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INDEX TO CIVIL ENGINEERING MAGAZINE 2015

(Volume 23)

TITLE Additional Keywords Magazine/Page Numbers

AWARDS2015 Fulton Awards Concrete Society of Southern

Africa; Gouda Wind Farm Precast Towers; Precast Coal Bunkers and Overland Conveyor at the Sasol Shondoni Colliery; Fairscape Precinct Office Tower; Cement and Concrete Cube; Chevron Project Core; Metolong Dam Pedestrian Bridge; Stafford’s Post Interchange on the N2, Section 21; Umgeni Road Interchange

6/66–68

SAICE–SAFCEC 2015 AWARDSCommunity-based ProjectsCederberg Nature Reserve Finalist; Cederberg Wilderness 10/63Cornubia Integrated Human Settlements – Phases 1A and 1B

Finalist; KwaZulu-Natal; greenfields initiative

10/60–61

DAEA Stock Watering Programme – Umkhanyakude Finalist; developing groundwater resources

10/64–65

Evolving Design and Construction of Rural National Roads in response to Community Concerns

Highly-commended; Eastern Cape 10/58–59

Phakamani and Khanya Educare Centres, East London Finalist 10/68SMME Development along National Route R61 Finalist; Mthatha 10/66–67Upgrading of Main Road 100, The Winner; Kwazulu-Natal 10/55–57Wallacedene Public Transport Facility Finalist; Cape Town 10/62

Institutional Awards SAICE and SAFCEC Individual Awards 11/79–81 Most Supportive Advertiser of the Year Knowledge Base (winner); Voltex

(runner-up) SAFCEC Recognition Award for Outstanding Contribution by a Member Company

Stefanutti Stocks Civils

SAFCEC Recognition Award for Outstanding Contribution by a Member Individual

Albie Laker (Asla)

SAFCEC Recognition Award for Outstanding Contribution to Industry by a Member Individual

Dirk Theron (Murray & Roberts Construction)

SAICE Branch of the Year Amathole Branch SAICE Division of the Year Water Engineering Division SAICE Engineer of the Year Deon Kruger SAICE Student Chapter of the Year UJ-Civils SAICE Technologist of the Year Brian Kannigadu SAICE Young Engineer of the Year Daniel Avutia SAICE Young Technologist of the Year Bulelwa Leni SAICE Division Awards for Project of the Year (per Division):

10/77–78

Environmental Engineering Cederberg Nature Reserve Project Management and Construction Head Office for the Department of


Environmental Affairs


Structural Engineering Malapa Fossil Cave Cover and Visitors’ Platform

Transportation Engineering First Full-scale EME Construction Project in South Africa

Water Engineering Mndwaka DamInternational ProjectsJorf Lasfar Slurry Pipeline Project, Morocco, The Winner 10/70–73Nacala Rail Corridor (Section 2) Finalist 10/76Rehabilitation and Raising of Nacala Dam Highly commended; Mozambique 10/74–75SAICE-Lafarge Annual Photo Competition 10/82–83The winning photos Turbulence above and below: C

Wise (winner)Sasol Rompco Loopline 1 in Mozambique: K Kusel (2nd)Jeffrey’s Bay Reservoir night pour: SJW Civils (3rd)Pumping concrete at the new Christiaan Barnard Hospital Development: B Sutherland (highly commended)Spanning the Divide, Metolong Dam: C Meintjes (highly commended)

Showcasing excellence Overview; sponsors 10/9–10

Technical Excellence ProjectsAcid Mine Drainage – Witwatersrand Central Basin Highly commended 10/17–18Black Rock Expansion Project Finalist; Northern Cape; slip-

forming10/51

Construction of the Stafford’s Post Interchange on National Route 2

Finalist; Eastern Cape 10/48–49

First Full-scale EME Construction Project in South Africa

Finalist; eThekwini 10/41

Grade-separated Interchange at ZCC Moria Finalist; Limpopo 10/50Head Office for the Department of Environmental Affairs

Finalist; Pretoria; energy-reducing measures

10/36–37

Improvement of National Route 7, Section 1 between the Melkbos and Atlantis Intersections

Finalist; Cape Town 10/34–35

Kirstenbosch Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway Winner; Cape Town 10/12–13KwaDukuza Electricity Priority Projects Finalist; KwaZulu-Natal 10/24–25Malapa Fossil Cave Cover and Visitors’ Platform Finalist; Cradle of Humankind 10/38–39Medupi Substations and Process Buildings Finalist; Lephalale 10/20Mndwaka Dam Finalist; Amathole 10/46–47Newtown Junction Finalist; Johannesburg; reuse and

restoration of heritage resources10/28–29


Phoenix Wastewater Treatment Works Finalist; eThekwini 10/45Preekstoel Water Treatment Works Finalist; Western Cape; biological

filtration treatment of iron and manganese

10/32–33

Private Aerodrome – Eastern Cape Finalist 10/40Rehabilitation of Main Road P398 (M4) Finalist; Durban 10/52–53Rehabilitation of Mouille Point Sea Wall: Phase 1 Finalist; Cape Town 10/42–43St Mary’s Hospital, Mthatha, Phase 4 Finalist; Mthatha 10/54Sundays River Bridge Finalist; jacking; Eastern Cape 10/26–27Trenchless Rehabilitation of the Egg-shaped Langa Interceptor Sewer

