Engineering Experience
Pieter Oosthuizen has more than 15 years of engineering experience, mostly relating directly to the fields of geotechnical engineering and geosynthetics. As a specialist consultant Pieter has mainly been involved in the fields of soil and rock slope stability, tunnelling, retaining structures, piles, lateral support, geotechnical site investigations, dolomite stability investigations and geosynthetics. A special area of interest is non-linear, finite element modelling of soil/structure interactions using state-of-the-art geotechnical design software.
Employment History
2007 to present SGE, Founding member
2002 to 2007 ARQ (Pty) Ltd, Senior Geotechnical Engineer and Associate
1996 to 2001 ARQ (Pty) Ltd, Geotechnical Engineer
1995 to 1996 Grinaker Civil Engineering Inland, Sub Agent
1994 to 1995 Grinaker Namibia, Site Engineer
Educational Qualifications
MBA, University of Pretoria, South Africa (2008)
M.Eng (Civil Engineering), Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa (1994)
B.Eng (Civil Engineering), Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa (1992)
Professional Qualifications
Registered Professional Engineer (RSA): Reg. No. 970670
Member of the South African Institution of Civil Engineers (SAICE)
Member of the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)
Articles Published
Oosthuizen P.H., Parrock A, James G & Pienaar, J. “Innovative design and construction technique for the bridge abutments of the temporary construction road along Viaduct 3 of the Gautrain Rapid Rail Link” – Civil Engineering, September 2007 Vol. 15 No. 9. READ MORE
Parrock A, Oosthuizen PH & James G. “The use of new generation geogrid reinforcement in SANS 207 – designed , near vertical, concrete block retaining walls” – Construction World Magazine, October 2005.
Oosthuizen PH. “Geotechnical aspects of the development of the Sigma: Mooikraal Underground Coal Mine” – SAICE Magazine May 2005.
Oosthuizen PH. & Tietz Z. “Constructing on the Pahl fault in Windhoek, Namibia” – Presented at the 6th Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference held in Swakopmund, Namibia on 14 – 16 April 2003.
Oosthuizen PH. “Stress relieving straw bales” – Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference – University of Stellenbosch – April 2000.
Oosthuizen PH. Cave AN and Parrock AL. “Environmental geotechnics for an outfall sewer traversing a Ramsar wetland site” – 12th African Regional Conference of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering – Durban, South Africa – October 1999.
Oosthuizen PH. “The use of natural fibre geotextiles” – Environmental and Protection (EPM) magazine – January 1995.
Oosthuizen PH. “The use of Sisal Fibre as Natural Geotextile material for erosion control” – Fifth International Conference on Geotextiles, Geomembranes and Related products – Singapore – September 1994.
