Author:Rawoot, Ishreen; Van Heerden, Adelai; Parker, LaaiqahDate:Jul 2017A career within the South African Operational Forces is physically, mentally and emotionally challenging. It is a diverse working environment with its own organisational culture and unique challenges. The aim of the study was to explore the ...Read more
Author:Ngwadla, XolisaDate:2014Equity is a highly contentious but essential area of negotiation, if a stable and effective international climate agreement with broad participation is to be achieved. Three perspectives on the magnitude dimensions of equity are identified ...Read more
Author:Kamdar, A; Kienhöfer, F; Emwanu, B; Heyns, G; Nordengen, Paul ADate:Oct 2018This paper presents operational improvement outcomes of the Road Transport Management System (RTMS) in South Africa. The RTMS is a voluntary, self-regulation scheme that encourages consignees, consignors and road transport operators toward ...Read more
Author:Taljaard, Susan; Botes, WAM; Oelofse, Suzanna HH; Viljoen, PDate:Oct 2006In 1998, South Africa’s National Water Act (Act 36 of 1998) was promulgated to give legal status to the White Paper on a National Water Policy (April 1997) and the Department of Water Affairs’ (DWAF) water quality management policies and ...Read more
Author:Austin, LMDate:2006There are approximately 50,000 urine diversion (UD) toilets in South Africa. Emptying the vaults implies that the faecal material must be handled, usually with spades or rakes. Should the material be used for agricultural purposes then further ...Read more
Author:Landman, WA; Beraki, Asmerom FDate:Sep 2011The development of operational seasonal prediction as a science in South Africa is explained, as well as the current forecast systems and how they may further evolve.Read more
Author:Oosthuizen, Rudolph; Roodt, JHSDate:Jun 2012Combat presents a complex system that requires effective management to ensure successful completion of missions. Management of own forces and other assets in the pursuit of mission objectives is performed by the Command and Control (C2) system. ...Read more
Author:Ittmann, HW; Van Dyk, FE; Meyer, IA; Janse Van Rensburg, SJDate:2007Apart from work in the mining industry during the 1950s, the first real Operations Research (OR) group in South Africa was established at CSIR in the early 1960s. Those initially involved in this group played a significant role in establishing ...Read more
Author:Ittmann, HW; Sarma Yadavalli, VSDate:Jun 2010The history and current activities of the Operations Research Society of South Africa (ORSSA) is presented in this chapterRead more
Author:Sitas, Nadia E; Prozesky, HE; Esler, KJ; Reyers, BDate:Oct 2014Despite much progress in ecosystem services research, a gap still appears to exist between this research and the implementation of landscape management and development activities on the ground, especially within a developing country context. ...Read more
Author:Chou, HN; Govender, G; Ivanchev, LDate:2006SSM is now considered an established technology to produce high integrity near net shape components for the automotive industry in particular. Although it is used extensively in the automotive industry, very little attention has been given ...Read more
Author:Machete, FannieDate:Oct 2016Household energy consumption, transport and waste disposal contribute 51.2%, 32.8% and 16% of anthropogenic carbon to the atmosphere, respectively. Although most of the waste based carbon is convertible into various forms of energy for ...Read more
Author:Anandjiwala, RDDate:Jun 2013Natural fibers, such as flax, hemp, kenaf, coir, sisal and jute, are gaining increasing importance in automotive, aerospace, packaging, fiber-reinforced composites and other technical and industrial applications. This is due to the fact that ...Read more
Author:Godfrey, Linda K; Gorgens, JF; Roman, HDate:Dec 2018Following an active science-meets-industry approach on dealing with biomass and organics waste streams, this timely book foregrounds key issues facing South African policy makers, industry practitioners and scholars.
The editors drew ...Read more
Author:Mushwana, CrescentDate:Sep 2015In 2014, 93 GW of wind and PV were newly installed globally, and until today renewables are mainly driven by the United States, Europe and China. South Africa has implemented an Integrated Resource Plan 2010 which highlights a plan of the ...Read more
Author:Van Vuuren, DS; Engelbrecht, AD; Hadley, TDDate:Oct 2005The value chain of titanium products shows that the difference between the cost of titanium ingot and titanium dioxide is about $9/kg titanium. In contrast, the price of aluminum, which is produced in a similar way, is only about $1.7/kg. ...Read more
Author:Mafusire, C; Forbes, A; Michaelis, MM; Snedden, Glen CDate:Aug 2010Gas lenses work on the basis that aerodynamic media can be used to generate a graded refractive index distribution which can be used to focus a laser beam. Examples of these are the spinning pipe gas lens (SPGL) and the flame lens (FL). The ...Read more
Author:Mafusire, C; Forbes, A; Michaelis, MM; Snedden, Glen CDate:Jun 2008If a heated pipe is rotated about its axis, a density gradient is formed which results in the pipe acting as a graded index lens. In this study the authors revisit the concept of a spinning pipe gas lens and for the first time analyse both ...Read more
Author:Moloto, N; Mpelane, S; Sikhwivhilu, LM; Ray, Suprakas SDate:2012A microwave-assisted hydrothermal method was used to synthesize ZnO and TiO2 nanostructures. The experimental results show that the method resulted in crystalline monodispersed ZnO nanorods that have pointed tips with hexagonal crystal phase. ...Read more