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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

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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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