Author:VdM Steyn, WJ; Anochie-Boateng, Joseph; Fisher, C; Jones, D; Truter, LDate:Sep 2012Accelerated Pavement Testing (APT) has always been conducted with the objective of improving the understanding of real pavements under real traffic and environmental conditions. While APT provides an accelerated view of some of the major ...Read more
Author:Osburn, LDate:Nov 2010Energy modelling can be used in a number of different ways to fulfill different needs, including certification within building regulations or green building rating tools. Energy modelling can also be used in order to try and predict what the ...Read more
Author:Mangera, R; Senekal, F; Nicolls, FDate:2014Gesture recognition has many applications ranging from health care to entertainment. However for it to be a feasible method of human-computer interaction it is essential that only intentional movements are interpreted and that the system can ...Read more
Author:Leyland, RDate:Aug 2014Compaction is one of the more important processes in roadway construction. It is needed to achieve high quality and uniformity of materials and ensure design performance. Current procedures using conventional compaction machines and limited ...Read more
Author:Nwany, AC; Kebede, Mesfin A; Ezema, FIDate:Dec 2019The quest for mobile energy storage has revolutionized research in energy storage, especially in rechargeable batteries. Presently, lithium-ion batteries dominate the market. They are widely used in products ranging from consumer electronics ...Read more
Author:John, Maya J; Thomas, SDate:Jun 2010Cellulose is the most abundant polymer on earth- has emerged as an ideal candidate for providing nanoparticles as reinforcing agents. There is a growing interest in cellulose nanocomposites within the research community and especially if the ...Read more
Author:Herselman, Martha EDate:Dec 2014In Section 1 the importance of engaging with the community and to involve stakeholders even before the initiative was implemented were highlighted. If this was not handled correctly the initiative would have failed even before it started.Read more
Author:Coelho, ST; Bouille, DH; Mani, SK; Stafford, William HLDate:Jan 2020The adequate collection and disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) remain a challenge in developing countries as a direct consequence of inadequate practices, which in turn produce negative environmental and social impacts. In industrialized ...Read more
Author:Wanjiku Kihato, C; Napier, MarkDate:Oct 2013World cities face a bleak future. Global capital, state failure, structural adjustment programmes (SAPs) and a misguided non-profit sector collude to create a world of ‘megaslums’ which are ‘characterised by overcrowding, poor or informal ...Read more
Author:Erasmus, JC; Mans, Gerbrand GDate:2009The reality and influence of sexual violence and crime is an enormous and already proving to have devastating effects. Some call the disregard for human life a feature of a culture of violence. The Unit for Religion and Development Research ...Read more
Author:Cooper, Antony K; Kruger, Tinus; Godfrey, Linda K; Napier, MarkDate:Jan 2024The linear economy is where resources (including energy and space) move through the economy in one direction, from being harvested, collected or mined, through refining and processing to create products and services, to uses and consumption, ...Read more
Author:Musyoka, Nicholas M; Langmi, Henrietta WDate:2015The dwindling fossil energy reserves together with the need to find cleaner energy sources have intensified investigations for alternative energy sources. Solar energy, batteries and hydrogen have featured prominently amongst the most promising ...Read more
Author:Dlamini, MNDate:Mar 2014Brick is one of the most used and versatile building materials in use today. Bricks can be defined as modular units connected by mortar in the formation of a building system or product. Commonly the word brick is used to refer to clay bricks, ...Read more
Author:Todorovic, M; Jovanovic, NebojsaDate:Apr 2020Weather represents day-to-day atmospheric condition (e.g. air temperature, pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine hours, cloud cover, wind direction and speed, etc.) over a short term at a given place and time. Climate is defined as the ...Read more
Author:Archer, Emma RMDate:2010Science on observed trends in climate and projected future climate change has evolved substantially in the last few years. Different sub-regions of South Africa have shown, and are likely to continue to show, distinct climate changes. Surface ...Read more
Author:Gibberd, Jeremy TDate:Dec 2017Despite increasing awareness of climate change, there is little evidence of this being addressed in built environments in South Africa. Events such as flooding in Houston, USA, landslides in Free Town, Sierra Leone, and water shortages in La ...Read more
Author:Maluleka, SM; Ruxwana, Lennox NDate:Mar 2016The South African (SA) government adopted Open Source Software (OSS) with the aim to reduce ICT services cost, less dependencies on outsourced proprietary technology, skills and flexibility. However, the SA government was less successful in ...Read more
Author:Francis, J; Celliers, Louis; Rosendo, SDate:2015Most, if not all, of the recommendations contained in this State of the Coast Report, relies on two cross-cutting and fundamental qualities. Firstly, managers, decision- and policy-makers and the various end-users have access to the products ...Read more