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Daniel's research focuses on the use of interdisciplinary skills to improve the value, adaptation and productivity of horizontal civil infrastructure systems.
His research group focuses on leveraging modern technologies and methods to improve the construction, maintenance, and management of horizontal infrastructure in New Zealand. While having published and represented the university in several international journals and conferences, Daniel also works with local New Zealand contractors to optimise construction and maintenance processes. Internationally, Daniel consults with multiple groups including the World Bank, developing transportation asset management strategies for developing countries.
Specific areas of interest include:
Infrastructure Asset Management, IoT and DT - How do collect data make evidence-based decisions and use improved methods for maintenance?
Pavement Engineering - How do we look after New Zealand's largest asset?
Infrastructure Network Data - How do we use data to make informed the decisions?
Procurement and Collaboration - How do we maximise value in construction and maintenance contracts?
Construction, Health, Safety and Wellbeing, Temporary Traffic Management - Are we looking after our people?
How do we improve the productivity, Capability and Capacity of the horizontal construction sector in NZ?
Publications:
Journal Articles
Patel, T., Guo, B. H., van der Walt, J. D., & Zou, Y. (2024). Unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) based automated construction progress measurement of road using LSTM. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-01-2024-0020
Botha, P. S., van der Walt, J. D., Scheepbouwer, E., & Barutha, P. J. (2024). A tool for reporting the optimal timing of pre-construction services in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Management, Procurement and Law. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmapl.23.00012
Li, Y., van der Walt, J. D., Scheepbouwer, E., Guo, B., & Patel, T. (2023). An internet of things prototype to quantify the lateral wheel path distributions of local roads in New Zealand. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 24(1), 2268797. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2023.2268797
Patel, T., Guo, B. H., van der Walt, J. D., & Zou, Y. (2022). Effective Motion Sensors and Deep Learning Techniques for Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV)-Based Automated Pavement Layer Change Detection in Road Construction. Buildings, 13(1), 5. https://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, J. D., Scheepbouwer, E., Pidwerbesky, B., Guo, B., Ferguson, M., & Paulin, S. (2022). A case study of PavMD a new tool to identify good performing pavements in New Zealand. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2021-0162.
Patel, Tirth, Hirakraj Bapat, Daksh Patel, and Jacobus D. van der Walt. (2021). Identification of Critical Success Factors (CSFs) of BIM Software Selection: A Combined Approach of FCM and Fuzzy DEMATEL. Buildings 11, no. 7: 311. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11070311
Guo BHW., Weston R., Jianphinitnan P., Liu W., Scheepbouwer E., van der Walt JD. 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.
Rahmani F., Scott-Young C., Tadayon A., and van der Walt JD. (2021). Team composition in relational contracting (RC) in large infrastructure projects: a Belbin’s team roles model approach. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-11-2020-0941.
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.
Peer-Reviewed Conference Contributions - Published
Nicola West, Eric Scheepbouwer, Jacobus Daniel van der Walt. (2022). Resource Allocation for Transportation Physical Works Contracts. Proceedings of the International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference 2022. https://www.isec-society.org/ISEC_PRESS/ASEA_SEC_06/xml/CON-03.xml
Arun Kumar Manickavasagam, Scheepbouwer, Eric, Jacobus Daniel van der Walt. (2022). Relationship between future Construction Capacity and Company Workload. Proceedings of the International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference 2022. https://www.isec-society.org/ISEC_PRESS/ASEA_SEC_06/xml/CON-02.xml
Yu Li, Ethan Adams-Cook, Jake Aspin, Jacobus Daniel van der Walt, Eric Scheepbouwer, Tirth Patel. (2022). An IOT Prototype to Collect Transverse Vehicle Position Data for Local Roads. Proceedings of the International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference 2022. https://www.isec-society.org/ISEC_PRESS/ASEA_SEC_06/xml/INF-01.xml
.Ronwyn A. Coulson, Eric Scheepbouwer, Jacobus D. van der Walt. (2022). Base isolation: Mind the Gap. Proceedings of the International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference 2022. https://www.isec-society.org/ISEC_PRESS/ASEA_SEC_06/xml/AAE-07.xml
Patel T., Brian H., Guo Y., van der Walt JD and Li Y (2022).Sensor-based Pavement layer change detection using Long-Short Term Memory (LSTM).CIB World Building Congress 2022. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1101/8/082005
Scheepbouwer E. and van der Walt JD. (2021) Dynamic Performance Management of Non-cost Objectives in Alliance Projects. Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C. In TRB, http://www.trb.org/AFH15/AFH15.aspx.
Paul Stephanus B., van der Walt JD. 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. Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C.
Wood-Aliberch X., Barutha P. and van der Walt JD. (2020) Minimizing Disruption to the Transportation Network Using Low Volume Roads to Recover from Natural Disaster: A New Zealand Case Study. Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C.
Scheepbouwer E., Ezz A., Guo H. and Van Der Walt JD. (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 JD. (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.
Scheepbouwer E., van der walt JD. and West NJ. (2017) Lateral Distribution of Vehicles on Chip-Sealed Roads in New Zealand. In http://amonline.trb.org/compendium?qr=1. Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C.
van der Walt JD, Scheepbouwer E., Pidwerbesky P. and Guo. (2017) Deterioration cost due to camber for chip sealed pavements over granular bases. In First International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Constructed Infrastructure Facilities (MAIREINFRA1): 7.
Industry Publications
van der Walt, J. D., Scheepbouwer, E.(2022). Tips for Construction Procurement. Build Magazine. BRANZ. New Zealand - https://www.buildmagazine.org.nz/articles/show/tips-for-construction-procurement
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. New Zealand
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