Faculty of Engineering
The Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University is one of South Africa's major producers of top quality engineers. Established in 1944, it currently has five Engineering Departments.
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Baseline adjustment methodology in a shared water savings contract under serious drought conditions
(Water Research Commission, 2020-01)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Baselines are often employed in shared water saving contracts for estimating water savings after some type of intervention by the water service company. An adjustment to the baseline may become necessary ... -
The potential use of plant species within a Renosterveld landscape for the phytoremediation of glyphosate and fertiliser
(Water Research Commission, 2020-01)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In South Africa, fertiliser and herbicide pollutants resulting from agricultural practices indirectly lead to the degradation of surface freshwater and groundwater quality. Nitrogen and phosphorus, and ... -
Explore, design and act for sustainability : a participatory planning approach for local energy sustainability
(MDPI, 2020-01-23)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This paper focuses planning approach for local energy sustainability. The characteristics of a complex problem were reviewed to establish that the problem of sustainable energy at a local government ... -
Evaluating the energy potential of solar PV located on mining properties in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa
(MDPI, 2020-07-21)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The lauded Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program (REIPPPP) has achieved much in stimulating private sector investment in the renewable energy market in South Africa. Yet, 95% ... -
Water and CSP - linking CSP water demand models and national hydrology data to sustainably manage CSP development and water resources in arid regions
(MDPI, 2020-04-21)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A systematic approach to evaluate Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plant fleet deployment and sustainable water resource use in arid regions is presented. An overview is given of previous work carried ... -
The cost of edge removal in graph domination
(2020)ABSTRACT A vertex set D of a graph G is a dominating set of G if each vertex of G is a member of D or is adjacent to a member of D. The domination number of G, denoted by cðGÞ, is the cardinality of a smallest dominating ... -
Investigating the impact of human-centric public transport design principles on the desirability and operational success of public transport in the Western Cape Province, South Africa -- a mixed-methods study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South African commuters are continuously disappointed by the provision of unsafe, unreliable transport services, feeling transport authorities and modal operators remain indifferent towards their needs ... -
Parametric modelling of integral bridge soil spring reactions
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The integral bridge is a bridge structure in which the deck, piers and abutments are all made integral without the use of expansion joints. The joints would normally allow the expansion and contraction ... -
Geospatial capacity allocation framework of wind and solar renewable generation for optimal grid support
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa has displayed a unique energy supply profile over recent years, where the ability to consistently meet the energy demand has been constrained by physical limitations of the current energy ... -
Behaviour of masonry systems incorporating waste plastic subjected to fire
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Plastic waste within the built environment is a global concern, with proportions of waste plastic produced in municipal solid waste being more than 10% by the beginning of the millennium. Within the ... -
Designing a mobility as a service principled service offering for the minibus taxi industry that improves the user experience—using Stellenbosch as a case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The minibus taxi industry (MBTI) is the backbone of the South African public transport system, accounting for 63% of all public transport trips and transporting a total of 2.5 million daily commuters. ... -
Advanced vineyard based long range sensor networks
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The real-time monitoring and collection of agricultural sensor data have been a challenge faced by farmers around the world. This thesis explores the design of a system to make the collecting and viewing ... -
Experimental testing and numerical modelling of a large-scale modular cellular structural steel and composite sandwich decking flooring system in fire
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) has determined that the current office building market segment within the South African construction industry does not satisfy the performance ... -
High frame rate marker detection for single camera-based localisation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Localisation is a fundamental component of autonomous navigation. Au tonomous systems that perform high accuracy tasks require position and ori entation information at high rates. Pose information at high ... -
Displacement of marine pipelines
(Stellenbosch -- Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Marine pipelines are used to transport seawater, effluent, and bulk oil and gas products. Their potential displacement is significant because it affects the pipeline network's integrity in a very challenging ... -
Fatigue behaviour of steel fibre reinforced concrete
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Concrete is a heterogeneous material that is known to have a weak tensile capacity. The construction industry has successfully utilised steel reinforcement in concrete to overcome its brittle tensile ... -
Fire behaviour of plastic bottle ecobricks as an infill building material
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A global increased awareness of plastic pollution, and the consequences of not addressing said problem, has led to increased interest and adoption of ecobricks as a building material. Ecobricks consist ... -
Improvement of unsignalized intersections faced with poor visibility weather conditions on South African regional routes
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: When faced with poor visibility weather conditions such as thick fog and heavy rain, a driver may experience the feeling of uncertainty and discomfort when waiting to pull off to either cross or join a ... -
Investigation into ultra high performance concrete for pedestrian bridge design: A Cape Town railway case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The need for e cient bridge structures with enhanced load-bearing capacity and lower maintenance is continuously increasing, and the development of cost-e ective solutions to satisfy these demands remains ... -
A unique radiometric measurement station design incorporating spectral and image data collection
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The performance of photovoltaic (PV) panels is determined under standard test condi tions (STC). However, in practical PV installations, it is rare for PV panels to operate under the STC at which they ...
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