The effect of thermal properties and climatic factors on the response of concrete elements

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Assessment of SHCC overlay retrofitting of unreinforced load bearing masonry for seismic resistance by De Jager, Dirk Jacobus Adriaan

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The Application and interpretation of linear finite element analysis results in the design and detailing of hogging moment regions in reinforced concrete flat plates

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Hydrocracking of n-C16 over MFI Zeolite Nano-sheets - Effect of the Si/Al Ratio by Parker, Mohamed Habeeb

“…H2O favoured linear cracking products at low cracking yields.…”
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Modelling the behaviour of steel fibre reinforced concrete pavements

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Investigating repair mortars containing superabsorbent polymers as a method of internal curing to improve concrete patch repair performance by Gillmer, Marc

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Numerical Modelling of Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete Subjected to Fatigue Loading by Mapfumo, Johnson Tatenda

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Platinum Nanoparticles to Study Metal Location in Shape-Selective Hydrocracking by Nel, Dayle

“…The hydrocracking mechanism consists of a (de)hydrogenation function at the metal sites and cracking/isomerisation steps at the acid sites. The reason a high yield of high cetane diesel is produced from hydrocracking over Pt/MFI in the presence of H2O is twofold: firstly, hydrocracking inside the MFI micropores is selective to C-type β-scission which results in linear cracking products, and secondly, H2O competes at the acid sites which allows for the desorption of the linear primary cracking products. …”
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Geomechanical Characteristics of Natural and Stabilised Black Cotton Soils from the Accra Plains of Ghana by Gidigasu, Solomon Senyo Robert

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The tensile properties of early age concrete and the experimental apparatus required for its determination by Dippenaar, Jan Diederick

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Towards a triphasic Theory of Porous Media-based model for chloride-induced corrosion in reinforced concrete by Ndawula, Joanitta N.

“…Research has shown that although the majority of time-to-cracking service life models for reinforced concrete structures neglect the permeation of rust into the cement paste adjacent to the reinforcement, it is this mechanism that is responsible for discrepancies between experimental data and model results. …”
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Seismic performance evaluation of an axially loaded reinforced concrete footing using pseudo-dynamic experimentation

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Evaluation of the seismic response of a reinforced concrete footing to increasing peak ground acceleration using pseudo-dynamic experimentation

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The fatigue performance assessment of corrosion damaged RC beams, patch repaired and externally strengthened using CFRP by Gregan, Steven Ivan

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Assessment of usually encountered damage on concrete bridges and its influence on the load carrying capacity capacity and safety of users by Botes, Lizbe

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Validation and application of the small sample punch test for toughness measurement of steels by Hlupo, Andrew

“…A combination of DIC and strain energy density (SED) analysis was employed to detect the crack initiation on the specimen surface. The results from this study demonstrated the effectiveness of using the SPT method as a suitable quasi-non-destructive method to evaluate mechanical properties, including yield strength, ultimate tensile strength and toughness of steel structures, using small specimen samples.…”
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Interfacial bond properties for ECC overlay systems by Stander, Heinrich

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Condition assessment methods for prestressed concrete railway sleepers: feasibility for South African applications by Lambrechs, Astrid

“…A test for defect relevance checked that the defects identified in the literature were relevant for South African applications and allowed for further categorisation of criticality. Longitudinal cracking and vertical cracks at the rail seat were found to be the most critical defects required to be detected by concrete sleeper condition assessment methods. …”
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Condition assessment methods for prestressed concrete railway sleepers: feasibility for South African applications by Lambrechs, Astrid

“…A test for defect relevance checked that the defects identified in the literature were relevant for South African applications and allowed for further categorisation of criticality. Longitudinal cracking and vertical cracks at the rail seat were found to be the most critical defects required to be detected by concrete sleeper condition assessment methods. …”
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Shrinkage characterisation, behavioural properties and durability of cement-stabilised pavement materials by Mbaraga, Alex Ndiku

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