Author:Steyn, WJvdM; Denneman, E; Mahlangu, SDate:Jul 2008In this paper the focus is on the comparison between the permanent deformation behaviour of the standard HMA mix and one rut resistant HMA mix of which the grading differs from that of the standard HMA mix. The permanent deformation has been ...Read more
Author:Van Schoor, Michael; Mare, LP; Fourie, CJSDate:Sep 2009Physical properties of rock samples from exploration or mining sites are often needed to assist in the planning of geophysical surveys or in the interpretation of geophysical results. For example, the output from a physical property study may ...Read more
Author:Jooste, FJ; Kekwick, SV; Sadzik, ES; Rohde, GTDate:Aug 1997The aim of this study was to investigate the following:how accelerated pavement testing predictions compare with actual road behaviour and performance the relative influences of load and environmental factors on pavement deterioration and how ...Read more
Author:Keaikitse, M; Govender, Nicolin; Warrell, JDate:Sep 2013Active object recognition aims to manipulate the sensor and its parameters, and interact with the environment and/or the object of interest in order to gather more information to complete the 3D object recognition task as quickly and accurately ...Read more
Author:Zbonak, ADate:2006Eucalypts are an important source of fibre for the South African pulp and paper industry. The genus is largely propagated by seed but it also has an ability to resume growth from harvested tree stumps. The shoots produced from the cambium ...Read more
Author:Schoombie, JanineDate:Oct 2017This presentation contains a comparison of ANSYS Fluent and STAR-CCM+ simulations for a tangent ogive slender body with a structured mesh at incompressible flow conditions.Read more
Author:Hauptfleisch, AC; Van Den Bergh, F; Bachoo, AK; Engelbrecht, APDate:Nov 2006The Anti-parallel edge Centerline Extractor (ACE) algorithm is designed to extract road networks from high resolution satellite images. The primary mechanism used by the algorithm to detect the presence of roads is a filter that detects ...Read more
Author:Kelly, IWDate:May 1975Applying amounts of resin greater than 5 per cent (on mass of cotton) to cotton/polyester blend fabrics and dry curing the fabrics to not improve the easy-care properties of the fabrics to any extent.Read more
Author:Kelly, IWDate:May 1974The physical properties of a series of plain weave fabrics from cotton blended with polyester were measured and compared.Read more
Author:Botha, Johannes G; Van ‘t Wout, Magdalena C; Leenen, LDate:Jul 2019Mobile messaging or chat Applications (Apps) have gained increasing popularity over the past decade. Large amounts of data are being transmitted over the internet when people make use of these Apps. Metadata and personal information are being ...Read more
Author:Van Tonder, N; Denner, BF; Chang, MSDate:02 Feb 1999A chromaticity comparison took place in order to fulfil the requirements of the mutual recognition agreement (MRA) between the South African National Metrology Laboratory (CSIR/NML) and the Taiwanese National Measurement Laboratory (ITRI/CMS). ...Read more
Author:Shatalov, M; Fedotov, I; Tenkam, HM; Marais, JDate:Jul 2009A unified approach to derivation of different families of differential equations describing the longitudinal vibration of elastic rods and based on the Hamilton variational principle is outlined. The simplest model of longitudinal vibration ...Read more
Author:Shatalov, M; Fedotov, I; Tenkam, HM; Marais, JDate:Jan 2011A unified approach to derivation of different families of differential equations describing the longitudinal vibration of elastic rods and based on the Hamilton variational principle is outlined. The simplest model of longitudinal vibration ...Read more
Author:Pancham, Ardhisha; Withey, Daniel J; Bright, GDate:Oct 2016The use of low-cost, camera sensors for Simultaneous Localization And Mapping and Moving Object Tracking (SLAMMOT) is a developing research area. Image features can be static or dynamic, sparse or dense, and can appear or disappear, making ...Read more
Author:Van Rooyen, Corney; Burger, HP; Kazadi, BPDate:Nov 2006Laser welding trials were performed on thin walled cylindrical Grade 250 maraging steel tubes to determine its suitability as a joining process for rocket motor casings. Bead-on-plate (BOP) and butt welded samples were produced utilising a 5 ...Read more
Author:Eatwell, KA; Verryn, SD; Roux, CZ; Geerthsen, PJMDate:2011Collinearity potentially has a negative impact on the prediction of genetic gains in tree breeding programs. This study investigated the reliability and impact of best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP) using various collinearity mitigation ...Read more
Author:De Beer, Morris; Sadzik, EDate:Jul 2007This paper summarises the results of a study in which the maximum vertical contact stressess of the one third scale test tyres of the Model Mobile Load Simulator (MMLS3) were compared with those measured for three types of full-scale test ...Read more
Author:Egidius, P; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Hancke, GPDate:Jun 2019The Software Defined Network (SDN) concept has been proposed to be utilized in the traditional Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) applications such as Internet of Things (IoTs), traffic engineering and smart grid, etc. The SDN Concept is an ideal ...Read more