Finalist; Cape Town 10/22–23

Umgeni Road Interchange Highly commended; Durban 10/14–15Upgrading of the Dordrecht Wastewater Treatment Works

Finalist; Eastern Cape 10/30

Steel Awards impress yet again SAISC; Malapa Fossil Excavation Site; American International School of Johannesburg – Aquatic Centre; No 1 Silo; Tugela River Pedestrian Bridge; Isando Pedestrian Bridge; 30 Jellicoe; McDonald’s; Lutheran Community Outreach Foundation Recreation Centre; Bakubung Platinum Mine Main Shaft Headgear; Rosh Pinah Zinc Corporation

2/23–46

Striving for the best (SAICE Transportation Division Chairman’s Award)

Logan Moodley 8/65

BOOKSGeometric Design of Roads Handbook Keith Wolhuter 8/66Leadership and Agency by Women Engineers in South Africa

Hannelie Nel; challenges of working as a woman civil engineer; solutions to retain technical women

9/80

Megastructures and Masterminds Tony Murray; construction of major structures in South Africa

9/80

Vibration Analysis and Structural Dynamics for CivilEngineers

A Zingoni; A Elvin; Essentials and Group-Theoretic Formulations

2/48

CARTOONCivillain Jonah Ptak; cartoon 1/83;

2/63; 3/79; 4/68; 5/77;6/71; 7/49; 8/62; 9/72; 10/84;


11/74


DISPUTE BOARDSDispute Boards – Dispute Avoidance Role, Part 1 Anton van Langelaar; standing

Dispute Boards; FIDIC; standard form contracts; GCC

1/69–74

Dispute Boards – Dispute Avoidance Role, Part 2 Anton van Langelaar 3/72–77

DISPUTE RESOLUTIONAlternative Dispute Resolution – using the President’s List

J du Plessis; SAICE list of mediators, adjudicators and arbitrators; dispute statistics

4/50–52

ECONOMIC PRICING OF SERVICESAn integrated transport strategy: what progress has been made?

R Holden; new dispensation on e-tolls; Gauteng 25-Year Integrated Transport Master Plan; hybrid funding model;

6/69–71

Behaviour change at household level in the water sector

Richard Holden; water consumption

3/69–71

How low can you go? How much can you reduce your household service costs?

R Holden; sustainable cities; densifying the core of cities and reducing transport costs

5/72–74

Integrated transport R Holden; economic apartheid; Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP); Bus Rapid Systems; Gautrain; Standard Gauge; Cape Gauge

2/64–66

ENGINEERING EDUCATIONStudent to engineer – easing the transition by way of the final-year design project

H de Clercq; R Walls; graduates better equipped for the design office

4/43–48

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGBreakthrough in waste management technology G Heron; Earth Probiotic; landfills

under strain; in-vessel composting machine

7/16–17

Development of the Nyamasoga Hazardous Waste Landfill, Uganda

S Louw; J Shamrock; Lake Albert; Cambrian Age; Basement Complex system rocks; double composite liner system

7/9–15

How prepared is the water and sanitation sector to respond to disasters in South Africa?

Risks to water security; load-shedding; wide-scale blackouts; water conservation and demand management

7/46–49

Hydroelectric potential in the Orange–Fish–Sundays Water Transfer Scheme

B Barta; hydro-energy potential; SHE installations; Gariep Dam

7/26–35

Leading water treatment technology for SA coal mining

Exxaro Matla; modular approach to reducing water usage at mines; underground flooding

7/18–19

Modelling of composite type variation of the Crump weir

A Maritz; P Wessels; F van Vuuren; measuring of flow in rivers;

7/36–45


effective management and conservation of scarce water resources; compound gauging weirs; modular flow; non-modular flow


PrimeComposite slab system drastically reduces CO2 emissions

X Destrée; B J Pease; B Meadway; transport of readymix concrete; environmentally demanding processes for the concrete construction industry; reducing required concrete slab thickness resulting in significant performance improvements and CO2 emission reductions; reducing shrinkage; steel fibre-reinforced concrete (SFRC)

7/21–25

FROM THE CEO’S DESKBottom(s) up Tendering; civil engineering

prestige; engineering challenges; grading consultants; professional registration

8/1

Bridge over troubled waters Temporary structure collapse at Grayston interchange; increase in infrastructure collapse; Civilution

9/1

Glory days Brain drain; state of the industry; Standard for Infrastructure Procurement and Delivery Management; Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent; Public Protector; COGTA

10/1

It’s mine Service delivery; strikes; Malamulele

2/1

Knock knock Improving quality of life; reinvention and innovation; Civilution Congress 2016; future of engineering and construction business

11/1

Nice try but no cigar Cuban engineers; skills shortage; municipalities to attract and employ professional engineers

6/1

Ons sal lewe, ons sal sterwe Transformation 5/1Rhodes must fly Rhode’s statue; Cricket World Cup

