An investigation of the potential and the limitations of small-scale biogas in urban Africa by Naik, Linus

“…There are various mitigation strategies for instability, some of which involve active management, which may be supplied remotely.…”
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Geometry and emplacement controls of dolerite sill complexes in the Karoo basin by Coetzee, Andre

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The design and cadaveric assessment of a new artifial first metatarsophalangeal joint replacement for the great toe by Nevin, Craig

“…These prototypes were inserted into cadavers; which allowed the range of motion of the prototype prostheses to be assessed in relation to the constraints imposed by the strong fibrous attachments in the foot. Some of the rudimentary surgical techniques and the instruments required to insert and align the prostheses were developed. …”
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Review of current practices to reduce reinforcement corrosion in concrete structures managed by the City of Cape Town by Abed, Gesant

“…These rehabilitation projects have been identified for concrete repair and rehabilitation works, and some of these structures have recently undergone extensive concrete rehabilitation. …”
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Development of new methods for nonintrusive induction motor energy efficiency estimation by Aminu, Muhammad

“…This PhD work presents some novel methods for nonintrusive efficiency estimation of induction motors operating on-site using limited motor terminal measurements and nameplate data. …”
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Fracture in high performance fibre reinforced concrete pavement materials

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A maintenance decision support digital twin for passenger trainset life cycle costing by Kirkman, Abbey Lea

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Gay sexuality in a coloured community by Rabie, Francois

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Development of 18F radiochemistry for positron emission particle tracking (PEPT) by Camroodien, Ameerah

“…Typically activities in the range 250 µCi – 2 mCi are required, often loaded on to particles in the 10 mm - 100 µm diameter range. …”
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Parametric modelling of integral bridge soil spring reactions by Featherston, Nicholas Rudyard

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Mitigation of soil and ground water pollution caused by on-land disposal of olive mill wastewater by Umeugochukwu, Obiageli

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Analysis of a car door subjected to side impact by Long, Christopher Robert

“…The study presented in this thesis focuses on the response of a side impact beam located in a car door to impact loading in close conformation to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 214 (FMVSS 214) standard. …”
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Assessing the influence of crack width on the durability potential of cracked concrete using the durability index approach by Kanjee, Janina Prakash

“…Due to the significant influence that cracks have on modifying the transport properties of concrete, the results show that some reduction factors need to be applied to the results from the DI approach to reflect a more realistic durability potential of the concrete. …”
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Power quality enhancement in electricity networks using grid-connected solar and wind based DGs by Matlokotsi, Tlhoriso

“…Grid integration of solar and wind-based intermittent DGs may however pose negative impacts on the quality of power supplied by the utility network. Some of the detrimental impacts of DG include voltage fluctuations, flicker, etc. which are in general categorised as power quality (PQ) problems. …”
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A study of alternative techniques to mercury amalgamation for gold extraction in artisanal and small-scale gold mining by Manzila, Archippe Ngwey

“…Although cyanidation is practiced in ASGM, in some regions, it is only employed to treat tailings from the mercury amalgamation process. …”
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Fatty acid intercalated layered double hydroxides as additives for Jojoba oil and polymer matrices

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Behaviour of cementitious subbase layers in bitumen base road structures

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Optimisation of the Ion exchange juice treatment plant at Ashton Cellars by Drew, Margaret Jane

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Trends in back-calculated stiffness of in-situ recycled and stabilised road pavement materials by Lynch, Alan Gerald

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Modification of a commercial poly (VDF-co-HFP) copolymer latex

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