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Senior Lecturer - Structural Engineering
Name: Matongo Kabani
Location: B1 Lab 219, Civil Engineering Science, Auckland Park Kingsway Campus
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Contact Details:
Tel: 011 559 3191

Email: mkabani@uj.ac.za

About Dr Matongo Kabani

Qualifications: PhD Civil Engineering(UCT), MSc Civil Engineering(UCT), BEng Civil Engineering(UNZA)

Professional Membership: Candidate Engineer (ECSA)

Area of Specialisation: Structural Engineering

Research Interests:

  • Vibration serviceability,
  • Structural health monitoring of dams and bridges,
  • Structural reliability frameworks for assessment of existing structures

Publication Profiles: Orcid

Biography:

Dr Kabani is as member of Structures Research Group at University of Johannesburg where he teaches structural analysis to undergraduates and structural dynamics to postgraduates. He also supervises postgraduate students undertaking research in dynamics, structural reliability and structural steel.

Prior to joining University of Johannesburg, he was a postdoc fellow at University of Cape Town in Concrete Materials and Structural Integrity Research Unit. During postdoc stay, he was involved in research and consulting projects ranging from vibration serviceability of floors and ASR deterioration modelling of dams. He also cosupervised masters projects at University of Cape Town and was a visiting lecturer at University of Namibia under GIZ program.