2015; integrated strategy3/1

With a little help from my friends Consulting; contracting; price discounting; industry complaining

7/1

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING8th SAYGEC cultivated at Spier Wine Estate, Stellenbosch

Cultivating the future of geotechnics; Ken Schwartz; challenging young engineers; Luis Alberto Torres Cruz; Jean Potgieter; Marie Basson; Valencia Kuppusamy, Ashmita Boodoo; Ryan Freëse

3/64–65

96 Mill Point Road development lateral support Katy O’Brien; South Perth, Western Australia; design options for lateral support

3/38–43

Engineering geological considerations for three dams in Nigeria

Gary Davis; Kashimbila Dam; Otukpo Dam; Karshi Dam

3/21–24


Geotechnical research at Wits Charles MacRobert; Luis Alberto Torres Cruz; Irvin Luker; internal erosion; mechanical characterisation of tailings; rapid pile testing

3/62–63

Health and safety risks of geotechnical investigations in townships across South Africa

Steven Zaal; Hennie Barnard; illegal overhead and underground electrical connections; mitigation of risks; electrical shock; damage to property; public unrest; risk management plan

3/52–54

Importance of practical skills in geotechnical courses, The

Elizabeth Theron; undergraduate geotechnical labs; balancing theory and practice; involving seasoned practitioners

3/60–61

In situ pile testing – a tool for design and quality assurance on site

Gabrielle Wojtowitz; Eduard Vorster; Futila Sea Breeze development; pile behaviour

3/26–32

Need for ‘hands-on’ geotechnical engineering, The Philip Stott; Carl Terzargi; Jeremiah Jennings; SABS 1200; SANS 2001; responsibilities of the engineer; understanding and assessing soils; CUT Geotechnical Research Group

3/55–57

Predictable granites? Not really Mark Laughton; Riaan Jooste; Willian du Toit; Alice Lane Phase 3 project; Johannesburg Granite Dome; dolerite rock

3/45–49

Road construction on expansive or low strength subgrades

Hannes Taljaard 3/44

Rock engineering for Boschkop intake works Alastair Morgan; Vaal Dam reservoir; inter-basin water transfer; Vaal River Eastern Sub-System Augmentation Project; extending and integrating geological and geotechnical modelling; design-as-you-construct approach

3/15–20

Role of civil engineering materials laboratories Wessel Badenhorst; understanding materials

3/58–59

Role of the geotechnical engineer on site, The Vian van der Westhuizen; Gouda Wind Farm; Acid Mine Drainage Eastern Basin project; Thukela River, Sahlumbe

3/50–51

Tensar TW1 system used on major roads contract in Ballito

Samantha Naidoo; Fernando Pequenino; Frans van der Merwe

3/34–36

HISTORYConstruction of the Prieska–Kalkfontein railway line1914–15. Part 1: A running start – from Prieska to Upington

J Haarhoff; German South-West Africa; World War I; wireless stations; General Smuts; William W Hoy; Arthur M Tippett; Charles Cocks; H J Walker; South African Rebellion; South African Railways; General Manie Maritz; tracklaying record; Nicholas Kingswell Prettejohn; Transnet Heritage

2/50–63


Library


Construction of the Prieska–Kalkfontein railway line 1914–15. Part 2: A major obstacle – the Orange River at Upington

J Haarhof; Willam Tippet; Sir Thomas Price; William Hoy; bridge over the Orange River; Nicholas Prettejohn; James Greathead; pontoons for military purposes; train ferry floated on pontoons; slipways onto banks; train ferry; Transnet Heritage Library; James Mackenzie

4/31–40

Construction of the Prieska–Kalkfontein railway line 1914–15. Part 3: The final dash to Kalkfontein

J Haarhof; Nakop; General Manie Maritz; Erskine-Murray; Engineer Walker; lack of water and water management problem; South African Engineering Corps; railway line as a military benefit; William Ingham; railway line a showcase for engineering excellence; conquest of new territory contributes to nation building; logistics and infrastructure in support of frontline activities

7/50–59

INAUGURATION OF SAICE 2015 PRESIDENTAlso see Presidential AddressSAICE’s 112th President Malcolm Pautz 1/1

IN BRIEF (AND INDUSTRY NEWS)At 50 Gedore is just getting warmed up Gedore SA turns 50; hand tools 4/55CMA announces 2016 awards for excellence Excellence in the use of precast

concrete4/58–59

Coega undertakes R126 million sanitation upgrade atEastern Cape schools

4/62

Construction of 544 litres per second gravity line underway

Makhado West Bulk Water Supply Scheme Project

4/54

Drought-stricken mines can benefit from water-wisesolutions

Drop in water reserves; surface stabilisation; RDC 20; dust control; water spillage prevention

11/71

Educating role-players is key to sustaining SA’sgroundwater

Monitoring groundwater use; addressing local groundwater challenges; catchment management areas; mentoring

11/71–72

Franki’s specialist jacking at Wentworth Station Pipe jacking 8/67–68Hydrostatic concrete dumpers ideal for toughoperating conditions

