Author:Pertrick, AJDate:1965During 1958, the FRI board, after a review of the whole position of fuel research, resolved that instead of dissipating the Institutes limited resources in an effort to cover too wide a range of subjects within the terms of reference of the ...Read more
Author:Kempster, PL; Smith, RDate:1985Using existing criteria from other countries, in conjunction with data on element toxicities and normal dietary intakes, drinking-water criteria for 56 aesthetic/physical and inorganic chemical determinants were proposed for South Africa.Read more
Author:Ditsela, J; Coetzee, S; Cooper, Antony KDate:Jun 2011An address assignment scheme identifies the components that make up an address and describes how values are assigned to these components. Address assignment schemes vary from country to country and there is often a strong cultural, religious ...Read more
Author:Grobler, JE; Rust, FC; Molenaar, PDate:Jul 1992This paper addresses the development of a design procedure for large-stone asphalt, the implementation thereof in two sets of trial sections, the correlation of engineering properties obtained in the laboratory with field properties, the ...Read more
Author:Roux, Michael P; Sallie, Ismail M; Kemp, Mauritz J; De Franca, Volanda MPDate:Jul 2018The Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), requires national and provincial government departments to “prepare financial statements for each financial year in accordance with generally recognised accounting practice”. The Municipal Finance ...Read more
Author:Cooper, Antony KDate:Sep 2005The principal objective of the Data Management and Information Delivery (DMID) project in Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) is to develop an infrastructure that supports the business of a statistical organisation, which includes data stores ...Read more
Author:Rathogwa, Mashudu; Singano, Afika PDate:Jul 2023In 2019/20, it was of major importance to identify an alternative network within the Integrated Public Transport Network (IPTN) that can meet the increasing population demands. Being composed of high-capacity corridors, the current IPTN still ...Read more
Author:Jansen van Vuuren, J; Grobler, M; Leenen, L; Phahlamohlaka, Letlibe JDate:Jul 2014Most communications in the new era are dependent on Information and Communication Technology (ICT). In addition, infrastructure is becoming increasingly interconnected. This not only makes lives easier, but also leaves technology users more ...Read more
Author:Dunaiski, PE; Retief, JV; Goliger, Adam MDate:Nov 2006The South African National Conference on Loading was convened by the South African Institution of Civil Engineering in 1998 to deliberate on the future of the South African loading code. During this loading code conference the decision was ...Read more
Author:Van der Walt, PJDate:1958On completion of the plant, all units were tested from a mechanical point of view and all apparent defects were made good. The plant was then painted ad was not operated again until after the official opening.Read more
Author:Edwards, ADate:Oct 2013The aim of this project was to develop an agreed upon standardised method of using OAEs in health surveillance for Hearing Conservation and to develop agreed upon criteria to interpret outcomes of OAE levels.Read more
Author:Mthethwa, Sthembile N; Dlamini, Nelisiwe; Barbour, GrahamDate:Dec 2018Even with the ability to produce documents digitally, the paperless environment has yet to become a reality in South Africa. Hardcopy documents are still printed daily which makes them susceptible to document fraud. In South Africa, a case ...Read more
Author:Booth, R; Meyer, T; Varzinczak, IDate:Aug 2013We introduce Propositional Typicality Logic (PTL), a logic for reasoning about typicality. We do so by enriching classical propositional logic with a typicality operator of which the intuition is to capture the most typical (or normal) ...Read more
Author:Mentz, JC; Kotzé, Paula; van der Merwe, ADate:Sep 2014In scientific inquiry definitions serves the purpose of describing what something is in terms that are concise, precise and allows for clear communication. Since the start of the enterprise architecture (EA) research field the issue of the ...Read more
Author:Debba, PraveshDate:Jul 2009This study demonstrates that designing sampling schemes using simulated annealing results in much better selection of samples from an existing scheme in terms of prediction accuracy. The presentation to the SASA Eastern Cape Chapter as an ...Read more
Author:Schutte, PC; Dias, B; Smith, AJB; Shaba, MNDate:Sep 2003The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) in the South African mining industry and to identify work-related factors that may pose a risk of WMSD developing. Aspects covered in ...Read more
Author:Hoffmann, JH; Moran, VC; Van Wilgen, BWDate:Sep 2011Nine Pinus species (Pinaceae) have become invasive plants in South Africa after being deliberately introduced and cultivated in commercial forests, for timber. A proposal to use biological control to contain the problem raised concerns among ...Read more