Student Publications
MET/PhD Research Projects and Theses
The following is a list of postgrad transport research students and their research titles.
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Note: Copies of these are available from the University library. More recent (>2006) theses are also available online.
Student |
Title |
Award |
Year |
Supervisors |
| Adnan Ali | Finite element modelling of road pavement to address nonlinear behaviour of unbound materials under axle loads | MET Project | 2006 | Mofreh Saleh |
| Haran Arampamoorthy | Analysis of spatial distributions of road accidents | PhD Thesis | 2005 | Alan Nicholson |
| Zoran Bakovic | Pedestrian behaviour at road crossings | MET Project | 2006 | Alan Nicholson |
| Romelda Bangasan | Application of Low-volume Road Maintenance Management Systems in New Zealand to the Philippines | MET Project | 2006 | Rob Douglas
Alan Nicholson |
| Bridget Burdett | Influence On Safety Of Perceptual Speed Mngmt Treatments On NZ Rural Roads | MET Thesis | 2010 | Alan Nicholson
Sam Charlton (Waikato) Glen Koorey |
| Clifford Chai | Investigation Of Suitable Roadway Widths For Pinch Points | MET Project | 2011 | Glen Koorey
Alan Nicholson |
| Chee Chang | Durability & fatigue life of open graded friction courses | MET Project | 2004 | Mofreh Saleh |
| Li Qi Chen | Modelling Bus Dwell Times | MET Project | 2011 | Ken Kuhn
Alan Nicholson |
| Rhys Chesterman | Environmental Capacity of Local Residential Streets | MET Project | 2009 | Glen Koorey
Andre Dantas |
| Ta-Chieh (Michael) Chou | International accident experience comparisons using accident prediction models | MET Project | 2007 | Glen Koorey
Shane Turner (Beca) |
| Ryan Cooney | Identification of Congested Network Components & the Timing of Network Improvements | MET Project | 2008 | Andre Dantas
Alan Nicholson |
| Basil David Daniel | The Impacts of Neighbourhood Traffic Management | PhD Thesis | In Progress | Alan Nicholson
Glen Koorey |
| Graeme Doherty | Crash Risk on Curves - Classification of crash risk from loss of control at corners on the NZ State Hwy network | MET Project | 2008 | Glen Koorey
Alan Nicholson Fergus Tate (MWH) |
| Megan Fowler | Effect of Road Network Bendiness on Traffic Crash Occurrence in New Zealand | MET Thesis | 2007 | Glen Koorey
Andre Dantas |
| Dharmista Gohil | Development of a data-information sharing framework for roading organisations' response to disaster/emergencies | MET Project | 2005 | Andre Dantas
Erica Seville |
| Alvaro Gonzalez | Behaviour of pavements stabilized using foamed bitumen | PhD Thesis | 2009 | Misko Cubrinovski
Bryan Pidwerbesky (FH) |
| Jeremy (Jack) Hansby | Predicting current & future structural pavement condition for thin bituminous chip sealed unbound granular roads | MET Project | 2007 | Mofreh Saleh |
| Benjamin Hayward | Investigating the technical feasibility of using in-situ instrumentation to quantify road asset consumption by heavy vehicles | MET Thesis | 2006 | Rob Douglas (Forestry)
James Mackechnie |
| Martin Huang | Effects of Speed Cushions on Traffic | MET Project | 2011 | Glen Koorey
Alan Nicholson |
| Tim Hughes | Cyclist Perceptions of the Cycling Environment | MET Project | 2008 | Glen Koorey |
| Ji Su Jian | Factors affecting resilient modulus of bituminous material | MET Thesis | 2006 | Mofreh Saleh
Alan Nicholson |
| Akhylesh (Kesh) Keshaboina | Analysis Of Forecasted Travel Time Benefits Against Those Realised | MET Project | 2009 | Glen Koorey
Alan Nicholson |
| Tony Keyte | Calibration of Interactive Hwy Safety Design Model: Design Consistency Policy module | MET Project | 2006 | Glen Koorey
Alan Nicholson |
| Hyun Chan Kim | A Logistics-based Mode-change model for NZ Freight Transport | PhD Thesis | In Progress | Alan Nicholson |
| Meng Hui Kong | Bus service reliability : bunching and arrival time predictability | MET Project | 2004 | Alan Nicholson
Andre Dantas |
| Glen Koorey | Incorporating Safety into Rural Highway Design | PhD Thesis | 2009 | Alan Nicholson
Mofreh Saleh |
| Nir Kumar KC | Recycled glass in Asphalt pavements | MET Project | 2011 | Mofreh Saleh |
