Author:Maluke, N; Mturi, George AJ; Hesp, SAMDate:Oct 2018In South Africa, over the last two decades, there has been a need to improve on the ductility specification test and to better simulate ageing of the asphalt bitumen in the laboratory for the control of fatigue cracking distress. Focusing on ...Read more
Author:Phasha, MJ; Ngoepe, PE; Chauke, HR; Pettifor, DR; Nguyen-Mann, DDate:Jun 2010The first principles pseudopotential calculations based on the PerdeweBurkeeErnzerhof (PBE) form of generalized gradient approximation (GGA) within density functional theory (DFT) have been utilized to investigate the structural and elastic ...Read more
Author:Madikezela, C; Cornish, LA; Chown, LH; Moller, HDate:Feb 2019Beta Ti-alloys are known for their high fracture toughness and ductility, and are used in applications where these properties are needed, such as the aerospace and biomedical industries. The selective laser melting of the alpha + beta Ti-6Al-4V ...Read more