Author:Paige-Green, P; Leyland, R; Maharaj, ADate:Aug 2010The development of stiffness of stabilized materials with time is critical to the construction process, particularly in the case of recycling, where traffic is often required to return to the recycled road soon after construction. However, ...Read more
Author:Theron, BertusDate:Apr 2013The purpose of the workshop was for participants to interactively discuss (with regard to optical imaging or optical imaging systems): Local end-user needs; What those needs imply for associated new & existing laboratory testing & measurement ...Read more
Author:Paige-Green, P; Hongve, J; Sampson, L; Cassiem, IDate:Sep 2004The primary objective of the study discussed in this paper was to assess the different alternatives to the provision and maintenance of a good gravel wearing course, in financial and economic terms as well as suitability for labour-based ...Read more
Author:Dlamini, N; Mapiravana, JosephDate:Sep 2011For this workshop, members of the Regional research alliance (RRA) and delegates from the construction industry were invited to present ideas and contribute towards the implementation of Ultrathin Concrete road pavements. Dr. Joe Mapiravana ...Read more
Author:Trichili, A; Mhlanga, T; Naidoo, Darryl; Dudely, A; Zghal, M; Forbes, ADate:17 Aug 2014We analyze the effect of atmospheric turbulence on the propagation of multiplexed Laguerre Gaussian modes. We present a method to multiplex Laguerre Gaussian modes using digital holograms and decompose the resulting field after encountering ...Read more
Author:Ramoelo, Abel; Munyati, C; Lück-Vogel, Melanie; Le Maitre, David C; Van Aardt, JDate:Sep 2007Land degradation is of great concern in South Africa particularly in the Inkomati catchment. Here a mosaic of different land use types such as plantation agriculture, subsistence farming, irrigated commercial farming, rural and urban settlements, ...Read more
Author:Tizora, P; Le Roux, Alize; Mans, Gerbrand G; Cooper, Antony KDate:Jul 2016The Western Cape Province is currently faced with population growth, declining household sizes, increasing household numbers, high levels of migration, urbanization and escalating development pressures. These factors have consequently triggered ...Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Oct 2013The introduction of landfill permits by Section 20 of the Environment Conservation Act, 1989, resulted in the development of the Minimum Requirements series of documents to guide waste disposal to landfill. The promulgation of the National ...Read more
Author:Tekane, YC; Twala, B; Marwala, TDate:Jan 2015We consider the problem of mapping with Miniature Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) in outdoor sites with distinguishable landscapes. The primary long range sensor in these MAVs is a miniature camera. While previous approaches first try to build a 3D ...Read more
Author:De Jager, Peta; Van Reenen, Coralie A; Napier, Mark; Sebake, Thandi N; Bole, SheldonDate:Dec 2019Copyright 2019 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Read more
Author:Kleynhans, NT; Barnard, EDate:Nov 2005An investigation into the performance of current speaker verification technology within a multilingual context is presented. Using the Oregon Graduate Institute (OGI) Multi-Language Telephone Speech Corpus (MLTS) database, the authors found ...Read more
Author:Van Heerden, C; Schalkwyk, J; Strope, BDate:Sep 2009This paper describes the language modelling (LM) architectures and recognition experiments that enabled support of 'what-with-where' queries on GOOG-411. First the paper compares accuracy trade-offs between a single national business LM for ...Read more
Author:Rust, FC; Hugo, F; Myburgh, PA; Grobler, JEDate:Aug 1990The recent increase in traffic volumes and also axle loads on some of the major routes in South Africa has extended the traffic classes beyond the current highest design class. Additionally there is a strong lobby to increase the legal axle ...Read more
Author:Swartbooi, Ashton MDate:Nov 2008With fossil fuels facing depletion, research into the use of alternative fuel and energy sources has steadily increased. With the abundance of solar radiation available, especially in South Africa, solar energy could be utilised to provide a ...Read more
Author:Joubert, JW; Van Heerden, QuintinDate:Jul 2013Recent developments in agent-based transport simulation provide promising results. However, the agent-based approach is frequently criticized for its apparent dependence on vast amounts of, mostly unattainable, data. In this paper we show ...Read more
Author:Van Heerden, Quintin; Joubert, JWDate:Jul 2013Recent developments in agent-based transport simulation provide promising results. However, the agent-based approach is frequently criticized for its apparent dependence on vast amounts of, mostly unattainable, data. In this second paper of ...Read more
Author:Mabotja, M; Harris, S; Weerts, Steven P; Vivier, LDate:Jan 2022Presentation on the evaluation of plastic waste in the Durban Bay: concept design based on WILDOCEANS Blue Port project findings. Objectives of this study is to identify routes of entry of different plastic wastes into the port, their likely ...Read more
Author:Mabotja, Makolobe M; Harris, S; Weerts, Steven PDate:Jul 2019Aims of the study is to examine larval fish assemblages over reef and sand substrates of pre-identified biozones. Investigate possible physico-chemical variables responsible for the larval fish distributions. Test if the identified biozones ...Read more
Author:Mabotja, MM; Harris, S; Weerts, Steven PDate:Jul 2017Aims of the study is to understand spatial dynamics of larval fish assemblages in the KZN coastal marine environment (40-80m depths). Examine larval fish composition, abundance and distribution between different substrates (reef and sand) and ...Read more