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Traffic characteristics and bridge loading in South Africa
(Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The loading model of the Technical Manual for Highways (TMH-7) published for bridge design in South Africa is in need of revision and simplification. The frequency of heavy vehicle loads has increased ...
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Sewer network design : heuristic algorithm for hydraulic optimisation
(South African Institution of Civil Engineering, 2017-09)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: For a given sewer network layout and choice of pipe material, the total installed cost of the network is determined mainly by the pipe diameters and slopes. Hydraulic design optimisation is the task of ...
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Review of climatic input data for wind load design in accordance with SANS 10160-3
(South African Institution of Civil Engineering, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: With the publication of Part 3 Wind Actions of the South African Loading Code SANS 10160:2010, several issues concerning adjustments from the reference standard Eurocode EN 1991-1-4:2004 could not be ...
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Planning for desalination in the context of the Western Cape water supply system
(South African Institution of Civil Engineering, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As water demands continue to grow, South Africa is starting to consider seawater desalination as a potential future supply source, and it is currently being investigated at a feasibility level in a number ...
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Development of an updated fundamental basic wind speed map for SANS 10160-3
(South African Institution of Civil Engineering, 2017-11)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This paper evaluates the need for updating the strong wind climate stipulations of South Africa for the design of structures in accordance with SANS 10160-3:2010, as based on the latest information presented ...
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A performance measurement framework for the South African bulk export wine supply chain
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017-09-28)Background: Many participants in the South African wine industry still exhibit low supply chain maturity in the management of their supply chains. This hampers export performance and ultimately client satisfaction. The ...
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An investigation into the evidence of seasonal rainfall pattern shifts in the Western Cape, South Africa
(South African Institution of Civil Engineering, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Climate change is a highly contentious topic in the modern world. There is much evidence to indicate that climatic shifts and extreme weather anomalies are taking place globally, in some places more ...
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Alternative wall‑to‑slab connection systems in reinforced concrete structures
(South African Institution of Civil Engineering, 2017-09)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In many reinforced concrete structures the walls precede the construction of the connecting floors. A system is, therefore, required to connect the floors to the already cast walls. There are many different ...
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Numerical optimisation of a small-scale wind turbine through the use of surrogate modelling
(University of Cape Town, Energy Research Centre, 2017)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Wind conditions in South Africa are suitable for small-scale wind turbines, with wind speeds below 7 m.s−1. This investigation is about a methodology to optimise a full wind turbine using a surrogate ...
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Modelling and testing a passive night-sky radiation system
(University of Cape Town, Energy Research Centre, 2017)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The as-built and tested passive night-sky radiation cooling/heating system considered in this investigation consists of a radiation panel, a cold water storage tank, a hot water storage tank, a room and ...
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The impact of residential rooftop solar PV on municipal finances : an analysis of Stellenbosch
(University of Cape Town, Energy Research Centre, 2017)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Electricity utilities throughout the world are responding to the increased uptake of rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) in the household sector. Although the increase of decentralised solar PV is seen as ...
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Implications of biofuel production in the Western Cape province, South Africa : a system dynamics modelling approach
(University of Cape Town, Energy Research Centre, 2017)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The national government instated a mandatory blending policy to facilitate the uptake and establishment of a biofuels sector in South Africa. Uncertainty exists, however, regarding the implications and ...
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Investigating the performance of custom manufactured cermet mounted points when grinding Ti6Al4V alloys
(Central University of Technology, 2017)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The use and implementation of mounted grinding points in industrial applications are wide spread, ranging from the bio-medical and automotive industries to the aerospace and mining industries. These smaller ...
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Overview of predictive CSP spread prospects and its opportunities
(Energy Research Centre, 2016-05)An investigation was carried out to illustrate the prospects and challenges associated with implementation of concentrating solar power (CSP) with storage technology in South Africa. Various factors were examined that have ...
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Interventions to promote the use of seat belts
(Cochrane, 2014-07-24)This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects of interventions promoting the use of seat belts.
