Author:Komakech, C; Swain, T-L; Fossey, ADate:Sep 2013Eucalyptus grandis is predominantly cultivated in the humid, warmer temperate, subtropical regions in South Africa for pulp and paper production because of its rapid growth and desirable wood properties. With forestry expanding into mid-altitude ...Read more
Author:Jacobs, D; Kotzé, Paula; Van der Merwe, ADate:Apr 2017A key constraint for growing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa is the business skills required to grow the enterprises through the stages of transformation. Business process management (BPM) is one of the skills that could ...Read more
Author:Han, G; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Rodrigues, JJPC; Wang, XDate:Jun 2022The papers in this special section focus on artificial intelligence-enabled software defined industrial networks. With the development of intelligent manufacturing, new manufacturing modes such as personalized customization and networked ...Read more
Author:Moustafa, N; Choo, K-K R; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Mar 2022Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems are increasingly found in settings such as factories, smart cities/nations, and healthcare institutions. These systems facilitate the interconnection of automation and data analytics across different ...Read more
Author:Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Jun 2021UMAN society has experienced three industrial revolutions from mechanization, and electricity to information automation. Every industrial revolution significantly alters the form of agricultural industry from labor-intensive farming, mechanized ...Read more
Author:Lan, YJ; Botha, AdèleDate:Jul 2018This special issue aims to provide a platform where researchers can present their research efforts offering insights into: (1) the approaches governing the application of technology to enhance L2 game-based learning in context; (2) the ...Read more
Author:Adedeji, KB; Ponnle, AA; Abe, BT; Jimoh, AA; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Hamam, YDate:Nov 2018In this paper, a stand-alone application with graphical user interface (GUI) developed for monitoring AC induced corrosion expectancies of buried pipelines near a high voltage AC transmission line is presented. A Rand water site, South Africa, ...Read more
Author:Tainton, MNDate:Dec 1984Research into the management of grassland communities in South Africa spans a period of more than 50 years. The work has covered a wide range of topics relating to the form and function of grassland communities, and has had as its main objective ...Read more
Author:Stewart, JM; Whillier, ADate:Apr 1978This report is intended primarily for ventilation staff on mines, but is also of importance to management. In the gold mining industry the assessment of heat stress is likely to be for one of three purposes: to assess either the average or ...Read more
Author:Meiring, PGJ; Drews, RJLC; Van Eck, H; Stander, GJDate:Jan 1968Some of the effluents from the sewage purification systems covered by this report show quite marked seasonal variations. No assurance can be given that the effluents would meet promulgated standards from season to season. The effluent from ...Read more
Author:Clinton, D; Cleland, A; Sanio, M; Botha, D; Wall, K; Negussey, D; Lewis, SDate:Oct 2010WFEO’s Standing Committee on Capacity Building (CCB) has over the years developed an understanding of the challenges and complexities that face the engineering community regarding capacity and sustainability issues. With the objective of ...Read more
Author:Clinton, D; Cleland, A; Sanio, M; Botha, D; Wall, K; Negussey, D; Lewis, SDate:Nov 2011WFEO’s Standing Committee on Capacity Building (CCB) has over the years developed an understanding of the challenges and complexities that face the engineering community regarding capacity and sustainability issues. With the objective of ...Read more
Author:Gololo, V; Majozi, T; Zhelev, T; Semkov, KDate:2011Water cooling and water heating is an important source of energy consumption, accounting for more than 20% of all energy consumption in manufacturing industry. It is clear that the development of heat recycling schemes and better structural ...Read more
Author:Yenwong Fai, AS; Durrheim, RJ; Hildyard, MWDate:Sep 2012Mining-induced seismic events pose a serious risk to workers in deep mines. Accurate numerical simulations are useful in analyzing the problem and developing mitigation strategies. Here we tackle the problem of guided interfacial elastic wave ...Read more
Author:Loveday, Philip WDate:Jul 2012Cost-effective NDE of the vast length of aging railway track around the world remains a challenge for the community. Continuously welded rail is installed in tension but temperature changes can result in rail buckling if the initial tension ...Read more
Author:Loveday, Philip WDate:Apr 2012Cost-effective NDE of the vast length of ageing railway track around the world remains challenge for the community. Since continuously welded railway lines may be thought of as one-dimensional elastic waveguides, they are natural candidates ...Read more
Author:Loveday, Philip W; Wilcox, PDDate:Mar 2010Guided wave propagation has been proposed as a means to monitor the axial loads in continuously welded railway rails although no practical system has been developed. In this paper, the influence of axial load on the guided wave propagation ...Read more
Author:Chiloane, Lehlogonolo DDate:Sep 2017This document aims to guide public entities on cost-efficient ways to procure photovoltaic (PV) assets. Traditionally, responses to the request for proposals for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a photovoltaic asset for ...Read more
Author:Musvoto, Constansia DDate:Aug 2017The CSIR has developed a guideline for implementing green economy projects in the agriculture sector. The guideline is available for use by agricultural practitioners; and is a tool for translating the principles of a green economy into ...Read more
Author:Bischof-Niemz, Thomas; Roro, Kittessa TDate:Sep 2015This paper presents a guideline for public entities on cost-efficient procurement of PV assets. Traditionally, screening of the responses to the request for proposal for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) of a photovoltaic ...Read more