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Thermal performance of foam concrete structural façade elements with cavities
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The housing backlog in South Africa is an ever growing problem. Efforts are put together to study this problem and to reacha sustainable economical solution. Increased interest in the use of foam concrete ... -
A study of the data mining of meeting minutes of construction projects
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research is motivated by the increased use of big data and the need to decrease the cost/time overruns experienced in the construction industry. During the construction period of a project, numerous ... -
Real losses from drinking water networks operated by gated communities
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The International Water Association (IWA) has provided a standardised approach to better understand and manage water leakage and losses. Prior studies have focused predominately ... -
Modelling the impact of climate change and development scenarios on Eerste River
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research investigated the impact of climate change and different development scenarios onthe Eerste River, which is the primarysource of water for Stellenbosch Municipality andthe agricultural sector ... -
Influence of calcium sulphate to plasticiser/superplasticiser interaction on concrete performance
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: With the continuously increasing use of concrete as a construction material the development of materials to enhance concrete performance has received a great deal of attention over the past ... -
Flexural behaviour of unreinforced alternative masonry walls
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Over two million households in South Africa reside in informal housing. In an e ort to provide adequate formal housing to these citizens, government subsidised 40m2 houses are being constructed, referred ... -
Evaluating the use of low-cost technologies for pavement surface evaluations
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: iAbstractSouth Africa has the tenth largest road network in the world,with a total road network of 750 000 kilometres. The Provincial governmentsareresponsible for the regional roads, while local ... -
A development cost comparison between a multi-storey mass timber and reinforced concrete building in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A study was conducted investigating the economic viability of a multi-storey mass timber building for South Africa through a development cost comparison. First, the research investigated whether ... -
Concrete with improved visibility in low light conditions
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In a world where the sun sets at the end of every day, humans are forced to move about in low light conditions, for which they are not specifically adapted to do. This is even more prevalent in modern ...
