Books (Civil Engineering)

Fire safety engineering guideline for informal settlements : towards practical solutions for a complex problem in South Africa

Walls, Richard; Cicione, Antonio; Pharoah, Robyn; Zweig, Patricia; Smith, Mark; Antonellis, Danielle (Stellenbosch University, 2020)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Informal settlements are growing rapidly, and in Africa they are likely to double in size within the coming few decades. Informal settlements (IS) (also known by names such as slums, ghettos, favelas and ...
Background to sans 10160: basis of structural design and actions for buildings and industrial structures

Retief, J. V.; Dunaiski, P. E. (SUN PReSS, 2009)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Draft South African Loading Code SANS 10160 Basis for structural design and actions for buildings and industrial structures represents a substantial revision of the present Standard SABS 0160:1989 ...
Erosion and sediment dynamics from catchment to coast

Di Silvio, Giampaolo; Basson, Gerrit (UNESCO, 2008)

UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme (IHP) launched the International Sediment Initiative (ISI) in 2002, taking into consideration that sediment production and transport processes are not sufficiently understood ...