Author:Pandelani, Thanyani A; Reinecke, John D; Sono, T; Beetge, F; Nkosi, PDate:Sep 2014This paper presents the evaluation of the injury measurement response of the Hybrid III and ES2re ATD’s using both the HIII and MiL-Lx instrumented lower legs as loaded by the Modified Lower Limb Impactor (MLLI).Read more
Author:Boodhraj, K; Vichi, M; Smit, Jacoba EDate:Nov 2016Following the work done by Reffrey, Calone and Bourdalle-Badie (2015) we implemented a one dimensional (1D) ocean physical model in the sub-Antarctic Southern Ocean using the Nucleus for the European Modelling of the Ocean(NEMO) model. The ...Read more
Author:Thierron, WDate:Aug 1984The Mean Spindle Speed at Break (MSS) test was developed at SAWTRI for assessing the spinning potential of wool on worsted ring spinning machines.Read more
Author:Heydorn, AEFDate:Aug 1986During a meeting of the South African National Committee for Oceanographic Research (SANCOR) Estuaries Programme Committee held on 12 and 13 October 1983 at San Lameer, Natal, consideration was given to a working paper on the freshwater ...Read more
Author:Komba, Julius J; Mataka, M; Malisa, JT; Walubita, LF; Maina, JWDate:Jun 2018Traffic loading is one of key inputs for new and rehabilitation designs of pavement. Heavy vehicles cause the most structural damage to pavements; hence, as part of the pavement design process, heavy vehicle volume, and axle load surveys are ...Read more
Author:Wolfaardt, F; Taljaard, JL; Jacobs, A; Male, JR; Rabie, CJDate:Oct 2004Wood-inhabiting Basidiomycetes have been screened for various applications in the pulp and paper industry and it is evident that different fungi need to be used to suit the specific requirements of each application. This study assessed the ...Read more
Author:George, Theresa B; Anochie-Boateng, JosephDate:Aug 2016South Africa is facing a potential shortage of virgin aggregates used to produce asphalt mixes for road construction. Although these aggregates have demonstrated the desired quality in asphalt mixes and have adhered to project specifications ...Read more
Author:Pieterse, HeloiseDate:Jun 2017People are creatures of habit, favouring the familiar over unpredictability, which causes them to usually follow set patterns or routines. This is especially true for social interaction or communication where people tend to prefer familiar ...Read more
Author:Hodgskiss, J; Zschernack, SDate:Oct 2015Diverse demographics, living conditions, working conditions and lifestyles in the South African workforce are likely to affect levels of satisfaction and quality of life. Stressors facing nursing personnel include high mental and physical ...Read more
Author:Midgley, JJDate:May 1993There are cape Asteraceae species that have conspicuous dark markings on their ray florets. Such markings are usually interpreted as guides of various sorts. It is thus suggested that the dark raised marks on the ray florets of Gorteria diffusa ...Read more
Author:Kok, SDate:Jul 2012This study reports on the asymptotic behavior of the maximum likelihood function, encountered when constructing Kriging approximations using the Gaussian correlation function. Of specific interest is a maximum likelihood function that decreases ...Read more
Author:De Moor, IJ; Bruton, MNDate:1988This report serves as an introduction to the problem of alien and translocated aquatic animals in southern Africa is given followed by checklists of the different species which have been introduced into or translocated within the subcontinent. ...Read more
Author:Tesfaye, M; Sivakumar, V; Mengistu, G; Botai, J; Sharma, Ameeth; Bollig, C; Rautenbach, CJdWHDate:2010In this paper, the tropospheric aerosol load morphological classification and its impact on temporal variation of visibility are investigated using a continuous 23-hour single channel CSIR-NLC mobile LIDAR backscatter measurement. The trajectory ...Read more
Author:Callaghan, BGDate:1991Atmospheric corrosion is one the most widespread causes of metal and alloy degradation known. We only have to look at the corrosion of structural steelwork in buildings, bridges and other forms of construction to recognize the enormous wastage ...Read more
Author:Callaghan, BGDate:1991Atmospheric corrosion is one of the most widespread causes of metal and alloy degradation known. We only have to look at the corrosion of structural steelwook in buildings, bridges and other forms of construction to recognise the enormous ...Read morecb
Author:Feig, Gregor T; Mudau, Tami E; Piketh, S; Labuschagne, CDate:Oct 2016The concentrations of atmospheric methane have an important impact on the global climate system and are important in the production of tropospheric ozone as it acts as an ozone precursor. The ambient concentrations of methane have increased ...Read more