4/59–60

New innovation from Atlas Copco makes loadingoptions an easy choice

Loading Optimizer; evaluating methods and types of equipment in relation to key parameters from the worksite and identifies most favourable option

8/68

New research funding for CoMSIRU M Alexander; P Moyo; H Beushausen

4/57–58


Putting a dampener on fire damage EXTINGUISHmist; water mist fire extinguisher

4/55–56

R200 million Hallmark House to inhance expandinggeneration of Maboneng precinct in Joburg CBD East

D Adjaye 4/60–62

Remacon products’ flexible modular wall systemproves a winner

Precast concrete walls; YFEL 4/56–57

Thermal imaging camera can avert disaster Fires on conveyor belts 8/68–69

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS2015: A geotechnical perspective P Day; developments and

challenges in geotechnical engineering

11/14–17

Attitudes must change T Marshall; SMEC; unattractiveness of local construction industry; export of infrastructure services; new challenges and new opportunities for economic growth; meaningful economic partnerships

11/11

BCCEI achieves major milestones N Faasen; national wage negotiation; strikes; BCCEI accreditation by CCMA; Dispute Resolution Centre; role-players in civil engineering sector

11/36–37

CESA’s BECS reveals glimmer of hope in the consultingengineering industry

W Mayne; upper turning point for earnings; improvements in profitability and late payments, employment, utilisation, competition in tendering; regulations issues; unrealistic tendering fees; fraud and corruption; unlocking greater private sector participation

11/18–19

CMP and the National Development Plan J Wium; F Hugo; Construction Management Programme; shortcomings of the construction industry; ideal future construction industry; Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Committee; Strategic Integrated Projects

11/34–35

Franki Africa on firm foundations E Braithwaite; R McLintock; Franki stable

11/21–23

Is there a reason for South Africa to have a positiveoutlook towards 2020

M Pautz; infrastructure spending; challenges facing South Africa in infrastructure; global and domestic trends; planning and decision-making

11/24–31

Predicting growth beyond 2020 J van Wyk; SARMA; positive growth signs in construction industry; ASPASA; focus on quality, regulated products

11/20

South African economy – not a pretty picture, The D Roodt; state of the economy; leadership; factors for economic growth

11/8–9

Why should business continue to invest in SA? FW de Klerk; reasons for 11/32–33


confidence in South Africa


Year of introspection, A R Vries; GIBB; market challenges; infrastructure investment; service delivery challenges; project delivery model; cost reduction measures; Africa expansion

11/12–13

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYApps for studying civil engineering Remco Steenstra; Monte Carlo

Simulator; Flow and Waves1/30–32

Curing the ailing in detailing Jean-Pierre Rousseau; Wolter Bijker; AddoSoft; AddoBar; rebar detailing; dwg platforms; AutoCad; Bricscad; CAD; AutoPads

1/27–29

Data for a 21st century Africa Peter Greaves; data consumption; data centres; mobile devices

1/35–36

Disruptive technologies – 3D printing Imraan Lambat; CAD software; Spark

1/33–34

INFRASTRUCTURENEC3 ECC target contract option – principles andinnovative applications

Ron Watermeyer; Activity Schedule; Bill of Quantities; compensation event procedure; X1; X17

1/39–45

Social innovation and mega cities: what are theopportunities for business?

Dieter Rennert; John Raspin; uninhabitable spaces

1/46–47

INTERNATIONALAl Khalij Power Plant recirculation assessment George Gerber 1/57–59

Assistance towards developing Nigeria’s InfrastructureReport Card

Malcom Pautz; Nigerian Society of Engineers

1/52–54

Destination: Eden Island Deon Claassen; Phillip Grobbelaar; Hessel Dijkstra; Seychelles; reclaimed land; founding platforms and methods; Rockgrid; project management

1/60–67

Infrastructure development for Nigeria’s greater PortHarcourt takes shape

National Integrated Master Plan; GIBB

1/55–56

Why should South African engineers care about therest of the world?

Martin van Veelen; FAEO; WFEO; engineering organisational scenario; ECSA; International Engineering Alliance; International Professional Engineers Agreement; Sustainable Development Goals; NDP; SIPs; Vision 2024; Kandia Camara; UNESCO; OA Ajibola; OO Oruje; Nigerian Society of Engineers; UNESCO Conference on Access to Water for All in Africa; Abidjan; Yamoussoukro; Côte d’Ivoire; Millennium Development Goals

1/48–51

MARKET CONTRIBUTION


Elematic SA doubles its capacity thanks to ongoingdemand

Precast hollow-core concrete slabs 1/78–79

Environmentally safe dust suppression product GreenBit; dust emissions and air quality

7/62–63

Design software for engineering minds Knowledge Base; software design tools; Civil Designer

7/63–64

Future of air release: the airbag for water pipelines Vacuvent; anti-shock orifice for air release valves; water hammer

5/75–76

Geopile Africa expanding the footprint of the TRMductile piling system

3/66–68

Kaytech introduces Concrete Canvas to SA Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mats

1/80–81

M&D Construction – a company in transformation Murray & Dickson Construction; regulatory challenges; BBBEE rating; competing in the building and civil engineering sectors; large diameter steel water pipelines; pipe fittings; water treatment plants and reservoirs for water authorities

