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THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Durban & Pietermari tzburg Branches

August 2014

Your Next Branch Presentat ion

Tuesday 5th August 2014

VENUE: DATE:

Maharani Hotel Tuesday, 5th August 2014

Panini Restaurant

Marine Parade TIME:

DURBAN 5:00PM

SPONSOR:

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Committee and Branch Meetings take place the FIRST Tuesday of every month

at the

MAHARANI HOTEL • MARINE PARADE • DURBAN

MONTH

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

DATE

Tues 5th

Tues 2nd

Tues 7th

Tues 4th

No Meet ing

METTING TIMES

Commit tee Meet ing: 4 -5pm

Network ing : 5 -5 .30pm

Branch Presentat ion : 5 .30 —6 .30pm

DURBAN BRANCH CHAIRMAN

Visha l Kr ishandut t

E : v i sha l .kr i shandut t@durban .gov .za

EVENTS/ADMIN

Cindy Austen

E : c indy@saice .org .za

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Queen Nandhi Drive Phase 4

Design and construction of The Umhlangane River Bridge

Presented by Kordian Ignatiuk

Structures Branch, Roads Provision Department, Ethekwini Municipality

Supporting the SAICE Durban

Branch Awards since 2006

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2014 ANNUAL BRANCH AWARDS

Held on Fr iday, 20th June 2014

Sponsored By MARSH Afr ica

SAICE Durban Branch held its annual awards at the Elangeni Hotel, celebrating technical excellence

and community-based projects in the Durban area. This year eight projects were entered into the

project categories.

Technical Excellence Projects

Winner: Electron Road Waste Management Facility

The Electron Road Waste Management Facility is one of the first large scale Greenfield Waste

Management Facilities in South Africa. With a refuse transfer station (RTS) designed to transfer 1 200

tons per day, this facility meets new national waste regulatory requirements and moves waste

management towards a more sustainable municipal service.

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Highly commended: KwaMashu Interchange

The pioneering conversion of the KwaMashu Interchange from a standard diamond road layout to an

innovative diverging diamond layout has provided a low cost, effective means to enhance the Interchange’s

capacity and safety. It is the first application of a diverging diamond interchange (DDI) in the southern

hemisphere and on a left-hand drive road system.

Client: SA NATIONAL ROADS AGENCY LTD

Professional Team: AURECON SA (PTY) LTD

Main Contractor: AQUA TRANSPORT AND PLANT HIRE (PTY) LTD

Client: PASSENGER RAIL AGENCY OF SOUTH AFRICA (PRASA)

Professional Team: CROWIE PROJECTS; FOCUS PROJECT MANAGEMENT; GIBB; HATCH GOBA; LDM (QS); MARUTLENG

SHE SERVICES; AND ADA ARCHITECTS

Main Contractor: AVENG GRINAKER-LTA

Sub-contractors: STIMELA INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SERVICES; ACTOM SIGNALLING; ZERO UNLIMITED

EARTHWORKS TSHIRELETSO BUSINESS ENGINEERING; GROUND ENGINEERING LIMITED (GEL)

Highly commended: Bridge City Rail Link

This project called for the construction of a rail link from Duffs Road Station to Bridge City Station. A

first of its kind in its method of approach, this multidisciplinary project comprised three major disciplines

– earthworks, viaducts and rail and was officially launched on 19 October 2013.

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Finalist: Mahatma Gandhi Road Sewer Pump Station

The construction of this pump station was the final chapter in the relocation of the Durban Harbour

Tunnel. The construction of this 1.3 megawatt pump station incorporated various unique engineering

tasks such as micro-tunnelling, deep excavations below the water table, diaphragm walls, underwater

concrete pours, large diameter pipework and complex automatic control of the station – a true landmark

project.

Finalist: Msunduzi Municipality Pietermaritzburg Urban Renewal Project

The Pietermaritzburg Urban Renewal Project (PURP) was a project initiated by the Msunduzi Municipality

for the city’s 175th anniversary with the sole purpose of enhancing the aesthetics of the two main corridors

through Pietermaritzburg – Chief Albert Luthuli Street / Alan Payton Avenue from the N3 to Victoria

Street, and Langalibalele Street from Moses Mabhida Road to Masukwana Street. Despite the many

engineering challenges of combining new structures with old ones, the end product was one of immense

quality and vastly improved aesthetics.

