The provision and preservation of good transport infrastructure is a prerequisite to economic growth. However, the high cost associated with this essential part of service delivery puts an ever-increasing burden on available ...

Nanoscale organofunctional silanes have been developed, tested and successfully applied to protect stone buildings in Europe against climatic effects since the 1860s. The same nanotechnologies can also be used in pavement ...

Upgrading, maintenance and rehabilitation of road infrastructure is expensive, especially in view of the growing scarcity and cost of suitable road building materials. In areas with high mica content and secondary minerals ...

The developing world has been faced with high rates of unemployment, exasperated by extended enforced lockdowns due to the Pandemic. Pressure is mounting for drastic intervention to accelerate economic growth and to ...

The introduction of any new disruptive technology in a traditionally well-established industry, such as the road construction industry, is usually associated with considerable resistance. This is especially relevant when ...

Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Southern African Transport Conference 14 - 16 July 2003 "National issues affecting the movement of people and goods - strategic approaches", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, ...