Civil Engineering August 2022 | Vol 30 No 7

FRONT COVER I
FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK 1
Transport, the environment and gender inclusion 1
SAICE meets with SANRAL Board 2
LETTER TO THE EDITOR 3
Beyond Day Zero 3
CONTENTS 4
ON THE COVER 6
Leading turnkey geotechnical solutions 6
QUIZ 8
SAICE Know Your Sector Competition 8
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 10
NEMLA IV will tighten rectification processes 10
Land outlook study presents insights for SADC 12
Embracing the era of smart, sustainable, and slick buildings 14
World’s tallest building constructed with hempcrete 16
Quality ‘cascade’ can optimise water treatment on mines 18
Construction of the Nhlangano Wastewater Treatment Plant 20
INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE 24
Understanding the use of PPPs for infrastructure projects in Africa 24
B-BBEE not enough to measure infrastructure performance 27
QUALITY MANAGEMENT 28
Is your organisation leveraging the benefits of world-class management system practices? 28
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING 30
Strong foundation works for Cape Station 30
Mapping crushed aggregate resource potential in KZN 32
FULTON AWARDS 34
A showcase of quality concrete construction 34
RENEWABLE ENERGY 38
SA’s plans for a sustainable energy future 38
Africa needs investment in cheaper and cleaner energy 40
Towards a Clean Coal Roadmap 42
Karusa Wind Farm connects to national grid 43
IN BRIEF 44
Building industry pioneer passes away 44
Call for youth to pursue careers in the built environment 44
Red flag for steel industry masterplan 45
SAICE AND PROFESSIONAL NEWS 46
Meet SAICE’s Fire Engineering Division 46
The faces behind SAICE’s Environmental Engineering Division 48
4IR must underpin African Continental Free Trade Area 50
SAICE Training Calendar 2022 51
SAICE Connect links recruiters and civil engineering job seekers 53
BACK COVER 54

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