Author:Maharajh, Dheepak M; Harilal, ADate:31 Aug 2010The continuous use of fossil fuels is environmentally harmful and unsustainable. Concerns about energy supply, environmental pollution and global warming have triggered the worldwide search for sources of environmentally friendly renewable ...Read more
Author:Salmon, BP; Kleynhans, Waldo; Olivier, JC; Schwegmann, Colin PDate:Jul 2015Regional monitoring of land cover conversion of natural vegetation to new informal human settlements is essential when investigating the migration of people to urbanized cities. Detecting these new settlements require reliable change detection ...Read more
Author:Vivekanandan, MDate:Oct 2017This presentation discusses transforming the South African transport sector across the value chain for development impact. The presentation focuses on the DBSA overview, the Southern African Infrastructure landscape and DBSA initiatives across ...Read more
Author:Gibberd, Jeremy TDate:Jul 2021Africa is urbanizing rapidly. In 1960, 20% of the population lived in urban areas. By 2010, 40% of the population lived in urban areas and annual urban growth rates of 4 to 5% are projected (United Nations Environment Programme, 1999; ...Read more
Author:Ongoma, EAN; Keet, CM; Meyer, TDate:Jul 2014Representing temporal data in conceptual data models and ontologies is required by various application domains. For it to be useful for modellers to represent the information precisely and reason over it, it is essential to have a language ...Read more
Author:Giesler, AchmedDate:Sep 2015Transnet has shown an interest in the concept of regenerative braking on their freight trains. Regenerative braking is the capturing, storing and re-using energy currently being wasted during regenerative braking. Currently all the energy is ...Read more
Author:Mashiri, M; Dube, S; Maponya, GDate:Jul 2009The aim of this paper is to explore and document, through the use of qualitative data, children and young people’s experiences and perceptions of mobility and transport constraints in accessing social services such as health, education and ...Read more
Author:Rust, FC; McCutcheon, RT; CoetzeeDate:Jul 2008It is well-recognised internationally that transport and transport infrastructure play a major role both in the stimulation of economic growth, creation of job opportunities and in poverty alleviation. This is of particular importance in South ...Read more
Author:Senekal, FDate:Sep 2013A new fast algorithm for traversability analysis of an arbitrary three-dimensional point cloud is presented. The algorithm segments a three-dimensional point cloud into vertical sections; each of which is clustered into bins and further ...Read more
Author:Burke, Ivan D; Van Heerden, Renier PDate:Jun 2017During the past 10 years data breaches have become more frequent than ever. Large volumes of personal and corporate data are being leaked via these breaches. The corporate responses to these breaches, as well as, the remediation of these ...Read more
Author:Bogaers, Alfred EJ; Kok, S; Reddy, BD; Franz, TDate:Jul 2013In recent years a great deal of advances have been made with respect to Dirichlet-Neuman (DN) partitioned fluid-structure interaction (FSI) solvers. Problems of varying degrees of complexity can be solved with reasonable efficiencies through ...Read more
Author:Van Schoor, Michael; Colvin, CDate:Sep 2009In this paper, the application of ground penetrating radar (GPR) for the mapping of near surface tree roots is demonstrated. GPR enables tree roots to be mapped in a non-destructive and cost-effective manner and is therefore a useful prospecting ...Read more
Author:Scholes, BDate:Feb 2006A group of researchers at the CSIR have been investigating the question “What controls the growth rate of trees in African savannas”? A combination of simple measurements taken in the field over long periods of time, with high-technology ...Read more
Author:Pretorius, CJDate:Mar 2012Currently, there is no occupational exposure limit (OEL) for diesel particulate matter (DPM) in South Africa. Recently the Department of Mineral Resources and the mining industry have made efforts to determine which concentration of DPM could ...Read more
Author:Maia, JorgeDate:Oct 2017This presentation explores and compares the developments and outlook of the global economy, as well as the South African economy in terms of industrial growth.Read more
Author:Mapiravana, JosephDate:Jul 2012This paper was motivated by the need to identify trends in building materials research development and application that will significantly reduce building costs, life cycle costs and minimise the lead time for building delivery in South Africa ...Read more
Author:Meyer, AA; Weerts, Steven PDate:Sep 2009In this invited paper presented to the South Western Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission's fouth session, the trends in South Western Indian Ocean climatology have been evaluated for the 21st century. The scientific information presented in the ...Read more