The Barry van Wyk award is presented annually to the author of the best final year dissertation on a geotechnical topic at a South African University.
- 2021 Ruan Murison for his thesis “Using Small-Strain Stiffness to Predict the Bearing Capacity of Strip Foundations on Sand”.
- 2020 Jason Barry for his thesis “Using Brillouin Frequency Shift in Fibre Optic Cables to Detect Pipe Leaks”.
- 2019 Erin da Silva “The effect of Fire Additives on the Safety of Show Jumping Arenas”. University of Pretoria
- 2018 Koma Senyolo & Esther Mapola “Soil Plasticity : An alternative parameter for assessing the plasticity of soils”. University of the Witwatersrand.
- 2017 Blaine Anthony Haupt “The Effect of Pull Angle on the Ultimate Pull-out Capacity of Vertical Plate Anchors in Sand”. University of Pretoria
- 2016 Tinus Chris van Zyk. ” The Effect of Geogrids on the Integrity of Clay Liners.” produced in partial fulfilment of a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Pretoria in 2015.
- 2015 Dawie Marx. “The Tensile Strength of Unsaturated Sands”. Univeristy of Pretoria
- 2014 Sam Bryant Wegener. “The effect of vibratory pile driving on the original gravity structure quay wall at Ben Schoeman Dock Berth 603, Port of Cape Town” Univeristy of Cape Town
- 2013 Catherine Purchase. “The classification of soils based on the results of dissipation and piezocone tests”. University of Pretoria
- 2012 Charles Warren-Codrington. “An investigation into the stability of structures adjacent to bulk excavations for the university of Cape Town’s New Engineering Building”. University of Cape Town
- 2011 Hendrik Steenkamp. “Embedment of Dynamically Loaded Foundations”. University of Pretoria
- 2010 Charles MacRobert. “Correlations between DPSH and SPT and their Application in Southern Africa”. University of Cape Town
- 2009 Robert Smith. “Tailings dams in South Africa”. University of Cape Town
- 2008 Jacobus Breyl. “Evaluation of the liquefaction potential of the Merriespruit gold tailings dam using a critical state method based on in situ testing”. University of Pretoria
- 2007 Boné Makgekgenene . “Permeability testing of soil / bentonite mixes in the laboratory”. University of Cape Town
- 2006 Solly Phalanndwa . “Pile Testing Using Internal Hydraulic Jack Method ” University of the Witwatersrand
- 2002 to Nicol Chang at the University of Pretoria.
- 2001 the award went to Josephine Menne at Stellenbosch University and in