The increased energy demand within South Africa has led to continued periods of load shedding. This has had an adverse impact on industry, quality of life and the economy as a whole. A larger requirement for production ...

This study is concerned with the design of vehicle structures through the use of Fatigue Equivalent Static Loads (FESL). A large percentage of failures of mechanical structures can be attributed to fatigue. Furthermore, ...

With the export of coal being more lucrative than selling coal to South African power producers, power station operators might consider accepting lower-quality coal. While the impact lower quality coal has on cycle efficiency ...

Risk Based Inspection (RBI) is a risk assessment and management tool that addresses an area not completely addressed in other organisational risk management efforts such as Process Hazards Analyses (PHA) or Reliability-Centred ...

Due to the recognition of the importance of maintenance from an organisational perspective, a number of different maintenance-related approaches have been developed. These approaches include reliability centred maintenance, ...