1/75–76

Safripol – recognised leader in the manufacturing ofHDPE resin for PE100 pipe

Polymerisation technology; pipe solutions; iMPACT 100® pipe resin

7/61

Water-saving solutions for the South African industry Water effluent management; evaporation of excess water on tailings dams; mechanical evaporation machines; water-atomising evaporators; misting canon technology

7/61–62

Young Eastern Cape consulting firm flourishes Malibongwe Makapela; Makapela Project Managers (Pty) Ltd; Shanduka Black Umbrellas award

9/78–79

ON THE COVERAdvanced risk assessment and engineering analysis for DWS on a strategic bulk water supply pipeline

Usutu Water Scheme; SmartballTM

leak and gas pocket detection surveys; PipeDiverTM; inspection of pressurised pipelines; pipeline condition assessment programme

5/5–7

AfriSam supplies concrete solution for civils work on Murray & Roberts N4 project

Mozambique; Middelburg; dewatering; Durability Index

7/5–7

AVENG Ground Engineering – updated CFA technology supports the road to the future

Vanzylspruit River 4/5–6

Bigen Africa recognised for exceptional work on Botswana’s North-South Carrier water transfer system

Best International Project category for CESA; Botswana

9/7–8

Esor Pipelines on track with Western and Northern Aqueducts in KZN

eThekwini Municipality; continuously welded pipe; Umgeni River

2/7–9

Franki Africa once again the geotechnical bastion of Claremont

Challenging geological conditions; Citadel Basement Parking Project

3/4–5

National Asphalt adds hydro cutting to its arsenal of road-surfacing solutions

Repair and remediation of flushed bituminous pavements

8/5

Old Mutual Basement – one of Franki’s most Gautrain; Sandton Mews; history- 10/5–6


challenging in Sandton making basements; diabase dykePrecast bunkers and overland conveyor foundations at Shondoni Colliery for Sasol Mining

Kinross; construction of bunkers using a precast construction technique

6/5

Renico Plant Hire relies on Mercedes-Benz tip-top tippers

Earth-moving machines and trucks 11/4–5

OPINIONSHow can we, as South African Civil Engineering practitioners, improve flood management in South Africa

M de Groen; B Robinson 5/9–11

Making a case for the registration of civil engineers employed in the construction industry

W Jerling; M Lewis; supporting the ECSA registration process; motivating professional registration; factors for low registration amongst contractors; legacy vs new registration systems

6/9–12

Where are the engineers? R Mans; economic, environmental and social health of a nation; too few engineers in decision-making process; transfer of technical knowledge and experience-based skills; decline of the industry; sustainable development

11/7

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESSAlso see Inauguration of SAICE 2015 PresidentSAICE 2015 presidential team Malcolm Pautz; Dawie Botha;

Sundran Naicker; Chris Herold; Errol Kerst; Danai Magugumela

1/9

Transitional Generations and the need for the young engineer to be counted

Malcolm Pautz; infrastructure; Traditionalists; Baby Boomers; Generation X; Generation Y; challenges for the youth; transformation; Infrastructure Report Card; Civilution Forum; PMCD; SAICE presidents

1/11–26

PROFILESDr Michele Kruger – designing solutions for health anddignity

Hannes van Niekerk Wastewater Treatment Works, Westonaria; CSVwater; CESA YPF; Magalies Water Mentorship Scheme

9/11–13

Fostering growth with insight and humour SAICE 2015 President M Pautz; Wits; Portnet; Protekon; CIDB; National Treasury; PPP partnerships; Lentegeur Psychiatric Facility; Nedbank; KPMG; Infrastructure Report Card

1/5–9

Going above and beyond challenges set Prof Chris Clayton; Geotechnical Division Gold Award; University of South Hampton; Site Investigation; Nuttall Geotechnical Services Ltd;

3/9–12


Dr Derek Cornforth; Profs Skempton, Bishop and Hoek; Ground Engineering Ltd; Noel Simons; chalk; University of Surrey; Prof William Powrie; Hall Effect Transducers; Heathrow Express trial tunnel collapse; Earth Pressure and Earth-Retaining Structures; CIRIA; Prof Eben Rust; geotechnical testing laboratory at UP; Surrey Geotechnical Consultants; Hardev Sidhu; Burj Al Arab; SAICE technical journal; 50th Rankine lecture; Prof Hannes Gräbe; Rail Research UK; methane hydrate-bearing sediments; Bikini Atoll


Leading the way – SAICE’s Project Management andConstruction Division

G De Simone; PMCD’s newly established committee; Legends of Construction

6/15–16

PROJECT MANAGEMENT ANDCONSTRUCTIONCompletion of bulk upgrades for the implementation of the Lotus Canal stormwater masterplan

R Singleton 6/61–65

Critical success factors for infrastructure construction projects in South Africa

M Tshiki; defining project success; critical success factors; PMBOK

6/19–24

Modelling and analysis of steel structures Design code for hot-rolled steel structures; SANS 10162-1; second order analysis; amplification factor approach

