Author:Leyland, RDate:2015The Karoo Dolerite Suite in South Africa is an important source of road construction aggregates both as natural gravel aggregate and as a crushed rock aggregate. The reason for this is the wide distribution of the suite throughout the Karoo ...Read more
Author:Rashamuse, Konanani; Mathiba, Kgama; Sithole, Bishop B; Tawona, NevilleDate:Sep 2014This chapter provides the results of the research conducted in South Africa on Banana fruits - ripe, rejected at packaging site, banana peels from rejected fruits at packaging site, cattle manure collected at pasture land, fruit and vegetable ...Read more
Author:Roro, Kittessa T; Carter-Brown, Clinton G; Koopman, S; Mali, TDate:May 2018The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has established an integrated energy research centre to provide decision support to South African industry and policymakers, where such support will be informed by its technical research. ...Read more
Author:Davis, C; Joubert, ADate:Nov 2011Southern Africa is a predominantly semi-arid region with high rainfall variability, characterised by frequent droughts and floods. It is also widely recognised as one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change because of low levels of ...Read more
Author:Conradie, Dirk CUDate:2010This chapter describes the development of an agent based Computational Building Simulation (CBS) tool, termed KRONOS that is being used to support advanced research questions such as traffic safety assessment and user behaviour in buildings. ...Read more
Author:Venter, JP; De Waal, A; Willers, NDate:Jan 2007Forensic analysis requires a keen detective mind, but the human mind has neither the ability nor the time to process the millions of bytes on a typical computer hard disk. Digital forensic investigators need powerful tools that can automate ...Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Sep 2010The institutional framework for government in South Africa was established in 1996 with the adoption of the first democratic Constitution. National, provincial and local government was established as three elected spheres of government, each ...Read more
Author:Eze, CN; Obodo, RM; Kebede, Mesfin A; Ezema, FIDate:Nov 2021Alkaline earth stannates are rare earth compounds with evidence of their attractive physical properties. Commonly, these rare earth complex oxide nanomaterials could be fabricated via conventional solid-state reactions such as coprecipitation, ...Read more
Author:Gebremedhin, KG; Gebremedhin, FG; Amin, MM; Godfrey, Linda KDate:Jun 2018Chapter 3 presents the state of solid waste generation and management across the African continent. The focus of this chapter is on the quantity of waste generated and its characteristics, waste delivery services, and waste infrastructure, ...Read more
Author:Rascher, J; Ashton, P; Turton, ADate:Jun 2009In order to understand more clearly the intricate linkages between HIV/AIDS and water, this chapter reviews the demographic impacts of HIV/AIDS in Africa, examines the socio-economic impacts of the disease related to water and evaluates the ...Read more
Author:Mathetha, Mokonyama T; Nkosi, Muzi KDate:Dec 2017The chapter evaluates the strenghts and limitations of the Green Star South Africa's rating scheme in respect of its transport environment category. The evaluation is necessary, among other things, to guide decision makers on the interpretation ...Read more
Author:Sinha Ray, J; Sinha Ray, SuprakashDate:Feb 2018The performance of a heterogeneous material, such as polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) is dictated by three main factors: (i) the inherent properties of the components; (ii) interfacial interactions; and (iii) structure of the PNCs. The structure ...Read more
Author:Grieve, G; Gouws, SDate:Apr 2010During the manufacture of Portland-type cements, significant emissions of carbon dioxide occur, some of which comes from the burning of fuel in the kiln, and the balance from the chemical dissociation of limestone (CaCO3). In South Africa the ...Read more
Author:Saasa, Valentine R; Mukwevho, E; Mwakikunga, Bonex WDate:Sep 2016There has been tremendous interest in ZnO as well as carbon materials; these are already in various technological devices. Work on the combination of ZnO and carbon materials is gaining interest [8-10] since these composites benefit from the ...Read more
Author:Dawood, Zubeida C; Keet, CMDate:Dec 2020Large and complex ontologies lead to usage difficulties, thereby hampering the ontology developers’ tasks. Ontology modules have been proposed as a possible solution, which is supported by some algorithms and tools. However, the majority of ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Apr 2010Sub-structure generally refers to those components of the building that are constructed below ground, although there are circumstances when sub-structure can also include components above ground such as supporting columns on steeply sloping ...Read more
Author:Conradie, Dirk CUDate:Oct 2016This article is about the experience of discomfort, applicable physics and some possible corrective actions in a very hot naturally ventilated office on the CSIR campus during the hottest summer in Pretoria on record, as reported by South ...Read more
Author:Van Schoor, MichaelDate:Jan 2015This chapter provides a brief overview of some of the most commonly encountered coal mining and exploration problems, where geophysics has either been called upon in the past to provide solutions, or it may be able to play a role in the future. ...Read more
Author:Celliers, LouisDate:2015The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) offers a wealth of opportunity for the profitable and beneficial use of coastal and marine resources – a prospect for a true ocean economy. These benefits are derived from a range of human activities in the ...Read more
Author:Conradie, Dirk CUDate:Dec 2017South Africa is blessed with some of the best quality sunshine in the world but at the same time has some of the most intense solar radiation. There are therefore many exciting opportunities to utilize the sun to its full potential in the ...Read more