR
	34	Strauss, J	A comparison of the rolling noise caused by rail wheel contact on conventional and Slab track	PRASA/RCE
	33	Sithole, ON	Evaluation of different types of fluids used in a Pencel Pressuremeter	UP/TFR
	32	Ramodike, M	The effect of hole diameter on the pressuremeter modulus	UP/TFR
	31	Ngxabani, TT	A Comparison of the vibrations on conventional and slab track	PRASA/RCE
	30	Ndyamba, AC	Assessment of the performance of resilient rail pads in attenuating noise on Tubular Modular Track	Tubular Track
	29	Msiza, DE	A comparison of the ground vibrations produced by Tubular Modular Track and Conventional Track	Tubular Track
	28	Mostert, ML	The development of a simplified track modulus calculation procedure	TFR
	27	Mosia, VC	The influence of different fastening systems in restraining longitudinal rail displacement induced by temperature changes in continuously welded rails	TFR
	26	Mathebula, TL	The effect of different fasteners and pads on the variation of stress free temperature in continuously welded rails	TFR
	25	Makhathini, SZ	A comparison of vertical deflection on conventional track and PY slab	PRASA/RCE
	24	Mabeba, MS	The influence of rail pad material on the damping of vibrations in Tubular Modular Track	Tubular Track
	23	Khoza, SE	The effect of environmental factors on the relationship between rail and air temperature in continuously welded rails	TFR
	22	Jacobs, D	The Investigation of the effect of fastening strength on the variation in stress free temperature	TFR/Pandrol
	21	Hordijk, MH	Attenuation of vibrations on the Gautrain Rapid Rail link	Gautrain

2011	20	Raseala, TJ	The effects of ballast conditions on the effectiveness of ballast tamping	Aveng/Lennings
	19	Mkhonto, PH	The effect of moisture conditions on ground penetrating radar results	UP
	18	Lubout, N	Assessment of the performance of resilient rail pads used in tubular modular track under south african service conditions	Tubular Track
	17	Rikhotso, MR	The effect of ballast fouling on the effectiveness of track stabilisation	Aveng/Lennings
	16	Mugisha, MK	The effects of vertical loading on the forces and deflections of tubular track curves	Tubular Track
	15	Slabbert, MJA	The effect of rigid structures on the stress free temperature in continuously welded rails	TFR
	14	Heunis, DW	The effect braking has on stress free temperature in continuously welded rails	TFR
	13	West, CN	Investigation of the best practices of ballasting during new track construction	TFR/Capital Projects
	12	Overbury, CM	A critical evaluation of the performance of different types of pads in a tubular track structure	TFR/Tubular Track
	11	Van Schoor, BM	The effect of lateral forces on the structural components of tubular modular track	Tubular Track

2010	10	Van Eeden, SJ	The efficiency of approach slabs on the gautrain rapid rail track	Bombardier
	9	Kalan Makan, PD	The effect of grouting the joints between the tubular track concrete modules on the deflection of the concrete beam at the joint	Tubular Track
	8	Bhembe, MI	The perfomance of tubular track module transitions with dowel bars	Tubular Track
	7	Le Grange, LJ	Finite element analysis on the formation layers of a railway track structure	Esteq
	6	Mkhabela, KP	The effect of speed on the horizontal displacement of tubular track curves	Tubular track
	5	Lombard, HGC	The relationship between permanent and resilient deformation on heavy haul track formations	TFR
	4	Mpye, GD	The effect of longitudinal rail displacement on the stress-free temperature of continuously welded rails	TFR

2009	3	Ramasindi, T	Determination of the effect of speed on conventional track deflection	TFR
	2	Van Haute, SCA	The effect of speed on resilient deflection in conventional track and tubular track	Tubular Track
	1	Vorster, DJ	The effect of axle load on track and formation resilient deformation under heavy haul conditions	TFR

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