A study aimed towards assessing the variation in shaft capacity of piled foundations in swelling clays is presented. At the clay's in-situ water content, the results of pull-out tests on short-length piles revealed no ...
Hayes, Gary Patrick(University of Pretoria, 2023-07)
The research presented in this thesis was motivated by two factors. Firstly, little route choice research
has been undertaken in South Africa, especially in urban areas. This has resulted in significant gaps in
our ...
Vorster, Martin; Van der Vyver, Petrus Jacobus; Markou, George(Elsevier, 2023-01)
INTRODUCTION : The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare 2 different access cavity designs in combination with 2 popular single-file preparation systems to see which combination preserves dentin, more specifically ...
This study presents a novel computationally efficient high-fidelity nonlinear FEA (NLFEA) methodology for prestressed RC bridges constructed in the UAE and seismically isolated with elastomeric bearings. Specifically, the ...
At its core public transport integration is about the collaboration of actors. Collaboration is elusive and difficult to achieve, especially in developing countries where insufficient regulation and dispersed, quasi-formal ...
Data-driven models utilizing powerful artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms have been implemented over the past two decades in different fields of simulation-based engineering science. Most numerical procedures involve ...
Randriantsoa, Ando Ny Aina; Fakra, Damien Ali Hamada; Rakotondrajaona, Luc; Steyn, Wynand Jacobus Van der Merwe(Springer, 2023-07)
Currently, we are facing an energy transition due to pollution and depletion issues related to fossil energy sources. Among all the efforts to develop alternative green energy sources, there are other energy sources that ...
Venter, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); De Beer, L.R.; Du Preez, Simeon; Joubert, Johannes Willem(South African Institution Of Civil Engineering, 2022-05)
Over the last 15 years South Africa has invested heavily in the upgrading
of public transport. However, issues such as slow deployment, limited
impacts, and financial underperformance of our budding Bus Rapid
Transit ...
Kearsley, Elsabe P.; Smit, Martha S.(Taylor and Francis, 2023)
Concrete pavements are typically considered to be rigid pavements and are designed using principles based on the beam-on-elastic support equations as derived by Westergaard in 1926. Ultra-Thin Continuously Reinforced ...
Schroeder, Reinhard; Loots, Ione; Van Dijik, Marco; Coetzee, Gert Louis(South African Water Research Commission, 2023-07)
South Africa is in a critical power situation and is in dire need of additional generation capacity. Thus,
renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and hydropower should be evaluated to identify highpotential and ...
Hoffmann, J.(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
Long term trends in maritime logistics include increasingly globalized value chains,
improved trade efficiency, and shifts in the geography of trade.
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted energy consumption, digitalization, and ...
Matebese, N.(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
Many public transport systems around the globe cannot generate sufficient income to
cover their operating and capital costs. Thus, financing public transport systems remains
one of the challenges facing many cities. The ...
Marlin, D.; Gifford, T.; Mbambo, S.(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
Sustainable Seas Trust (SST) is a non-profit organisation based in Gqeberha, South
Africa, with a vision where the people of Africa and their seas flourish together. One of
SST’s projects focuses on sea-based sources of ...
Nkosi, M.; Zuidgeest, M.; Mokonyama, M.; Hawthorne, R.(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
Apart from direct costs in the provision of transport, other indirect costs are generated
amongst others through accidents, emissions, and congestion. However, in most
instances, these costs are not borne by users of the ...
Grimett, L.A.(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
The issue of seafarer placement has been continually raised, in the context of South
African seafarers. Because of the limited domestic shipping reach, South African seafarers
have had to rely upon the international merchant ...
Nkowane, N.(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
Port performance is a critical factor that can shape the Southern African Development
Community’s (SADC) trade competitiveness. The South African port system has been
facing operational inefficiencies for several years, ...
Bhengu, S.; Mudau, L.(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
The history of the South African maritime sector mirrors the history and evolution of South
Africa, pre and post the 1994 political transition of the country. Due to heavy economic
sanctions and the looming 1994 (and beyond) ...
Ngubane, K.(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
The maritime transport remains the critical vein of the South African economy. The bulk of
the South African trade is seaborne and goes through the South African seaport system.
Thus, the development and maintenance of new ...