Author:Rust, FCDate:Jan 2009The importance of science and technology in South Africa in the next decade has been emphasised in the National R&D strategy, and a target expenditure of one per cent of GDP on R&D has been set. Research programmes in transport in the 1990s ...Read more
Author:Fanta, GB; Erasmus, Louwrence DDate:Oct 2014The implementation of eHealth systems in South Africa did not generate the expected output. This paper investigates the impact of system engineering management (SEM) practices on the efficiency and effectiveness of eHealth system in two South ...Read more
Author:Smith, Andrew CDate:Sep 2018It is a fundamental Human-Computer Interaction problem to design a tangible programming environment for use by multiple persons that can also be individualised. This problem has its origin in the phenomenon that the meaning an object holds ...Read more
Author:Steyn, WJvdM; Du Plessis, L; Denneman, EDate:Jan 2006The GDPTW makes extensive use of instrumentation in their Accelerated Pavement Testing (APT) and Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) programmes. In order to remain at the forefront of technology, this project investigates the available ...Read more
Author:Ferrar, PDate:Sep 1982This report describes the termite fauna of the Savanna Ecosystem Project study area at the Nylsvley Nature Reserve, with an illustrated key for identification of species. Twenty-one species of fifteen genera and two families are recorded, and ...Read more
Author:Huntley, BJ; Bosch, OJHDate:Dec 1982Abstracts are provided for research projects conducted during 1980-1981 in South African terrestrial ecosystems. The abstracts are arranged alphabetically according to author name and a keyword index is provided.Read more
Author:Ecosystems Programmes, Cooperative Scientific ProgrammesDate:May 1981Brief descriptions of over 200 research projects undertaken during 1979 in South African and South West African terrestrial ecosystems are presented. The abstracts are arranged alphabetically according to author name and a keyword index is providedRead more
Author:Fuel Research InstituteDate:1963The appliance was tested at the request of the makers, Messrs. Genda and Takacs, in the Appliance Test Laboratory of the FRI on April 1963Read more
Author:Sorgnit, HTDate:1968This report contains details about the testing of a domestic cooking and heating stove. The stove went through a series of alterations which were to support the smokeless combustion of bituminous coals as mined in South Africa.Read more
Author:Kunstmann, FH; Kerkovius, HDTDate:1966This report deals with the properties in coal. South Africa has extensive coal deposits but only a small percentage of this coal is suitable for coke production.Read more
Author:Van der Walt, PJDate:1958This paper presents a technical memorandum on tests carried out on the drewboy washer during the period February to August 1958.Read more
Author:Streicher, SFDate:1966This paper describes the Dense medium cyclone unit, supplied by the Dutch State Mines and installed in the FRI pilot plant in Pretoria during 1957.Read more
Author:La Grange, C.C; Van Doornum, GAWDate:1949During 1948 the South African Railways and Harbors Administration approached the Institute with the request for collaboration in an investigation aimed at rendering fires in dining saloon stoves smokeless while trains were in large stations ...Read more
Author:Hunter, LDate:Jul 1978The response to Part 1 of this series has been so good that it was considered worthwhile to extend the work to cover a wider field.Read more
Author:Hunter, LDate:Jul 1978This publication, the third in the series, mainly deals with special fibres which have certain high performance properties such as low flammability and high mechanical performance.Read more
Author:Hunter, L; Cawood, MPDate:Sep 1979On 1 April 1979, SAWTRI launched a Clothing and Making-up Technology Department and it was therefore considered a worthwhile exercise to compile scientific and technical data and information related to this field since tremendous strides have ...Read more
Author:Hunter, LDate:Apr 1975In textiles, as in other disciplines, technical and scientific information is increasing at a tremendous pace and the number of scientific and technical articles published is also growing at an ever increasing rate.Read more