CSIR principal researcher
Civil Engineering
CSIR Biosciences
South Africa
Nordengen holds a PhD in engineering from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He joined the CSIR in 1987 to focus on infrastructure management systems in roads and transport technology. He has various publications on bridge management systems, self-regulation in the transport industry, the load accreditation programme for the heavy vehicle transport industry, and performance-based standards for heavy vehicles and abnormal loads.
Nordengen leads the CSIR’s work on self-regulation and performance-based standards for heavy vehicles, bridge management, heavy vehicle transport and overload control, and abnormal vehicle management systems.