Author:Union of South AfricaDate:1945The document is an act to promote scientific and industrial research and has the purpose to (i) establish a South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, (ii) define the objects for which it is established, (iii) prescribe the ...Read more
Author:Nordengen, Paul ADate:1995The deterioration of the road pavement is largely a function of the traffic loads acting on the pavement. Between fifteen and twenty percent of all heavy vehicles in South Africans roads are overloaded and these vehicles contribute approximately ...Read more
Author:CSIRDate:1986The environment in which the CSIR functions has undergone major changes during the first 40 year, which played an important role in shaping the CSIR as it is known.Read more
Author:CSIRDate:2019The publication of the CSIR to share the vision and multidisciplinary and multi-directional research interests encompassed in the organization.Read more
Author:Van Wilgen, BW; Archibald, SA; Frost, PDate:Nov 2008Fires are a natural and common feature of many of South Africa's landscapes. They are necessary for the maintenance of healthy ecosystems and for biodiversity, but they also do extensive damage to crops, plantations, houses and livestock, and ...Read more
Author:Le Roux, Alize; Arnold, Kathryn A; Makhanya, Sibusisiwe A; Mans, Gerbrand G; Wools, LDate:Oct 2018South Africa is experiencing high levels of population expansion and urbanisation, and this growth is occurring at an increasingly rapid pace. Population change over time (growth or decline) is an inevitable phenomenon. Current projections ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Feb 2019At a higher level the quality of infrastructure in South Africa continues to deteriorate and achieving sustainable infrastructure in the light of increasing demand is a key requirement for improving the quality of life of our people. A chapter ...Read more