6/35–41

Müller Verpress Piling a first for South Africa T Milner; reconstruction and deepening of the Port of Durban; Maydon Wharf precinct

6/54–60

Plate load test 101 H Barnard; determining soil stiffness; minimising bedding errors; designing, performing and interpreting plate load tests

6/50–52

SANRAL at the heart of rural socio-economic development

A Chagwe; uMuziwabantu Local Municipality; learnership programme for a roads project; labour-intensive construction; community development project; knowledge sharing and skills transfer

6/27–32

Tall buildings – past and present trends K Kayvani; super-tall; mega-tall; key historical developments, technological advances, current trends and engineering considerations of high-rise buildings; super-skinny tall buildings; vertical cities; Elisha Graves Otis; first ‘fall safe’ hoisting system; Home Insurance Building, Chicago; steel-frame gravity systems; Monadnock Building; Ingal Building (Transit Building); Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat; John Hancock Centre; St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)

6/42–49

RAILWAY AND HARBOUR ENGINEERINGBallast management L Zaayman; ballast stone and bed

characteristics; recycling4/9–15

Consideration of the elastic strain recovery rates of the formation layers of a railway track

R Vandoorne; H Gräbe; cost-effective railway infrastructure; Amandelbult test site

4/17–19


Construction of the Matola Dolphins: Maputo Harbour, Mozambique

F Elyseu; Gorjão Quay; Língamo Oil Terminal; Cereal Terminal; Mozal Terminal

4/25–28

Relationship between coal crushing and track condition on a heavy haul railway line, The

W van der Westhuizen; H Gräbe; transportation cycles

4/21–24

SAICE AND PROFESSIONAL NEWSLETTERSConstruction of the Prieska–Kalkfontein railway Line1914–15: Part 1

M Mitchell on article Civil Engineering March 2015, pp 50–63, political role of railway

4/69

Misconceptions in water resource studies G Pegram on article Civil Engineering June 2014 pp 56–60, W Alexander, sunspots

2/76–77

Prof W Alexander responding to letter by ProfG Pegram

Prof Alexander in response to the article ‘Misconceptions in water resource studies’ Civil Engineering June 2014 pp 76–77

4/69–70

Robert Blyth in response to letters by Profs Pegramand Will Alexander re article in Civil Engineering June 2014 pp 56–60

Civil Engineering June 2014 pp 56–60 (Misconceptions in water resource studies)

8/70

Running dry H Stander on article Civil Engineering September 2015 pp 25–26; fuel levy; funding sources for road infrastructure

11/78

Social innovation and mega cities: what are theopportunities for business

V Brink on article Civil Engineering January/February 2015 pp 46–47; competency in the building water services

6/78

Tensar TW1 system on major roads contract in Ballito A Smith on article Civil Engineering April 2015 pp 34–36; differences between mechanically stabilised earth and modular block wall systems

6/76–78

With a little help from my friends M Mitchell on article Civil Engineering August 2015 p 1; future of the profession; young engineers

10/88

OBITUARIESApology: Obituary – Dr Martin Slavik Gerhard de Wet; Hein Stander 1/87Dr Claude Marais F Netterberg 11/78David Lowes Sir Jack Zunz; design of the Sydney

Opera House7/67

Frans Druyts Frank Hollingworth; Jaap Kroon 7/65–66James McKelvey A Griffiths; tunnelling; Alec Wilson 11/77Roy Donovan Iain MacFarlane; SAICET 4/71

SAICE AND PROFESSIONAL NEWSAqualibrium: SAICE-AECOM Schools WaterCompetition 2015

Finalists: Hoërskool Diamantveld; Merrifield College; Mzilikazi High School

9/84–85


Changes to SAICE 2015 Presidential Team Dawie Botha as Ward Councillor; Malcolm Pautz; Dr Chris Herold; Sundran Naicker; Errol Kerst; Danai Magugumela; André Frieslaar

4/65

Code of Ethics for SAICE Members 4/1General Conditions of Contract for Construction WorksThird Edition (2015) now available

Amendments to contract administration procedures and risk appropriation clauses; GCC 2015

9/88

Insurance against faulty concrete Southern Africa Readymix Association; specialist indemnity insurance policy for readymix concrete suppliers

8/70

International Bridge Building Competition(SAICE-AECOM)

Brackenfell High School (winner); Harriston School, Harrismith (2nd); Domino Servite (3rd)

10/86–87

New National Treasury Standard for InfrastructureProcurement and Delivery Management

Public Finance Management Act; National Development Plan; procurement system to deliver value for money while minimising scope for corruption; Public Sector Supply Chain Management Review; control framework for infrastructure projects and procurement

11/73–74

New SAICE Fellows André Frieslaar; Ronald Haiden; Vishal Krishandutt; Pieter van Blerk

1/85

Nominations for election of SAICE 2016 Council 4/66–67; 5/77–78

Padmakers’ lunch – happy gathering of the greats Semi-retired padmakers’ gathering 4/79Revitalisation of the SAICE Drakensberg Branch W Ambler; Presidential branch visit 6/74SAICE Johannesburg Branch Presidential Visit Site visit to Mall of Africa; special

branch awards9/82–83

SAICE now an Associate Member of The ConcreteInstitute

4/68

SAICE’s new Honorary Fellows Thomas McKune; Michael Muller 2/67Trueman Goba receives due recognition McMaster University Faculty of

