Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology: Recent submissions

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Appraisal of public park accessibility in South African cities

Das, Dillip Kumar; Honiball, James Edward (ICE Publishing: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal Engineer, 2017)

Underutilisation of public parks in the residential areas of South African cities is a challenge. Although accessibility, environmental and social factors are argued to be some of the challenges for the utilisation of ...
Regenerative ideas for urban roads in South Africa

Emuze, Fidelis A.; Das, Dillip Kumar (Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal Engineer, 2015)

Safer and reliable infrastructure in cities is a necessity for urban dwellers. The question is whether conventional planning practices would provide solutions before urban roads are labelled as unmanageable sources of ...
Visualising the effect of different tilt angles on the switch-on time of small PV modules using a simplified measuring approach

Swart, Arthur James (IEEE Xplore: IEEE AFRICON, 2017)

Renewable energy systems are receiving more and more attention, as governments and industry seek to reduce fossil fuel usage and provide more clean energy. PV systems fall into this category, and are especially sought ...
Using reflective self-assessments in a learning management system to promote student engagement and academic success

Swart, Arthur James (IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2017)

Learning management systems have the capabilities of creating, fostering, delivering, and facilitating learning at anytime and anywhere, allowing students to engage in online discussion and collaborative activities. ...
Reflecting on the balance between theory and practical grades of engineering students — A case study

Swart, James; Olwagen, Lienie; Greyling, Cameron; Luwes, Nicolaas (IEEE Xplore: IEEE AFRICON, 2017)

Universities of Technology must enable students to acquire the necessary knowledge (theory), workplace skills (practice), and graduate attributes (theory and practice) needed to meet the needs of industry, business and ...
The Impact of Student Unrest on Freshmen Engineering Students in South Africa

Swart, Arthur James; Hertzog, Pierre Eduard (IEEE Xplore: IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2017)

In 2016 alone, Google Scholar listed 301 results for “student unrest”. These results listed countries such as South Africa, Nigeria, India, Canada and the USA. The devastating effects of student unrest on student ...
Using Eye-Tracking to Assess the Application of Divisibility Rules when Dividing a Multi-Digit Dividend by a Single Digit Divisor

Potgieter, Pieter; Blignaut, Pieter (SAICSIT '17 Proceedings of the South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists, 2017)

The Department of Basic Education in South Africa has identified certain problem areas in Mathematics of which the factorisation of numbers was specifically identified as a problem area for Grade 9 learners. The building ...
Geohydrological Parameters Estimation from Electrical Resistivity Applications to the Dahomey Basin of Nigeria

Oke, S.A. (15th SAGA Biennial Conference & Exhibition, 2017)

An alternative approach of estimating geohydrological parameters using the electrical resistivity method in investigating aquifer hydrological properties is presented in this research. The application of electrical resistivity ...
Moisture Content Numerical Simulation on Structural Damage of Hot Mix Asphaltic Pavement

Abejide, O.S.; Mostafa, M.M.H. (IOP Conf: 2nd International Conference on Civil Engineering and Materials Science, 2017)

Considering the merits of road transportation in the economy and communication activities of the modern societies, it is imperative to design a safe, stable, efficient and cost effective road that will lead to increased ...
Performance Indicators for Lean Construction in South Africa: Lessons from the Port Elizabeth province

Monyane, Thabiso; Awuzie, Bankole; Emuze, Fidelis (DII-2017-031, 2017)

This study sought to identify the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for monitoring the implementation performance of lean construction (LC) practices in South Africa. Given the limited penetration of the LC concepts and ...
Securing M-voting Using Cloud Intrusion Detection and Prevention System: A New Dawn

MOLOJA, Dina; MPEKOA, Noluntu (IEEE Xplore: IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa), 2017)

Democracy has been transformed by the introduction of ICT, which is known as e-voting. E-voting is the use of computerised equipment to cast votes. Mvoting is a subset of e-voting and is the use of mobile phones to cast ...
CHOOSING BY ADVANTAGES’ TO SELECT CONCRETE TASKS: A PROJECT TEAM’S PERCEPTION

Mollo, Lesiba George; Emuze, Fidelis (West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference, 2017)

In most cases, the project team’s decision-making outcomes is criticized for failing to meet client needs when working with concrete task. The purpose of this study was to examine how Choosing by Advantages (CBA) would ...
Analysing Hidden Lean Practices in Construction: An Eastern Cape Study

Mollo, Lesiba George; Emuze, Fidelis; Fityoli, Lonwabo (ASOCSA. The Eleventh Built Environment Conference, At Durban, 2017)

The study investigated the influence of hidden lean practice in the construction industry to develop methods, which can be used to lead lean practice in the South African construction industry. Lean practice is described ...
Investigating the Dynamics of Knowledge Acquisition in Learning Using Differential Equations

Makanda, Gilbert; Sypkens, Roelf (World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology International Journal of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, 2017)

A mathematical model for knowledge acquisition in teaching and learning is proposed. In this study we adopt the mathematical model that is normally used for disease modelling into teaching and learning. We derive ...
Free Convection Fluid Flow from a Spinning Sphere with Temperature-Dependent Physical Properties

Makanda, Gilbert (4th International Conference of Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer, 2017)

Natural convection from a spinning sphere with temperature dependent viscosity, thermal conductivity and viscous dissipation was studied. A unique system of non-similar partial differential equations was solved using the ...
The relationship between demographics and the academic achievement of engineering students

Luwes, Nicolaas Johannes; Swart, James (3rd International Conference on Higher Education Advances, 2017)

The changing structure of student populations or cohorts over decades’ produces changing academic achievements or results. This may be due to a number of factors, including the school education system, the political ...
Freshman African engineering student perceptions on academic feedback – A case study from Digital Systems 1

Kuriakose, Rangith Baby (IEEE Xplore: Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2016)

Providing effective and quality feedback to students in higher education has been identified as an integral part of quality teaching by many researchers in the field of education. However, student perceptions vary drastically ...
Manufacturing, microstructure and mechanical properties of selective laser melted Ti6Al4V-Cu

Kinnear, A.; Dzogbewu, T. C.; Krakhmalev, P.; Yadroitsava, I.; Yadroitsev, I. (LiM "Lasers in manufacturing" conference, Munich,, 2017)

Ti6Al4V is a commonly used biomedical alloy because of its suitable mechanical and biocompatible properties. Infection at the bone–implant interface is the most probable reason for implant failure directly after implantation. ...
Detecting the presence of pigeons on PV modules in a pico-solar system

Hertzog, Pierre E; Swart, Arthur J (IEEE Xplore: IEEE Africon Proceedings, 2017)

Shading caused by the presence of pigeons can negatively affect the output power of a PV module in a pico-solar system. This is due to the fact that the body of the pigeon may interrupt the direct beam radiation received ...
Design and development of practical instruction for freshmen engineering students in a renewable energy course

Hertzog, Pierre E; Swart, Arthur J (IEEE Xplore: Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2017)

Technical competence and problem solving skills are key graduate attributes that engineering students must develop, especially within a practical laboratory. A new specialized course in renewable energy was introduced ...

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