Author:Senatla, Mamahloko; Tazvinga, Henerica; Moholisa, Tsolo E; Mushwana, CrescentDate:Aug 2017Photovoltaic (PV) systems are increasingly being installed globally for various reasons including reducing the carbon footprint, improving energy access, for supply and demand side management purposes. The price of PV has been going down in ...Read more
Author:Estuarine and Coastal Research Unit, ECRUDate:Jun 1981The state of knowledge of the Groen is poor. The area, being remote, has received little attention in the past and the bulk of information in this report originates from the Estuarine and Coastal Research Unit (ECRU) survey. Although the Groen ...Read more
Author:Harmse, M; Von, HJDate:Sep 1977The soils of the Nylsvley Nature Reserve are classified according to the binomial system and mapped on a scale of 1:5 000. 17 soil forms and 34 soil series are described. The main soil forms within the Savanna Ecosystem Project study area ...Read more
Author:Morant, PD; Bickerton, IBDate:Jun 1983Little is known of the early history of the area surrounding the Groot and Sout estuaries. The densely forested terrain dissected by deep gorges caused the area to be avoided by early travellers who used the inland route via the Langkloof to ...Read more
Author:Morant, PDDate:Dec 1983The Great Brak estuary has been endowed with great scenic beauty and recreational potential. The estuary and environs thus offer a great challenge for progressive development with the needs of existing industries and residential areas having ...Read more
Author:Schmitz, P; Pretorius, R; Du Plooy, N; Cooper, Antony KDate:Aug 2023Post-conflict reconstruction includes the removal of land mines and remnants of war. The CSIR conducted field experiments to determine the impact of TNT in the soil on plants as a possible means to detect landmines. All the leaf clip readings ...Read more
Author:Goldbach, ODDate:Oct 1991This report looks at the ground motion from 24 small magnitude seismic events recorded at various points inside a backfilled stope. The in-stope ground motion is compared to that recorded at an off-reef site. The seismic events are analysed ...Read more
Author:Osunmakind, IO; Ndhlovu, TDate:Nov 2009In this paper, collective intelligence of the Emergent Situation Awareness (ESA) technology is proposed as a supportive strategy for autonomous robotic navigation. The ability to reveal uncertainties over time on flexed far-field is a ground ...Read more
Author:Hobbs, PJDate:Nov 2008The significance and importance of groundwater level data in a karst environment, whilst acknowledged by geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists, is often not afforded the recognition it deserves. Within the ambit of a geotechnical ...Read more
Author:Tredoux, G; Cave, L; Engelbrecht, PDate:2004Groundwater pollution is a worldwide phenomenon with potentially disastrous consequences. Prevention of pollution is the ideal approach. However, in practice groundwater quality monitoring is the main tool for timely detection of pollutants ...Read more
Author:Bugan, Richard DH; Jovanovic, Nebojsa; May, F; Dzikiti, SebinasiDate:Sep 2011Groundwater recharge is the basis for accurate estimation of groundwater resources, for determining the modes of water allocation and groundwater resource susceptibility to climate change. Accurate estimations of groundwater recharge with ...Read more
Author:Rusinga, F; Taigbenu, AEDate:Jan 2005Judicious management of a groundwater system requires an understanding of its hydrogeology and response to various recharge and pumping stresses. However, in developing countries, groundwater resource evaluations are hampered by a lack of ...Read more
Author:Frost, B; Mayers, J; Roberts, SDate:2003Certification has developed more rapidly in South African forestry than in most countries of the South. This report looks at the motivations behind the spread of certification in the South African forest and wood products industry and describes ...Read more
Author:Williams, Quentin RDate:Oct 2017This presentation briefly discusses problems/trends such as unemployment, lack of advanced skills, import-driven economy, and the nature of the South African ICT sector. Digital innovation is put forward as a disruptor of mentioned trends.Read more
Author:Byaruhanga, YB; Bester, BH; Watson, TGDate:Jun 1999The growth and survival of B. cereus, a known pathogen commonly found in cereals, during lactic acid fermentation of mageu, a sour maize beverage, was studied. In the mageu base inoculated with both the starter culture and B. cereus, the ...Read more
Author:Kleynhans, TheoDate:Oct 2017This presentation discusses the growth and transformation of the South African Defence Industry from a state owned perspective.Read more
Author:Oliphant, CJ; Arendse, CJ; Knoesen, D; Muller, TFG; Prins, S; Malgas, GFDate:May 2011The authors report on the growth kinetics of hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon, with specific focus on the effects of the deposition time and hydrogen dilution on the nano-structural properties. The growth in the crystallite size, attributed ...Read more