Engineering Leadership Award; Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Engineering (SAPSA)

6/73

WFEO Model Code of Practice for SustainableDevelopment and Environmental Stewardship

D Lapp; principles that guide engineering practice in sustainable development and environmental stewardship

6/72–73

Year-end message from SAICE’s President; May youencounter peace, relaxation and soul

M Pautz; improved industry; promotion of small to medium business market; Nkoainathi Mthethwa; message to youth, maturing engineers and senior engineers

11/6

TRAININGCandidate Academy Course Schedule 2015 1/88;


2/80; 3/80;4/80;5/79; 6/80; 7/72; 8/72; 9/88


SAICE Training Calendar 2015 Induna Training Services; Bruce Raath and Associates; SARF; Classic Seminars; Candidate Academy

1/86–87; 2/78–79; 3/78–79; 4/78–79; 5/80; 6/79; 7/71–72; 8/71–72; 9/87; 10/88; 11/79–80

YOUNG MEMBERS’ PAGESBicycling innovations Avinash Menon; prioritising

pedestrians and bicycles over cars; Eco-Cycle; SolaRoad; Veloway; superhighway

1/82–84

Evaluation of the plastic deformation of leaks in pipes I Solwa; National Investigative Project (IP) showdown

2/70–74

Heritage adventure, A Young Members’ Branch Initiative; bridging the gap between tertiary institutions and working careers; Woodhead Dam

4/76–77

PROTEC continues to open doors to the future Mzimasi Bhomela; learner enrichment programmes

2/74

SAICE’s first National Investigative Project Showdown Final-year civil engineering research projects; I Solwa; P Dladla; T Tethea; Mishlin Pillay; C Ellis

2/68–69

SAICE’s YMP-PPS road shows a resounding success T Tshiwilowilo; SAICE’s role in the civil engineering profession

11/75–76

Two young engineering minds turned entrepreneurs –looking at disrupting the global construction industry

R Lediga; C Berry; 3D concrete printing

7/68–69

UJ Civil Student Society now officially a SAICE StudentChapter

Educational excursions; fund-raising events

4/74–75

SAICE NETWORKINGThe world according to SAICE:1) Introduction 11/39 Quick finder Bodies discussed in networking

articles11/40–41

2) Statutory bodies and associated structures 11/42–483) Discipline-specific bodies 11/50–604) International bodies 11/61–665) Additional acronyms and abbreviations relevant to the engineering environment

11/67

6) Tertiary institutions where civil engineering can be Studied

11/68–70



STRUCTURAL ENGINEERINGContraventions of ECSA’s Rules of Conduct over theten years: Has there been any change in professionalconduct?

F Crofts; professional registration; professional standards; Engineering Profession Act 2000; National Homebuilders Registration Council (NHBRC); North Park Mall; Brooklyn Mall; Midrand warehouse roof collapse; Injaka Bridge, Mpumalanga; Coega Bridge; Strijdom Square; Centurion Mall; Wits Technikon Great Hall roof collapse; Marble Towers billboard; collapse of precast concrete slab in Glenhazel; Boom Street slab collapse; East Rand masonry parapet wall; Stellenbosch cellar; Silver Lakes Pretoria building collapse; Little Falls, Roodepoort; Quellerina; V&A Waterfront; Tongaat Mall

2/11–19

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERINGArticulated density – a study of its potential effects on the financial sustainability of South African BRT corridors

S Cooke; R Behrens; land use prerequisites; public transport corridor operating cost model

8/38–42

Drone-based traffic flow estimation and tracking using computer vision

A de Bruin; T Booysen; mobile recording equipment; autonomous target tracking and landing system; challenges in traffic flow estimation

8/48–50

Efficacy of novel interventions on speed compliance in the minibus taxi industry

A Ebot Eno Akpa; T Booysen; M Sinclair; Average Speed Over Distance systems; Intelligent Speed Adaptation

8/33–36

Fatigue management – lessons from international legislation and practice

E Swart; M Sinclair; legislation and traffic management practice for driver fatigue; South African fatigue surveys

8/57–62

Moving towards smart mobility in Stellenbosch M Bruwer; J Andersen; Stellenbosch Smart Mobility Laboratory; new technology and data processing in Intelligent Transport Systems; traffic gridlock in Stellenbosch

8/44–47

Planning and preliminary design completed for massive N3 upgrade

F Serton; R Ronny; Durban–Gauteng Corridor upgrade project; SIP2 programme

8/22–24

PTOE certification – a first for transportation engineering in SA

Revash Dookhi; specialist professional certification for transportation engineering

8/64

Road funding policy and options A van Niekerk; funding sources for road infrastructure

8/7–12

Running dry – assessing the fuel levy as a long-term, economically efficient road-use fund

J van Rensburg; collecting income from road users to fund land

8/25–26


transport operations and infrastructure


System dynamics as a tool for exploring greenhouse gas emission mitigation potential in freight transport