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Guidelines for energy management in the South African wine industry
(Energy Research Centre, 2016-11)Pressure is mounting on the wine industry to consider energy management interventions to, inter alia, reduce energy consumption – to be more competitive, become more self-reliant, and to reduce the carbon footprint of the ...
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Scoping exercise to determine load profile archetype reference shapes for solar co-generation models in isolated off-grid rural African villages
(Energy Research Centre, 2016-08)For many off-grid rural communities, renewable energy resources may be the only viable option for household and village energy supply and electrification. This is especially true for many rural regions in Southern Africa, ...
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Biosensors for the detection of Escherichia coli
(South African Water Research Commission, 2017-10)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The supply of safe potable water, free from pathogens and chemicals, requires routine analyses and the application of several diagnostic techniques. Apart from being expensive, many of the detection methods ...
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Supplementary household water sources to augment potable municipal supply in South Africa
(South African Water Research Commission, 2017-10)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This paper addresses on-site supplementary household water sources with a focus on groundwater abstraction, rainwater harvesting and greywater reuse as available non-potable water sources to residential ...
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Improved region of interest selection and colocalization analysis in three-dimensional fluorescence microscopy samples using virtual reality
(Public Library of Science, 2018)Although modern fluorescence microscopy produces detailed three-dimensional (3D) datasets, colocalization analysis and region of interest (ROI) selection is most commonly performed two-dimensionally (2D) using maximum ...
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Corrosion deterioration of steel in cracked SHCC
(SpringerOpen, 2017)The presence of cracks is unavoidable in reinforced concrete structures and also a gateway for chloride into concrete, leading to corrosion of steel reinforcing bars. So, crack control, crack width limitation and chloride ...
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Superconducting COSL building blocks for ultra-high speed logic circuits
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Complementary Output Switching Logic, or COSL, is used to define building blocks for ultrahigh speed (- 20 GHz) logic circuits. The family consists of the standard logic functions ORINOR, ANDINAND and ...
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A conceptual theoretical framework to integrally assess the possible impacts of climate change on domestic irrigation water use
(South African Water Research Commission, 2015-10)Southern Africa is likely to experience higher evapotranspiration and altered rainfall characteristics due to global warming and climate change. Climate-driven water use may potentially stress water supply facilities due ...
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Potable water use of residential consumers in the Cape Town metropolitan area with access to groundwater as a supplementary household water source
(South African Water Research Commission, 2016-01)The potable water use recorded by 3 579 residential consumer water meters in Cape Town, South Africa, was analysed as part of this research. The focus was on elected residential properties in serviced areas, with additional ...
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A virtual store framework model : optimising travel route for a passenger rail operation of maintenance components using GIS
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018-08-31)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Previous studies of supply chain management systems have attempted to focus on transportation, logistics, storage space planning, and time-to-delivery. The biggest challenge for large organisations like ...
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Improvements towards the identification and quantification of relationships between key performance indicators
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018-08-31)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The quantitative relationships at the performance measurement system (QRPMS) is a methodology for identifying and quantifying relationships between key performance indicators. These relationships present ...
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Optimisation of stock keeping unit placement in a retail distribution centre
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018-08-31)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The retail problem of slotting refers to the assignment of stock keeping units (SKUs) to the available storage locations in a distribution centre (DC). Generally, the expected total distance travelled by ...
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Integration costs of renewable energy technologies in future energy generation scenarios
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018-08-31)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The objective of the paper is to understand the integration costs of renewable energy technologies (RETs) in future energy generation scenarios for South Africa. The study used PLEXOS1 to conduct a bottom-up ...
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The applicability of nanofiltration for the treatment and reuse of textile reactive dye effluent
(Water Research Commission, 2015)The main aim of the study was to test the feasibility of using nanofiltration (NF) processes for the treatment of reactive dyebath effluents from the textile industry, in order to recover the water and chemicals (salts) ...
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Solvent extraction of polyphenolics from the indigenous African fruit ximenia caffra and characterization by LC-HRMS
(MDPI, 2018)Indigenous and non-commercial fruits can be an important source of antioxidant polyphenols; however, the identity and content of polyphenols from non-commercial fruits are often poorly described. The study aimed to ...
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