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  • L-band tapered-ridge SIW-to-CPW transion 
    Smith, James Nathan; Stander, Tinus; International Conference on Actual Problems of Electron Devices Engineering (APEDE) (2014 : Saratov, Russia) (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2014)
    A tapered ridge transition between coplanar waveguide and substrate-integrated waveguide is presented. The taper is implemented through staircase metallization across 10 layers of conventional RF substrate with sidewall ...
  • La Provence - French Hoek: joinery details 
    Fassler, John (1910-1971); Hanson, Norman Leonard (1909-1991); Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968) (2009-06-02)
    Drawings of joinery details of the Cape Dutch house La Provence near French Hoek [Franschhoek], including a wall cupboard, an internal screen door, an escutcheon plate, and a door in the north front. The drawings were ...
  • La Provence, French Hoek [Franschhoek] 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968); Hanson, Norman Leonard (1909-1991) (2009-03-27)
    Plan, and north and south elevations of La Provence, a Cape Dutch homestead near Franschhoek. Includes detail of the necked front gable. Drawn and measured by Norman Hanson for prof. Geoffrey Pearse's book "Eighteenth ...
  • La Provence: wall cupboard 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968); Ellenberger, R.M. (2008-10-21)
    Photograph depicting a built-in small wall cupboard with glass doors and a gabled pediment. It appears to be the same wall cupboard from La Provence depicted in Plate 25 (measured by Norman Hanson and drawn by Pearse) on ...
  • Laboratory evaluation of alternative cost-effective pavement materials 
    Smit, Michelle Andre; Akhalwaya, I.; Rust, Frederik Christoffel (Southern African Transport Conference 2021, 2021)
    The South African road network is severely impacted by the high costs associated with upgrading, maintaining and constructing road infrastructure in conjunction with the shortage of good quality construction materials. The ...
  • Laboratory evaluation of road construction materials enhanced with Nano-Modified Emulsions (NMEs) 
    Akhalwaya, I.; Rust, Frederik Christoffel (2018)
    Nano-modified emulsions (NMEs) have recently been used successfully across a number of trial projects in South Africa. Following the development of initial draft design approaches for NME stabilising agents, the Council ...
  • Laboratory investigation of the performance properties of hot mix asphalt containing waste glass 
    Anochie-Boateng, Joseph K.; George, T.B. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)
    CSIR is currently undertaking a study on the potential utilization of crushed glass as a substitute material to natural aggregate in asphalt mixes. As part of the study, a laboratory investigation is needed to determine ...
  • A laboratory optimisation of a urea-formaldehyde soil stabiliser 
    Focke, Walter Wilhelm; Germishuizen, Willem Andreas; Visser, Alex T. (South African Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2003)
    The Indirect Tensile Strength (ITS) was used to characterise the soil stabilising properties of a urea-formaldehyde (UF) resin. The test soil was brown shale gravel. Synergistic strength improvements were obtained when ...
  • Laboratory scale investigation into the corrosion of copper in a sulphur-containing environment 
    Thethwayo, Bongephiwe Mpilonhle; Garbers-Craig, Andrie Mariana (Elsevier, 2011-10)
    Please read abstract in article.
  • A laboratory study of soil stabilisation with an urea-formaldehyde resin 
    Germishuizen, Willem Andreas; Focke, Walter Wilhelm; Visser, Alex T. (South African Institution of Civil Engineering, 2002)
    The aim of this paper is to present laboratory results on the effectiveness of a proprietary urea-formaldehyde (UF) resin as a soil stabiliser. The Indirect Tensile Strength (ITS) was used to characterise the soil ...
  • Laboratory study to investigate the development of stiffness in stabilized materials 
    Paige-Green, Philip; Leyland, R.; Maharaj, Amrita; Southern African Transport Conference (29th : 2010 : Pretoria, South Africa); Transportation Research Board of the National Academies (TRB) (Document Transformation Technologies, 2010-08)
    Paper presented at the 29th Annual Southern African Transport Conference 16 - 19 August 2010 "Walk Together", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa. ABSTRACT:
  • Labour fatigue constraints in Capacitated Arc Routing 
    Petrou, L. (Leonidas) (University of Pretoria, 2016)
    Municipal waste collectors have limited physical capabilities because of task related fatigue factors. However, minimal attention has been paid to fatigue and its recovery in the Capacitated Arc Routing Problem (CARP), ...
  • Labour intensive projects in South Africa 
    Coetzer, J.A.; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Construction Economics (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Construction Economics, 2012-07-03)
    The past legislation led to the result that a large portion of our population did not acquire the skill nor had the opportunity to effectively participate in South Africa's economy and to earn a living. The government ...
  • Labyrinth seals flow field evaluation with optical methods 
    Szymanski, A.; Wroblewski, W.; Dykas, S.; Majkut, M.; Strozik, M.; Marugi, K. (HEFAT, 2017)
    This work aims to perform the detailed experimental investigation of the flow field in labyrinth seal specimen using optical methods: LDA (Laser Doppler Anemometry) and schlieren visualization. Preliminary tests were ...
  • Lack of affordable housing finance in Malawi's major urban areas 
    Nyasulu, E. Chapinduka; Cloete, C.E. (Christiaan Ernst) (Emerald, 2007)
    Purpose – The purpose of this research is to investigate the unaffordability of housing and limited access to finance as limiting factors to the provision of adequate housing in the urban areas of Malawi. Design/meth ...
  • Lactis : an agriculture and training facility on the Irene dairy farm 
    Mentz, C.J. (University of Pretoria, 2016)
    In Africa and specifically in South Africa, agriculture is the sector from which most rural communities derive their financial income, it is also the source of food for both rural and urban communities. The greatest ...
  • Ladysmith Post Office 
    Baker, Herbert, Sir, 1862-1946 (2008-08-01)
    View of the Ladysmith Post Office showing the main entrance. It was designed by Sir Herbert Baker in an eclectic style, with Arts & Crafts as well as Classical elements. The front elevation displays a denticulated entablature ...
  • Lagrangian block simulation of buoyancy at turbulence interfaces 
    Chu, Vincent H.; Altai, Wihel (International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 2014)
    Paper presented to the 10th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Florida, 14-16 July 2014.
  • Lagrangian model for deposition from low-concentrated particles-laden turbulent jets 
    Terfous, A.; Chiban, S.; Ghenaim, A.; Poulet, J. B.; Elahcene, O. (International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 2012)
    Paper presented at the 9th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Malta, 16-18 July, 2012.
  • Laminar burning speed and flame structure of syngas/oxygen/helium and syngas/air/edg premixed flame 
    Askari, Omid; Vien, Kevin; Wang, Ziyu; Metghalchi, Hameed (HEFAT, 2016)
    Experimental studies have been performed in conjunction with a novel differential based multi-shell model to investigate the flame structure and measure laminar burning speed of H2/CO/oxidizer/diluent premixed flames at ...