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SIMM Structural inspection and maintenance management of mining structures

01.01.2012 / Technical Articles

By Spencer Erling, Education Director, SAISC BACKGROUND AND LEGAL REQUIREMENTS Engineers should be aware of the legal requirement contained in the …

An update on laminations/ lamellar tearing in plate

01.01.2012 / Technical Articles

By Spencer Erling, Education Director, SAISC It is common knowledge that from time to time (in fact quite rarely) steel plates …

An invitation for building innovation

01.01.2012 / Technical Articles

The SAISC would like to challenge anyone who has novel ideas about how to create new buildings to come forward. We …

Comment on the quality of hot dip galvanizing when dipping imported structural steel sections

01.01.2012 / Technical Articles

By Terry Smith, Technical Marketing Director, Hot Dip Galvanizers Association Southern Africa It should be reasonably common knowledge that to achieve …

Galvanized bolts – an update

01.01.2013 / Technical Articles

PART 2 By Spencer Erling, Education Director, SAISC WHAT IS HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT? We used the term a number of times in …

Grade 355 tubular steel an engineering solution for many applications

01.01.2012 / Technical Articles

AN UPDATE ON THE PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED ARTICLE (Steel Construction March 2010) By Franco P. Mordini, Robor Market Development Engineer and Chairman …

Some gems from spencer’s steel enlightenment course for wits students

01.01.2011 / Technical Articles

By Spencer Erling, Education Director, SAISC I have just finished my 10th enlightenment course at Wits University which started in 2002. …

Rules of thumb for steel structures

01.01.2011 / Technical Articles

By Dr Hennie de Clercq, Executive Director, SAISC INTRODUCTION Rules of thumb have a proud history in engineering. In fact, there …

Student laboratory experience at the university of johannesburg

01.01.2011 / Technical Articles

By Spencer Erling, Education Director, SAISC BACKGROUND Somehow we do not think of Universities of technology having laboratories or research facilities. …

Structural bolting issues in south africa – Part 2

01.01.2011 / Technical Articles

By Spencer Erling, Education Director, SAISC The first part of this article appeared in Steel Construction Issue No. 3 and described …

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