Author:Rust, FC; Sono, P; Van Dijk, G G; Fourie, H; Smit, Michelle ADate:Sep 2021In low-income countries Research and Development funding is limited and has to be invested with a view of optimum return, both economic return but also “softer” benefits such as human resource development. The assessment of these benefits is ...Read more
Author:Smit, Michelle A; Akhalwaya, Imraan; Rust, FCDate:Jul 2021The South African road network is severely impacted by the high costs associated with upgrading, maintaining and constructing road infrastructure in conjunction with the shortage of good quality construction materials. The Council for Scientific ...Read more
Author:Smit, Michelle A; Akhalwaya, Imraan; Rust, FC; Ramdas, VesharaDate:Jul 2022The growing concern over climate change has led the drive for the development of alternative building materials in several industries, including road construction. Bio-based construction, using Microbial Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation ...Read more
Author:Rust, FC; Wall, K; Smit, Michelle A; Amod, SDate:Jun 2021The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) Infrastructure Report Cards of 2006, 2011 and 2017 reported that much of the South African infrastructure is in a poor condition. To augment the recent 2017 Report Card, a survey was, ...Read morecbnd