UC Research Profile - University of Canterbury

Dr Daniel van der Walt

Contact

Department: Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

Email: daniel.vanderwalt@canterbury.ac.nz

Phone Number: +64 3 369 3999 ext. null

Office: Civil/Mechanical Rm E406

Languages: English, Afrikaans

My research focuses on the use of interdisciplinary skills to improve value, adaptation and productivity of civil infrastructure systems.

About

Research / Creative works

Fields of Research

Procurement
Asset Management
Pavement Engineering
Network Data
Construction
Productivity

Researcher Summary

My research interests are in the areas of asset management, pavement engineering, network data, construction management, project delivery, procurement and productivity.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Engineering and Technology: Civil ; Engineering Management ; Modelling ; Transportation

Resources

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles

Patel T., Guo BHW., van der Walt JD. and Zou Y. (2023) Effective Motion Sensors and Deep Learning Techniques for Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV)-Based Automated Pavement Layer Change Detection in Road Construction. Buildings 13(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings13010005.

Rahmani F., Scott-Young C., Tadayon A. and van der Walt JD. (2022) Team composition in relational contracting (RC) in large infrastructure projects: a Belbin’s team roles model approach. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 29(5): 2027-2046. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-11-2020-0941.

van der Walt JD., Scheepbouwer E., Pidwerbesky B., Guo B., Ferguson M. and Paulin S. (2022) A case study of PavMD a new tool to identify good performing pavements in New Zealand. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 49(7): 1140-1150. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2021-0162.

Guo BHW., Weston R., Jianphinitnan P., Liu W., Scheepbouwer E., van der Walt D. and Goh YM. (2021) A regulatory perspective on safety in design practices in New Zealand. Safety Science 141 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2021.105352.

Patel T., Bapat H., Patel D. and van der Walt JD. (2021) Identification of critical success factors (Csfs) of bim software selection: A combined approach of fcm and fuzzy dematel. Buildings 11(7) http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings11070311.

van der Walt JD., Botha PS. and Scheepbouwer E. (2019) When to Engage the Contractor for Pre-Construction Services in New Zealand. Transportation Research Record 2673(2): 562-570. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198118823516.

Saleh M. and van der Walt JD. (2018) Evaluation of the Structural Capacity of Rigid Pavements at the Network Level. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2018-0363.

van der Walt JD., Scheepbouwer E. and West NJ. (2017) Positioning of travelling vehicles in rural New Zealand on chip sealed roads. International Journal of Materials and Structural Integrity 2(4): 227-233. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24705314.2017.1388692.

van der Walt JD., Scheepbouwer E. and Tighe SL. (2016) Differential rutting in Canterbury New Zealand, and its relation to road camber. International Journal of Pavement Engineering : 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2016.1208198.

Conference Contributions - Published

Coulson RA., Scheepbouwer E. and VAN DER WALT JD. (2022) BASE ISOLATION: MIND THE GAP. In Proceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction 9(2) http://dx.doi.org/10.14455/ISEC.2022.9(2).AAE-07.

Li Y., Adams-Cook E., Aspin J., VAN DER WALT JD., Scheepbouwer E. and Patel T. (2022) AN IOT PROTOTYPE TO COLLECT TRANSVERSE VEHICLE POSITION DATA FOR LOCAL ROADS. In Proceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction 9(2) http://dx.doi.org/10.14455/ISEC.2022.9(2).INF-01.

Manickavasagam AK., Scheepbouwer E. and VAN DER WALT JD. (2022) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FUTURE CONSTRUCTION CAPACITY AND COMPANY WORKLOAD. In Proceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction 9(2) http://dx.doi.org/10.14455/ISEC.2022.9(2).CON-02.

Patel T., Guo B., Zou Y., Daniel VDW. and Li Y. (2022) Sensor-Based Pavement Layer Change Detection Using Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM). In.

Patel T., Guo B., Zou Y., van der Walt D. and Li Y. (2022) Sensor-based pavement layer change detection using Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM). In CIB World Building Congress 2022.

West N., Scheepbouwer E. and VAN DER WALT JD. (2022) RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR TRANSPORTATION PHYSICAL WORKS CONTRACTS. In Proceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction 9(2) http://dx.doi.org/10.14455/ISEC.2022.9(2).CON-03.

Scheepbouwer E. and van der Walt D. (2021) Dynamic Performance Management of Non-cost Objectives in Alliance Projects. In https://trid.trb.org/view/1759652.Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting: Transportation Research Board.

Paul Stephanus B., van der Walt D. and Eric S. (2020) Factors that determine when to engage Pre-Construction Services. In 7(2) isec-society. http://dx.doi.org/10.14455/ISEC.2020.7(2).CPM-05.

van der Walt JD., Scheepbouwer E. and Barutha P. (2020) How Multi-Party Agreements Have Been Adapted In Response To Disaster Recovery In New Zealand. In Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting: Transportation Research Board.

Wood-Aliberch X., Barutha P. and van der Walt D. (2020) Minimizing Disruption to the Transportation Network Using Low Volume Roads to Recover from Natural Disaster: A New Zealand Case Study. In Transportation Research Board.

Scheepbouwer E., Ezz A., Guo H. and Van Der Walt D. (2018) Risk Management and the Effects on Project Success. In Wang C; Harper C; Lee Y; Harris R; Berryman C (Eds). Construction Project Management ASCE. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784481271.045.

van der Walt JD. and Scheepbouwer E. (2018) How new performance based contracts add value in maintenance contracts. In Powers N; Frangopol D; Al-Mahaidi R; Caprani C (Eds). Proceedings - IABMAS 2018: 825-831. Taylor & Francis Group.

Guo., Scheepbouwer E. and van der walt. (2017) FRAM-CS: A safety assessment approach for the construction industry. In First International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Constructed Infrastructure Facilities (MAIREINFRA1): 6.

van der walt., Scheepbouwer E. and West NJ. (2017) Lateral Distribution of Vehicles on Chip-Sealed Roads in New Zealand. In Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting: Transportation Research Board.

van der Walt., Scheepbouwer E., Pidwerbesky. and Guo. (2017) Deterioration cost due to camber for chipsealed pavements over granular bases. In First International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Constructed Infrastructure Facilities (MAIREINFRA1): 7.

Theses / Dissertations

van der Walt JD. (2018) Development of a Stochastic Based Multidimensional Matrix for the Analysis of Pavement Performance Data. Christchurch. University of Canterbury.