INDEX TO CIVIL ENGINEERING 2010 TITLE Additional Keywords Magazine/Page Numbers 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP Also see In Brief / Industry News, Market Contribution, Opinion, Other Projects, SABS Essay Competition 2010, SAICE–Murray & Roberts Steel Project Awards & Transportation Engineering The 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ - An overview Prof E van Vuuren 2/32-37 of this exciting event ADVERTORIAL ECSA – Engineering Council of South Africa C Campbell; T Majozi 10/10-11 BOOK REVIEW For Books / Publications in general, see In Brief/Industry News, & SAICE and Professional News A guide to South Africa’s mountain passes and poorts P Coyne 8/75 Rivers and Wetlands of Cape Town: Caring for our rich Water Research Commission; 7/5 3 aquatic heritage Tony Murray input The Motorist’s Paradise – Early motoring in and around B Johnston & D Stuart-Findlay 8/74 Cape Town CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT Also see Geotechnical Engineering A method for Matrix Inversion Prof D Sparks; resuscitating J 6/10-11; S Frame’s 1949 method 13 ASPIRE to sustainable development L Ryan-Collins; software tool; 6/19-22 Engineers Against Poverty Constructing and testing reinforced concrete beams Project, 2010 Civil Engineering 6/60-64 Technology class, University of Johannesburg Cross-border ventures of a geotechnical engineer L du Plessis & A Parrock; 6/50-52; Namibian projects 55-56 GCC 2010 – the SAICE contract document for the future W Claassen; conditions of con- 6/15-18 tract guide; construction industry Lateral support for upmarket Lynnwood Junction project M Laughton & A Parrock; 6/39-41; Prokon; finite element model 44 Project managing Planet Future: How do you expect G Skeen; adapted presentation 6/23-27 your projects to change within the coming 15 years? Planet Future Indaba Sort out the pavement joints and reduce the cracks in B Raath 6/57-59 harbours and airports Stone column construction at O R Tambo International V vd Westhuizen & A Parrock; 6/45-49 Airport’s Midfield Terminal Development analysis; settlement time The cause of failure of the Massingir Dam Bottom Outlet Lessons; designers; reinforced 6/30-32; Works concrete pressure conduits 35-37 Vital tools for effective project management in the I Massey; identifying and 6/28-29 modern construction environment managing risk TITLE Additional Keywords Magazine/Page Numbers ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Also see Geotechnical Engineering, Market Contribution, Urban and Rural Engineering and Water Engineering Can the bicycle become a sustainable transport mode in Planning & designing bicycle 7/35-38 South Africa facilities; A Gqaji Fly ash used in the construction of the world’s tallest Burj Khalifa Tower, Dubai 7/14-16; building 18 Landfill gas recovery, green energy, and the clean Methane content; power 7/19-23 development mechanism generation; project cycle New system monitors coping with climate change Western Cape evaluation / 7/28-30 action plan; Umvoto Africa Recording and classifying storm water and Blueway ecological value maps 7/31-33 environmental assets within City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipal area Removal of the contaminated fine material after ballast Spoil; MFS conveyer system; 7/24-27 cleaning hopper wagons FOCUS ON SAICE NETWORKING The world according to SAICE: D Botha Editor’s note 10/6 1) Introduction 10/6 Quick finder Bodies discussed in networking 10/7 articles 2) Statutory bodies and associated structures 10/8-9; 12; 14-16 3) Discipline-specific bodies 10/18-21 4) International bodies 10/22-24; 26 Diagrams SAICE national & international 10/27-29 network & activity 5) Tertiary institutions where civil engineering can be 10/30-32 studied 6) Acronyms and abbreviations relevant to the 10/34-35 engineering environment GENERAL INTEREST Essay: Research and practice L Dison; B Clarke, Newcastle 2/44-48 University; CSIR papers Road safety auditing E Rask; Denmark 2/41-43 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING Also see Construction and Project Management A green solution for the design and construction of steep Green Terramesh™ (GTM) 3/46-48; slopes and embankments System 50-53 Building the future with the Geotechnical Division of P Day, K Schwartz, Dr P Paige- 3/70 SAICE – short course on problem soils Green. Dr F Wagener, Dr Jones Collapsible soils: an overview Profs Rust, Heymann & Jones; 3/22; 24- yield model; K Schwartz 26; 28 Eden Island – paradise engineered Seychelles; slope stability; A 3/66-68 Parrock Grouting – art or science? Procedures adopted at RCC arch gravity dam 3/54-56; Changuinola, Panama 58 Identification of voids on the N1 North using ground GFIP: Atterbury–Lynnwood Rd 3/59-61 TITLE Additional Keywords Magazine/Page Numbers penetrating radar offramps, Pretoria If you wish to reach the