Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
School of Engineering
Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
Heyns, PS
MIng PhD(Pret) - Professor
NRF Rating: C1
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 2432
Fax number: 012 362 5087
E-mail address: stephan.heyns@up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Vibration and noise
Fatigue, simulation testing and fracture mechanics
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Phillips JI, Heyns PS, Nelson G: 2007. Rock drills used in South African mines: A Comparative study of noise and vibration levels. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, / Jan, pp 1-6, Full Text
Grove AP, van Tonder F, Heyns PS: 2007. A critical investigation of techniques for stress determination and equivalent static analysis in fatigue life estimation. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, 30, pp 1030-1043, Full Text
Heyns PS: 2007. Tool condition monitoring using vibration measurements - a review. Insight, 49 (8), pp 447-450.
Eggers BL, Heyns PS, Stander CJ: 2007. Using computed order tracking to detect gear condition abroad a dragline. Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 107 / Feb, pp 1-8.
Hugo Dani, Heyns PS, Thompson RJ, Visser AT: 2007. Condition-Triggered Maintenance for Mine Haul Roads with Reconstructed-Vehicle Response to Haul Road Defects. Transportation Research Record, 2 (1989), pp 254-260.
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