Author:Chiloane, Lehlogonolo DDate:Sep 2017This document aims to guide public entities on cost-efficient ways to procure photovoltaic (PV) assets. Traditionally, responses to the request for proposals for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a photovoltaic asset for ...Read more
Author:Cooper, Antony K; Majeke, BDate:Apr 2005This project was to develop guidelines for spatial data content standards in Africa. It focused on standards for data dictionaries, feature catalogues and classification, and also looked at standards for feature instances. The project ...Read more
Author:Cooper, Antony K; Majeke, BDate:Apr 2008This project was to develop guidelines for spatial data content standards in Africa. It focused on standards for data dictionaries, feature catalogues and classification, and also looked at standards for feature instances. The project ...Read morecb
Author:Burgess, IG; Du Plessis, HWDate:26 May 2009The travelling public perceives pavement rideability as the primary measure of pavement quality. It is thus necessary to minimise surface unevenness at the construction stage in order not only to improve the public's perception of the quality ...Read more
Author:Wium, DJW; Ribbens, HDate:Feb 1986A method is described for setting the speed limit for a particular road section. Several speed limits based on different criteria are described for each of nine traffic and road factors. The most appropriate speed limit for each relevant ...Read more
Author:Rudd, RTDate:Jan 1978Modern society is producing ever increasing quantities of dangerous and/or toxic wastes, which require safe and effective disposal if they are not to pose a threat to our water supplies or the environment in general.Read more
Author:Division of Roads and Transport Technology CSIR; Jordaan & Joubert Inc.Date:Mar 1993The purpose of this manual is to provide guidelines on the upgrading of gravel low volume roads to roads and maintenance personnel of road authorities of all sizes. Low volume is, for the purpose of this document, defined to be less than 500 ...Read more
Author:Coetzee, L; Butgereit, L; Smith, Andrew CDate:Jun 2012In a future world where everything is connected to everything (the so-called Internet of Things), new possibilities of creating novel solutions are on the horizon. However, not all challenges of this completely connected world have been ...Read more
Author:Estuarine and Coastal Research Unit, ECRUDate:Jun 1982This report provides an overview of the Hartenbos estuary of the Cape Coast dealing with aspects such as climate, geology, soils, catchments, run-off, vegetations, oceanography and estuaries. In this report available information on Hartenbos ...Read more
Author:du Preez, MDate:Sep 2010Access to affordable, safe and sufficient quantities of water is fundamental to health and dignity of all humans. However, in 2006 an estimated 1.1 billion people still had no access to safe water and 2.6 billion lacked access to basic ...Read more
Author:Jones, DJ; Morton, BDate:Sep 2002Heavy Vehicle Simulator (HVS) operations have been performed by the CSIR for the past 25 years. During this period, experience has been gained with regards to the collection and storage of pavement behaviour data from accelerated pavement ...Read more
Author:Bickerton, IBDate:Feb 1984In this report available historical information on Heuningnes estuary is presented. The threat posed by high water levels in the Heuningnes, to the farmland situated on the coastal plain of Bredasdorp reduces the possibility of leaving the ...Read more
Author:Cooper, J; Avery, GDate:Jul 1986This report gives the results of a workshop held on historical sites at the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward islands, southern Indian Ocean. All known visits and sojourns on the Prince Edward islands up to 1948 are tabulated. All known historical ...Read more
Author:Estuarine and Coastal Research Unit, ECRUDate:Jun 1981The Holgat is not an estuary in the true sense, due to a combination of factors. Although the catchment has an area of 1500 km2, the Holgat last flowed in 1925. The main reason for this appears to be the low rainfall in the catchment and the ...Read more
Author:Grindley, SADate:Dec 1988Hout Bay is a south-facing crescentic embayment on the west coast of the Cape Peninsula approximately 22km south of Cape Town. The valley of Hout Bay is surrounded by mountains with the summit of Table Mountain. The use of the Hout bay as a ...Read more
Author:Sadzik, PDate:May 1988This guide will assist on how to build a small water tank which can be used to store spring water, rainwater or water pumped from a stream or dam. Small water tanks can be constructed from many different materials such as corrugated iron, ...Read more
Author:Schep, RADate:1974Low rank coals are hydrogenated and solubilized more effectively and more rapidly by a mixture of carbon monoxide and water than hydrogen. The purpose of this memorandum is to present the information presently available on the aforementioned process.Read more
Author:Hobbs, PJ; Cobbing, JEDate:Aug 2007The comparatively short history of acid mine drainage (AMD) in the West Rand Basin (WRB) via mine water decant on the Randfontein Operations property (formerly Randfontein Estates Ltd) of Harmony Gold Mining Company west of Krugersdorp (Figure ...Read more
Author:De Villiers, GDTDate:1986This study represents a quantitative survey of the impact of the climate and weather on the activities of the building and construction industry in South Africa. Seasonal productivity problems, the seasonal provision of special facilities and ...Read more