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Mr. Alvino Bezuidenhout
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MSc or Equivalent
- Master of Science in Engineering (MSc) (Civil & Environmental) - University of Witwatersrand : 10/01/2022 - Present
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PhD or Equivalent
- Doctor of Philosophy (Mining Engineering) - University of British Columbia : 01/09/2025 - Present
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BSc or Equivalent
- Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) - University of Pretoria : 01/02/2013 - 30/11/2016
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President's Academic Excellence Initiative Phd Award University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada), 2025
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International Tuition Award University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada), 2025
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PhD Research Grant Award Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada), 2025
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Recipient of a Graduate Student Initiative Award Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada), 2025
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Graduate Scholarship Award Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), Vancouver (Canada), 2025
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Local bursary award - Master's graduate student University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg), 2024
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Recipient of the Research & Innovation Award for Doctoral Studies School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment, University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa), 2024
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Safety Excellence Award Transnet SOC Ltd, 2023
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Bursary Award for undergraduate studies Transnet SOC Ltd, 2014
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Zutari (Pty) Ltd : ( 01/09/2024 - 30/09/2025 )
- Geotechnical Engineer
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Geotechnical Engineering experience includes:
- Ground model development and analysis, including interpretation of geotechnical laboratory tests and in-situ tests (DCP, CPTu, SPT, MASW, CSW, DPSH, ERT, PMT) to inform geotechnical site characterisation and hazard assessment.
- Tender costing and Preparation of Request for Proposals [RFP’s]
- Review and compilation of project technical specifications, including a schedule of quantity and cost analysis
- Slope stability assessments
- Analysis of lateral support systems and ground liquefaction risk assessments
- Ground investigation scoping, gap analysis & desktop studies
- Preparation of ground investigation specifications
- Deep and shallow foundation stability assessments
- GEOSTUDIO modelling mainly involving slope stability problems
- PLAXIS modelling mainly involving foundations, lateral support systems, dewatering scenarios and excavation
stability
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Transet SOC Ltd : ( 29/04/2019 - 30/08/2024 )
- Civil Engineer
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Structural engineering experience included:
- Structural capacity of railway bridges (with 13 to 26 ton/axle operational axle loads)
- Deflection monitoring of railway bridges using Digital Image Correlation techniques
- Deflection modelling and analysis of railway bridges, including half-through wrought iron lattice truss bridges,
steel plate girders, reinforced concrete box girders and inverted wrought iron truss bridges
- Fatigue analysis of railway bridges
- Vibration monitoring and dynamic analysis of railway bridges
- Connection analysis of steel bridges
- Design of reinforced retaining structures [including reinforcement detailing]
- Analysis of prefabricated steel plate girder decks for 26-ton/axle loading for emergency railway bridges
- Superstructure analysis of pre-used wrought iron plate girder decks for 20-ton/axle loading for emergency
railway bridge applications.
Geotechnical engineering experience includes:
- Soil profiling and soil characterisation
- Analysis of soil laboratory data for detailed geotechnical design, including Foundation indicator, CBR, MOD,
Shear box and Triaxial testing, Dispersive tests, etc.
- Facilitating the planning and execution of in-situ drilling exploration: Rotary core drilling
- Planning and test verification of in-situ geotechnical tests such as DCP, DPSH and SPTs
- Planning and exposure to in-situ geophysical testing and data interpretation: Electrical Resistivity Tomography,
GPR and Gravity Surveys
- Analysis of CPTu (and seismic) data for soil textural and behavioural characterisation (including
assessment of liquefaction susceptibility)
- Shallow foundation analysis and design
- Slope stability analysis
- Geosynthetics engineering in ground improvement for railway formations and slope stability problems
- Design of lateral support systems: reinforced concrete and gabion retaining structures and mechanically
stabilised earth walls (MSEWs)
- Design of subsurface drainage filters and subsurface drainage systems for railway formations and
embankments
- Rock slope stability assessments
Rockfall analysis
- Rock mass characterisation and classification
- Development of a rock mass hazard rating system for railway cuts through rock and soil slopes
- Analysis of rockfall protection systems [including drapery meshes and catch ditches]
- Exposure to laboratory testing of rock specimens (UCS, UCM, Brazilian tests, Point Load Index tests, Hoek triaxial
tests) and interpretation of test data to facilitate the assessment of the mechanical behaviour of a rock mass
Water (Hydraulics) engineering experience includes:
- Flood hydrology analysis
- Culvert analysis and design
- Design of surface and subsurface hydraulic structures
Other experience also includes:
- Working with Land Surveying equipment: Dumpy level and GPS surveying machines to perform topographical
surveys
- Statistical analysis
- Compilation of project technical specifications
- Project cost analysis and benchmarking
- Preparation of Request for Proposals [RFP’s]
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Transnet SOC Ltd : ( 08/05/2017 - 26/04/2019 )
- Civil Engineer-In-Training
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Track Engineering Exposure [2017 – 2019] Experience:
- Track quality condition assessment and analysis
- Rail life cycle management entailing:
o Rail wear analysis
o Rail defect analysis (with the aid of ultrasonic measuring vehicles)
o Supporting the management of on-track Machines measuring rail wear (such as the IM 2000 machine)
o Rail replacement needs analysis
o Facilitating the execution of COPEX (i.e. capital expenditure) railway projects
- Participating in track ballast life cycle management:
o Conducting ballast condition assessment: ballast fouling tests
o Conducting ballast condition assessment: particle form, shape and roughness measurement and analysis
o Facilitating ballast screening projects
- Facilitating in the management of the maintenance lifecycle of track (Perway) infrastructure
- Assisting the Technical (Perway) Manager in managing the departmental maintenance (OPEX and COPEX)
budget.
- Experience with Lean Six Sigma (Yellow and Green Belt Projects) involving optimisation of On-Track Machines
- Application of Project Management in OPEX and COPEX Railway projects, including Contractor Safety
Management; Risk (including Safety and Environmental) Management; Cost Management; Communication
Management, Stakeholder Management, and Project Quality Management.
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The use of digital image correlation in the structural performance assessment of railway bridges
Book Chapter published 2025 Aug 20 in Engineering Materials, Structures, Systems and Methods for a More Sustainable Future on pages 509 to 510
Authors: A.W. Bezuidenhout, M. Jogiat
https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003488644-242 -
The shape of sand particles: Assessments of three-dimensional form and angularity
Journal Article published 2024 Apr in Soils and Foundations volume 64 issue 2 on page 101437
Authors: A.W. Bezuidenhout, M. Bodhania, L. Tiroyabone, C. Eddey, L.A. Torres-Cruz
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2024.101437
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The use of digital image correlation in the structural performance assessment of railway bridges
Book Chapter published 2025 Aug 20 in Engineering Materials, Structures, Systems and Methods for a More Sustainable Future on pages 509 to 510 Authors: A.W. Bezuidenhout, M. Jogiat https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003488644-242 |
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The shape of sand particles: Assessments of three-dimensional form and angularity
Journal Article published 2024 Apr in Soils and Foundations volume 64 issue 2 on page 101437 Authors: A.W. Bezuidenhout, M. Bodhania, L. Tiroyabone, C. Eddey, L.A. Torres-Cruz https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2024.101437 |
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