top, start at the bottom – a 8 Stepping stones; A Parrock & 3/71 young engineer’s thoughts on geotechnical engineering E Heukelman Lateral support for Great Westerford extensions Rondebosch, Cape Town 3/62; 64- 65 Penetration testing: test procedures and design use in C MacRobert, Dr D Kalumba & 3/29-30; South Africa P Beales; borehole cleaning 32-38 The use of soil nails and mechanically stabilised earth in Langeni escarpment, Ugie, 3/40-43; a road embankment across talus Eastern Cape Using Atterberg Limits to predict the expansion of clays Extracts Prof D Sparks paper 3/12-14; on modelling of clays 16; 18-20 INAUGURATION OF 2010 PRESIDENT Also see Presidential Address (An African engineer’s view) SAICE’s 108th president inaugurated Ali Naidu 4/4 IN BRIEF (AND INDUSTRY NEWS) AfriSam advertising keeps clean water flowing PlayPump® water system 1/51-52 AfriSam wins Nedbank environmental award for CO2 Green Mining Award 10/56-58 emission reduction initiative Another first for ITT Water & Wastewater Godwin diesel pumps 9/47-48 Ash Resources launches “new generation” cement DuraPozz Pro classified fly ash 3/85-86 extender Basil Read commits to energy conservation Photovoltaic system at HO 7/65-66 BEE deal heralds new era for Ash Resources Peotona Group Holdings 6/79 Best line visibility in its class Bosch laser beam 6/75 Bohler Plumbing harvests rainwater and freezes pipes Soccer City roof 7/66-67 Building site safety hampered by mountains of C de Kock, GMBA – HSE 5/70 paperwork workshop Businesswomen’s Association acknowledges Linda Ness Regional Achievers Award 8/86-87 C&CI publications provide plastering guidelines 2 free booklets 9/49-50 Chand to ensure Cape Town Film Studios goes green Environmental management 7/71-72 system Chryso products repair concrete floor disaster Steel Junxion warehouse, 9/52 Gaborone, Botswana City of Cape Town leads the way in service delivery Empowerdex survey 3/87-88 Civil Designer 2011 announced Knowledge Base product 9/53 CMA invites entries for its 13th Awards for Excellence Projects completed since 1 Jan 1/51 Competition 2008 qualify; Vintage entries Concor adds to inner city infrastructure Rea Vaya bus project 8/83-84 Concrete roof tiles – the most economical and best- CMA survey; August 2009 data 1/52-53 looking roofing material Construction sector displays optimism in the eye of Navigating the Storm global 2/68, 70 financial storm – KPMG survey survey Consultants tackle energy issues at universities SSI Engineers & Environmental 7/74-76 DHV signs giant contract for Indonesian sanitation Netherlands Government 2/63-64 project Efficient removal of midwater with new locally designed P van Vuuren; Caretell 9/45 Variable Height Extraction Valve Investments Elematic SA achieves SABS mark in fast and smooth Hollow-core slabs 2/67-68 audit Ensuring water for our future eThekwini Municipality 2/62-63 Eureka factory completed in record time thanks to new Cost- / timesaving alternative 6/72-73 Robor hybrid structure to traditional steel systems First commercial solar-driven air-conditioning system in Absorption water chillers; Moot 1/53-55 SA Hospital Pretoria GMBA leads drive for security of payment for builders Initiating legislation 6/76-77 TITLE Additional Keywords Magazine/Page Numbers Heavy-duty traffic door is still lightweight Apex Strip Curtains & Doors 10/58 Heavy metal additives in PVC pipe manufacturing now a Lead-free PVC pipes 10/56 thing of the past among SAPPMA members Illegal water users to be prosecuted City of Durban 9/46-47 Infraset introduces Eco Shield – an Agrément SA- Radiant barrier; 4 grades 9/50-51 approved roof insulator available Infraset manufactures 12 400 tons of replacement 4/67-68 railway sleepers for Sishen-Saldanha ore line Johnson Crane Hire facilitates Sasol’s maintenance 10/60-61 shutdown Local retaining block assists with upgrading of informal Terraforce; Kyamandi, 3/86-87 settlements Stellenbosch Mapei repairs highway pillars Viaduct, Tuscany, Italy 2/66-67 Military-grade technology deployed to protect the Thermal cameras; video 4/66-67 Gautrain rail analytics Mining alive and well says new Wits school head Prof F Cawood, Mining 3/85 Engineering Modular Traffic Light System set to revolutionise traffic Development to reduce serious 5/66-67 lights and reduce costs injuries and fatalities MSA introduces advanced gas detector to SA market Hand-held; multi-gas 9/48-49 Munitech establishes specialist leak detection Water loss management 1/55 department Nelson Mandela Soccer Stadium waterproofed with World Cup soccer matches 5/71 a.b.e. products Never as straightforward as it first appears Concor; Gautrain parkade, 8/84-86 Hatfield; Midrand station New CEO at Bigen Africa Dr Snowy Khoza 9/54 New range of MSA protective equipment is a sight for Heavy-duty, lightweight safety 10/59-60 sore eyes spectacles New SAB Millar brewery and