Botes, Antoni Willem(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The current housing backlog facing the informal residents of South Africa is daunting. With current research showing that the backlog is not shrinking fast enough, the stakeholders of the formal and ...
Lynch, Alan Gerald(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Two common methods of road pavement, granular material stabilisation used in road construction
throughout South Africa today include Cold in Place Recycling (CIPR) and stabilisation with cement
or bitumen ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Concrete is used in most of the modern day infrastructure. It is a building material for which there
exist various design codes and guidelines for its use and construction. It is strong in compression, ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Speed-flow-density relationships are the most useful tools in the highway design and planning process. They are useful in predicting the roadway capacity, in determining the adequate level-of-service of ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Most of the parameters involved in the design and analysis of structures are of stochastic nature.
This is, therefore, of paramount importance to be able to perform a fully stochastic analysis of
structures ...
Van der Westhuizen, Daniel Erasmus(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Macro synthetic fibre reinforced concrete (SynFRC) is a relatively new concrete for the purpose of
being used in structural elements which only require minimum reinforcement and are supported
continuously ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Support tower structures of Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS) are major cost
items and by means of integrated design and optimization, the Life-Cycle Cost (LCC) can
be reduced substantially. In this ...
Stuart, Duncan Charles Alistair(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The port of Ngqura is situated on the east coast of South Africa. Since its first operational winter
excessive vessel motions have interrupted container shipping operations and lead to mooring line
failure. ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa is currently experiencing a time in which existing infrastructure is
reaching its design life end. With a growing economy and the increased level of
social development, existing infrastructure ...
Van Wyk, Peter Ryan(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The suitability of local construction materials for construction purposes is governed by several rock mechanical properties. Strength, durability, performance and petrography of aggregates all influence ...
Smit, Jacobus Petrus Johannes(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Water Quality Models are mathematical representations of ecological systems and they play a major role in the planning and management of water resources and aquatic environments. Important decisions ...
Donald, Ian R.(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Touw River estuary and Wilderness coastal lakes is a sensitive system from a flooding and ecological viewpoint
and, therefore, careful consideration is placed on the hydrodynamics and salinity levels ...
Kriegler, Benjamin Jacobus(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The design of a water supply system relies on the knowledge of the water demands of its specific end-users.
It is also important to understand the end-users’ temporal variation in water demand. Failure ...
Langmaak, Kai Rainer(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Riprap is commonly used as an erosion protection measure around the world. In some cases, for example when constructing bed arrestors, riprap has to be designed to be stable on steep slopes. The literature ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Factors influencing surface run-off of bitumen emulsions were studied in order to understand
binders for use in the construction of surfacing seals.
Run-off of the binder from the road surface causes ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Road traffic accidents have been a global concern facing all countries. Approximately
1.2 million people are killed annually as a result of traffic accidents and 50 million are
injured. More than 90 ...
Le Roux, Ellouise(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since 1994 the government of South Africa has spent substantial amounts of money on the development and expantion of infrastructure to include the previously disadvantaged. Each year the amount spent on ...
Roux, George Bishop(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Strand is located within False Bay and frequently encounters large quantities of wave overtopping over the coastal defences. This results in the damage of property and infrastructure and causes streets ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this research is to investigate the potential use of coarse recycled concrete aggregate
(RCA) as a material in structural concrete. The lack of knowledge and specifications in South Africa
are ...
Van Rooyen, Algurnon Steve(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)
Cellular concrete is a type of lightweight concrete that consists only of cement, water and
sand with 20 per cent air by volume or more air entrained into the concrete. The two
methods used for air entrainment in cellular ...