Author:Conradie, Dirk CUDate:Feb 2009The concept of a Building Information Model (BIM) also known as a Building Product Model (BPM) is nothing new. A short article on BIM will never cover the entire filed, because it is a particularly complex filed that is recently beginning to ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Feb 2009The construction industry is a multi-billion dollar industry, and the production and harvesting of raw materials for building purposes occurs on a world-wide scale. Environmental issues are becoming a major world topic, and the construction ...Read more
Author:Osburn, LDate:Feb 2009Lighting consumes between about 29-35% of the energy used within commercial office space while lighting only consumes about 11% of the energy used in a residential environment. Through conscientious design of the lighting systems, the lighting ...Read more
Author:Ford, M; Leinonen, TDate:Mar 2009MobilED is a South African initiative aimed at designing teaching and learning environments that are meaningfully enhanced with mobile technologies and services. The deliverables are the development of a set of scenarios and guidelines on how ...Read more
Author:Osunmakinde, I; Bagula, ADate:Apr 2009Dynamic Bayesian networks (DBNs) are temporal probabilistic models for reasoning over time which are rapidly gaining popularity in modern Artificial Intelligence (AI) for planning. A number of Hidden Markov Model (HMM) representations of ...Read more
Author:Li, Yan; Sreekala, MS; Jacob, MDate:Apr 2009Textile reinforced composites based on natural fibers have been studied by many research groups in recent years due to their good mechanical performances, easy to handle, excellent integrity and reduced manufacturing cost. In this chapter, ...Read more
Author:John, Maya J; Anandjiwala, RD; Thomas, SDate:Apr 2009Natural Rubber (NR) is a naturally occurring elastomeric polymer of isoprene (2-methyl-1,3-butadiene). It can be extracted from latex of only one kind of tree, the Hevea braziliensis. Hevea rubber is produced in many tropical regions of ...Read more
Author:Balikuddembe, JK; Osunmakinde, IO; Bagula, ADate:Apr 2009Undertaking adequate risk management by understanding project requirements and ensuring that viable estimates are made on software projects require extensive application and sophisticated techniques of analysis and interpretation. Informative ...Read more
Author:Osunmakinde, I; Bagula, ADate:Apr 2009The authors propose a generalized model with configurable discretizer actuators as a solution to the problem of the discretization of massive numerical datasets. Their solution is based on a concurrent distribution of the actuators and uses ...Read more
Author:John, Maya J; Anandjiwala, RD; Thomas, SDate:Apr 2009The incorporation of several different types of fibres into a single matrix has led to the development of hybrid biocomposites. The behaviour of hybrid composites is a weighed sum of the individual components in which there is a more favourable ...Read more
Author:Rascher, J; Ashton, P; Turton, ADate:Jun 2009In order to understand more clearly the intricate linkages between HIV/AIDS and water, this chapter reviews the demographic impacts of HIV/AIDS in Africa, examines the socio-economic impacts of the disease related to water and evaluates the ...Read more
Author:Barreiro, LB; Henriques, S; Mhlanga, MusaDate:Oct 2009In the last decade, molecular beacons have emerged to become a widely used tool in the multiplex typing of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Improvements in detection technologies in instrumentation and chemistries to label these probes ...Read more
Author:Chakwizira, JDate:Nov 2009This chapter describes the relationship between transport, mobility and society. This is achieved by means of linking the social dimensions and impact of sustainable transport and mobility with approaches, principles and values of social ...Read more
Author:Twinomurinzi, H; Phahlamohlaka, Letlibe JDate:Nov 2009The authors are investigating whether Web-based Group Support System (GSS) tools can support and enhance procedural fairness in administrative decision making in South Africa. They report here on work that emanates from a masters dissertation ...Read more
Author:Gush, Mark BDate:2010This chapter provides a methodology for assessing the hydrological impacts of tree-based bioenergy feedstock. Based on experience gained in South Africa, it discusses the tasks required to reach an understanding of the likely water resource ...Read more
Author:Conradie, Dirk CUDate:2010This chapter describes the development of an agent based Computational Building Simulation (CBS) tool, termed KRONOS that is being used to support advanced research questions such as traffic safety assessment and user behaviour in buildings. ...Read more
Author:Van Huyssteen, GBDate:2010Overall, this article aims to (re)define the component structures in Afrikaans morphological constructions from a cognitive grammar perspective. The author will not pay attention to general issues in cognitive grammar, such as the status of ...Read more
Author:Rösner, S; Giesselmann, UC; Meyer, J; Schwager, M; Wiegand, T; Lück-Vogel, Melanie; Brandl, RDate:2010The spatial distribution of suitable nest sites is a limiting resource for many colonial breeding animals. Therefore, we investigated and mapped the spatial distribution of nests of Sociable Weaver (Philetairus socius) to evaluate whether the ...Read more