Faculty of Engineering and Technology: Recent submissions
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Designing architect's brief for a Faculty of Engineering
(Trans Tech Publications http://www.scientific.net/AMR.62-64.551, 2009)A team of academics produced a Design Brief (DB) to assist architects design a scholarly physical environment for modern engineering education and research. The information gathered from external and internal sources was ... -
Strategies for infusing cultural element in product design
(Design Education Forum of South Africa (DEFSA), http://www.defsa.org.za, 2007-01-01)There is little in-depth research that can assist designers to use culture as a catalyst for designing innovative products within Botswana’s context. This is supported by evidence from the literature which indicate that ... -
Strategies for infusing cultural elements in product design
(Design Education Forum of South Africa (DEFSA) http://www.defsa.org.za, 2007)There is little in-depth research that can assist designers to use culture as a catalyst for designing innovative products within Botswana’s context. This is supported by evidence from the literature which indicate that ... -
George Hersey Architecture and Geometry in the Age of the Baroque
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Culture-orientated product design
(Springer http://www.springerlink.com/index/4p70461149163718.pdf, 2010)There is little in-depth research that can assist designers to use culture as a catalyst for designing innovative products within Botswana’s context. The concept of culture and design are intertwined, thus modifications ... -
Sustainable research platform at the University of Botswana
(Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors http://www.rics.org fileID=4956&fileExtension=PDF, 2009)The Project Management Section at the University of Botswana has been undergoing a test to transform the section from an education based faculty to a research based faculty. The test was initiated by a Fulbright Scholar ... -
Information system based implementation of Semester-to-Semester progression at University of Botswana
(http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu/viewarticle.php?id=555., 2008)In August 2002, the University of Botswana changed from a yearlong to a semester based academic system. However, the progression regulations were not be fully implemented on the information system mainly due to problems ... -
Accessing applications from multiple file servers in a computer network
(Science Publications http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=abstract&id=116222, 2005)This study proposes a technique of accessing applications from multiple file servers in a computer network that caters for a large user community. The technique is a step towards creating a computer network system that is ... -
Implementing the LASO model: development of a pilot online course at the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Botswana
(Emerald http://www.emeraldinsight.com, 2004)This paper reports on the process of developing a blended online engineering course at the Faculty of Engineering and Technology of the University of Botswana. It presents the actual development process in terms of its ... -
Assessment of ICT-based course delivery for mechanical engineering students: a case study
(http://www.ais.up.ac.za/digi/docs/oladiran_paper.pdf, 2009)During the first semester of 2007/2008 academic session at the University of Botswana (UB), some mechanical engineering courses were delivered using a blended method i.e. online resource (eLearning) and traditional face to ... -
Changing gender contracts in self-help housing construction in Botswana: the case of Lobatse
(Elsevier http://www. doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2003.09.005, 2005)The purpose of this essay is to identify gender contracts in self-help housing construction. Gender contracts have been defined as invisible power relationships that determine roles, responsibilities, privileges, status, ... -
Comments on ‘‘Flexural behavior of concrete slabs with corroded bars”
(Elsevier http://www.linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0958946508000784, 2008)This paper presents a discussion on a paper authored by Chung et al. [Chung L, Najm H, Balaguru P. Flexural behaviour of concrete slabs with corroded bars. Cement Concr Compos 2008;30:184-93]. -
Review of analysis methods for inelastic design of steel semi-continuous frames
(Elsevier http://www.linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0143974X05001057, 2006)Three groups of methods for the inelastic analysis of steel plane frames with semi-rigid joints are considered in this paper. The first one consists of simplified second-order (or P–Δ) plastic-hinge methods for the ... -
Lagrangian approach to a generalized coupled lane-Emden system: symmetries and first integrals
(Elsevier http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleListURL&_method=list&_ArticleListID=1120288190&view=c&_acct=C000043160&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=778200&md5=2911144ac0b419d4936d24596384b313, 2009)This paper aims to classify a generalized coupled Lane–Emden system and to compute the Noether operators corresponding to a Lagrangian for a generalized coupled Lane–Emden system which occurs in the modelling of several ... -
Lie group classification of the generalized Lane-Emden equation
(Elsevier http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amc.2009.01.008, 2009)We carry out the Lie group classification of the generalized Lane–Emden equation xu00 þ nu0 þ xHðuÞ ¼ 0, which has many applications in mathematical physics and astrophysics. We show that the equation admits a three-dimensional ... -
Development of a mathematical model for reactive power transmission costs in electric power systems
(IEEE http://www.saiee.org.za/publications/2008/sept/99-3-4.pdf, 2008)The paper gives detailed analyses to help determine the increase in production costs due to the transmission of reactive power. On the basis of that and with due consideration to the cost of VARS compensation equipment, ... -
Community participation in facility management
(MCB University Press http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/02632779810233511, 1998-11)By involving the beneficiaries of a facility such as housing or an irrigation scheme, at the various stages of the project, it is possible to build their capacity in relation to the facility, which may contribute to the ... -
Product analysis based on Botswana’s postcolonial socio-cultural perspective
(Creative Commons. www.ijdesign.org, 2007-08-01)Products designed and manufactured in any country are influenced by local factors, such as the availability of raw materials, human skills, tradition, and socio-cultural values. The tendency to use available natural ... -
Botswana’s environmental policy on recycling
(www.elsevier.com/locate/resconrec, 2005)Recycling operations have become one of the primary strategies forwaste management,worldwide. Especially, recycling operations are viewed as among the most effective techniques for reducing the amount of municipal solid ... -
A review of mineral development and investment policies of Botswana
(Elsevier http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6VBM-4HMXJJS-1-1&_cdi=5930&_user=778200&_orig=search&_coverDate=09%2F30%2F2005&_sk=999699996&view=c&wchp=dGLbVlz-zSkWb&md5=2b0e6a95538c49f439dba7e43fe1ee22&ie=/sdarticle.pdf, 2005)Botswana’s mineral policy objective is primarily to maximize the national economic benefit from the development of mineral resources. In 1999, the government replaced the old mining code of 1977, which was out of tune ...