AB van der Merwe; Y Lewis; B Cohen; L Naudé; drivers and barriers to a freight modal shift

8/28–32

Technology saves lives G Bester; traffic congestion; intelligent transport systems; Freeway Management System; Advanced Traveller Information Systems; SANRAL

8/15–18

Vehicle acceleration estimation using smartphone-based sensors

F Bruwer; T Booysen; measuring, recording and displaying the acceleration of a vehicle along its own axes; reckless driving detection; Unscented Kalman Filter; remove effects of gravitation vector from acceleration in a vehicle

8/51–56

What has the GFIP ever done for us? A Robinson; SANRAL 8/19–20

URBAN AND RURAL ENGINEERINGConstruction of the Virginia Pier and rehabilitation ofVirginia Beach – a municipal turnkey project

B Harburn; C Chrystal; G Vella; R Kasserchun; rehabilitation of a prime recreational-use area

9/15–20

East London Regional (Roundhill) Waste Disposal Site – wasting no time on the road to compliance

N Dookhi; S Jewaskiewitz; B Jewaskiewitz; compliance with landfill permit requirements

9/35–41

Engineering perspective on the role of local government in catapulting the economy, An

AN Sukuram; strategic alliances between engineers and government; challenges facing consulting engineers at local government level

9/55–58

Filling the void – eThekwini Municipality’s Engineering Unit

K Ignatiuk; age gap between candidate engineers and professionally registered engineers; Candidate Engineering Programme; gaining experience in various fields of civil engineering

9/23–25

Flushing out the challenges in stormwater systems N Brien; upgrading and maintaining municipal stormwater infrastructure

9/42–43

Improving performance at the Durban Container terminal through automation

R Naicker; D Allopi; automated straddle carriers

9/74–76

Natural enviro-engineering bringing new life to PE’s North End Lake

AfriCoast Consulting Engineers; enviro-friendly microbiological sanitisers

9/32–33

Non-motorised transport facility guidelines – accommodating people?

M Vanderschuren; S Phayane; transport user hierarchy; people-focused environment; universal design/access; equity for road users

9/68–72

Pollution prevention awareness for municipal managers in South Africa

K Legge; C Fricker; K Mnisi; legislation and technology; barrier systems

9/26–31

Quest to find affordable and sustainable sanitation solutions for Africa, The

S Septien; innovative solutions for access to sanitation; dry- and low-

9/44–45


water sanitation; Sustainable Sanitation Alliance; ‘Reinvent the Toilet Challenge’


Rural Road Asset Management System M Futshane; N Vezi; graduate recruitment programme; capacity building; MIG roads grant

9/65–67

Seawater – a prerequisite for marine desalination M Retief; A van Tonder; Project programme and risk dependent on seawater abstraction solution

9/47–53

Upgrading of internal roads and stormwater systems in the Sol Plaatje District

R Letsoalo 9/60–62

WATER ENGINEERINGAchieving cost-effective and sustainable wastewater treatment using Nereda®

S Robertson; J Doutor; B Bekker; S Pols; aerobic granular sludge for industrial wastewater treatment; system status; Weemershoek

5/56–59

Bloemwater Conduit Hydropower Plant launched M van Dijk; M Kgwale; J Bhagwan; I Loots; extracting energy from water supply and distribution systems

5/42–46

Celebrating 50 years of water engineering accomplishments

D Besseling; SAICE Water Division 50th anniversary and celebration; Celebrating 50 years of SAICE’s Water Engineering Division – 1965 to 2015

5/70–71

City of Tshwane Water Resources Master Plan F Mouton; E Loubser; C Talanda; P van Rooyen; T Ceronio; establishing the current and projected future yields of the local water resources; study on possibility of upgrading or extending CoT’s water resources

5/35–40

Construction of the Matsaoha Wastewater Treatment Works

W Orwin 5/66–67

Emfuleni Lessons – how to deliver on water-loss reduction in a South African municipality, The

N Kranz; S Beerhalter; measures taken, and successes and challenges on tackling large scale-water losses

5/21–29

Improving the utilisation of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project whilst deepening international cooperation

P van Niekerk; C Seago; risk period; block delivery vs variable delivery; concerns for shortages; operating rule

5/60–64

Liesbeek River Life Plan – an example of a ‘Community of Practice’ for Water Sensitive Urban Design in South Africa, The

K Carden; K Winter; development and maintenance of an information transfer system

5/51–54

Modular pumping solutions for the mining industry R Barry; pumping assemblies in modular buildings; ‘plug-and-play’ approach effective for dewatering and water distribution infrastructure

5/48–49

SANCOLD celebrates its 50th anniversary P Roberts; SANCOLD’s formation, governance, activities and future

5/68–69

Sustainability of benefits achieved by on-site waterconservation and leak repair in indigent households, City of Ekurhuleni

D Gubuza; A Ilemobade; analysis of water consumption and repair/replacement data from indigent households

5/30–34


Wealth of new freely downloadable information on the water resources of South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho, A

B Pitman; A Bailey; WR2012; WRSM2000/Pitman model; information for water resource planners

5/13–18

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