| Christopher Lai | Network Terminal Reliability | MET Project | 2011 | Alan Nicholson
Ken Kuhn |
| Richard Landon-Lane | Driver Behaviour at Low-Radius, Low-Visibility Curves | MET Project | 2008 | Glen Koorey
Alan Nicholson |
| Aline Lang | Energy Risk Assessment Method for Freight Trptn Systems | PhD Thesis | In Progress | Andre Dantas
Alan Nicholson Susan Krumdieck (Mech) |
| Andrew Leckie | Environmental Capacity of Local Residential Streets | MET Project | In Progress | Glen Koorey |
| Heidi Lee | User and system optimum assignment of traffic in a network | MET Project | 2003 | Alan Nicholson
Andre Dantas |
| Heintze Lee | Variability in the effectiveness of accident treatment | MET Project | 2006 | Alan Nicholson
Glen Koorey |
| John Lieswyn | Uncertainty in Transport Planning Models | MET Project | 2011 | Alan Nicholson
Ken Kuhn |
| Kung-Ann Loh | Traffic clustering | MET Project | 2004 | Alan Nicholson |
| Simon Lusby | Feeder Services to the Northern Busway | MET Project | 2011 | Ken Kuhn
Alan Nicholson |
| Jing (Ellen) Mao | Effects of traffic calming devices on rd safety & environmental conditions on urban local roads | MET Project | 2009 | Glen Koorey |
| John Mao | Braess' paradox in reality: cause, consequence and resolution: a case study | MET Project | 2004 | Andre Dantas
Alan Nicholson |
| Susan McMillan | Effectiveness of Incident Mngmt on Traffic Network Reliability | PhD Thesis | In Progress | Alan Nicholson
Glen Koorey |
| Adonijah Menzies | Investigation of changes in speed behaviour resulting from the installation of a red light camera sign | MET Project | 2004 | Alan Nicholson
Glen Koorey |
| Ron Minnema | Evaluation of the effectiveness of traffic calming devices in reducing speeds on "local" urban roads in NZ | MET Project | 2006 | Alan Nicholson
Glen Koorey |
| Melanie Muirson | Crash analysis of State Hwy improvement projects: what are the actual crash cost savings? | MET Project | 2006 | Alan Nicholson
Glen Koorey |
| Keiko Munakata | Examination of Correlation Between Travel Times on Links | MET Project | 2007 | Alan Nicholson |
| Frederico (Fred) Ferreira Pedroso | Dynamic Response Recovery Tool to support decision making activities during emergency response events in NZ | PhD Thesis | 2010 | Andre Dantas |
| Lukshmi Ranasinghe | Behaviour of traffic at coordinated signalised intersections in a one-way street | MET Thesis | 2004 | Alan Nicholson
Glen Koorey |
| Bill Rice | How We Got to School: A Study of Travel Choices of Chch Primary School | MET Thesis | 2007 | Andre Dantas |
| Aaron Roozenburg | Investigation into equations for determining passing demand | MET Project | 2004 | Alan Nicholson
Glen Koorey |
| Grace Ryan | Bus Travel Time variability and Bus Bunching Models | MET Project | In Progress | Alan Nicholson |
| John Shrewsbury | Travel Demand Estimation | PhD Thesis | In Progress | Alan Nicholson
Andre Dantas |
| Mike Smith | Fatigue Crashes: The extent to which terrain change has an influence on the Fatigued (Drowsy) Driver | MET Project | 2006 | Glen Koorey |
| Bruce Steven | Development & verification of a pavement response & performance model for unbound granular pavements | PhD Thesis | 2005 | Alan Nicholson
Mofreh Saleh |
| Peter Sudhana | Feasibility study of foamed bitumen | MET Thesis | 2003 | Mofreh Saleh
Alan Nicholson |
| Nguan Teo | Mechanical properties of foamed bitumen stabilised mixes | MET Project | 2004 | Mofreh Saleh
Alan Nicholson |
| Rebecca Wardell | Influences on trpt policymakers & attitudes towards peak oil | MET Thesis | 2010 | Andre Dantas
Glen Koorey |
| Anna Wilkins | Changing the NZ Left Turn Give Way Rule - Potential Efficiency Implications for NZ intersections | MET Thesis | 2008 | Glen Koorey
Alan Nicholson |
| Lisa Williams | Lowering urban traffic speeds to achieve sust land trpt outcomes in NZ | MET Thesis | In Progress | Glen Koorey
Alan Nicholson |
| Stuart Woods | Implications of Park & Ride on Urban Development Strategies in major metropolitan areas in NZ | MET Project | 2006 | Alan Nicholson
Andre Dantas |
| Darren Yong | Driver behaviour at signal changes on major urban arterial roads | MET Project | 2005 | Alan Nicholson
Glen Koorey |