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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Analysis of the extent of heavy vehicle overloading on Namibian trunk roads and evaluation of the effectiveness of existing mitigation measures	15
Alleviating the problem of cracking of masonry buildings on expansive clay by building flexibility into the masonry	11
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
Mapping SCS hydrological soil groups over South Africa at terrain unit spatial resolution	5
Investigating the behaviour factor and seismic response of structural wall systems in low- to medium-rise buildings when soil-structure interaction is considered	5
Equivalent fire resistance of composite slab made with lightweight concrete	5
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Load spreading in ultra-thin high-strength steel-fibre-reinforced concrete pavements	4
Estimation of Areal Reduction Factors in South Africa, Part 1: Development and evaluation of a software interface	3
Quantifying MyCiTi supply usage using Big Data and Agent-Based Modelling	3
Applicability of CHIRPS-based satellite rainfall estimates for South Africa	3
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
Spalling of concrete in fire -an overview and local relevance	1
Evaluation of the seismic response of a reinforced concrete footing with stub column to increasing peak ground acceleration using pseudo-dynamic experimentation	1
A new method for long-term safety analysis of marine structures	1
Target reliability for new road bridges in South Africa	1
Evaluation of Kovacs 1988 Regional Maximum Flood Method	1
Utilising Land Type data for geotechnical investigations	1
Reduction of local scouring at round-nosed rectangular piers using a downstream bed sill	1
Experimental comparison of active seismic surface wave tests on shallow and deep bedrock sites	1
Use of Rayleigh and Love waves in seismic surface wave testing	1
Assessing the water-energy-carbon nexus for water supply in the Mgeni system using a water balance approach	1
Priority infrastructure for minibus-taxis: An analytical model of potential benefits and impacts	1
Geotechnical properties of Cape Flats sands	1

An investigation of South African low-income housing roof anchor systems