Client: MSUNDUZI MUNICIPALITY /DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATE GOVENANCE & TOURISM AFFIARS

Project Manager: TNT ENGERGY PROJECTS Engineer: HATCH GOBA (PTY) LTD

Urban Designer: IYER DESIGN STUDIOS Quantity Surveyor: VAUGHAN CHARLES & ASSOCIATES

Architects: ARCHITECTS COLLABORATIVE CC

Main Contractor: CRISTATUS INVESTMENTS 13CC

Sub-Contractor: POLO ELECTRICAL AND ZAMA TRAFFIC SIGNALS

Client: eTHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY

Consultant: HATCH GOBA (PTY) LTD

Sub-Consultants: DRENNAN MAUD ASSOCIATES

Client: eTHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY / eTHEKWINI TRANSPORT AUTHORITY

Consultant: SMEC SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD

Community-based Projects

Winner: The upgrading of D1506

This project, part of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), saw the steepest part of District

Road D1506, a 1.6 km rough, dangerous track full of deep erosion gullies, upgraded using labour-intensive

methods. Using local labour, the road was successfully upgraded to a safe, all-weather road for the

community.

Client: KWAZULU-NATAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

Professional Team: NAIDU CONSULTING (PTY) LTD

Main Contractor: PHAMBILE CONTRACTORS

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Finalist: Functional Classification of Roads in the eThekwini Municipal

Area

A reclassification of the road network in the eThekwini Municipal Area was carried out in accordance

with the latest RISFSA and Committee of Transport Officials – Road Classification and Access

Management (COTO RCAM) guidelines in order to improve the functionality of the road network,

providing a host of benefits to both the eThekwini Transport Authority (ETA) and road users within the

municipality. The key road feature data collected on the 15 000 km of roads will also be used for

reference on future transport projects.

Finalist: Mhlabatshane Bulk Water Supply Scheme

The Mhlabatshane Bulk Water Supply Scheme is the life-blood of the proposed Mhlabatshane Regional

Water Supply Project. It consists of the construction of a dam on the Mhlabatshane River, rising mains,

pump stations, a 4 Mℓ per day Water Treatment Works, gravity mains, holding tanks and reservoirs, and

will provide an assured supply of bulk potable water to approximately 100 000 rural people drastically

improving their lives.

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1750Kℓ Reservoir and Pump House

Client: UMGENI WATER

Consulting Engineers: BOSCH STEMELE (PTY) LTD

Sub-Consultants: Davies Lynn and Partners – Geotechnical Engineers

Nemai Consulting – Environmental Practitioners

Njabulo Mkhosana Enterprises – Environmental Practitioners

C&M Safety Consultants – Health and Safety Practitioners

Main Contractors: Cyclone Construction (Pty) Ltd

WK Construction SA (Pty) Ltd

PCI Africa (Pty) Ltd

Water Purification Chemicals & Plant cc

Icon Construction (Pty) Ltd

Sub-Contractors: Aveng Grinaker – LTA Ground Engineering (GEL) – Foundation Grouting

Lafarge South Africa – Readymix Concrete

Thank you everyone for supporting the 2014 event.

Well done on your amazing projects and we wish you all the best

for the Institutional Awards on the

16th October at the ICC Durban!

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Official Sponsor of SAICE Durban Branch

Schools Bridge Building Competition 2014

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2014 SCHOOLS BRIDGE BUILDING

COMPETITION & CAREERS EXPO

Thursday, 7th August 2014

SAICE Durban Branch is looking for sponsorship for the EXPO. Please kindly contact

Cindy Austen on

T: 031-2601832 or E: cindy@saice,co,za

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SAICE DURBAN BRANCH

SENSATIONAL

GOLF DAY

24th October 2014

SAICE Durban Branch is looking for sponsorship for this event.

Please kindly contact

Cindy Austen

Email: cindy@saice.org.za Tel: 031 206 1832

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SAICE Durban Branch hosts

La farge Industr ies Presentat ion

L afarge South Africa is the first company to offer a fully accredited course on the

Production of Extended Cements & the Impact on Concrete Durability. This full day

course offers 1 CPD point for each attending member and thoroughly explains the

cement manufacturing process & extenders, physical & chemical deformations on

concrete, soil stabilisation as well as the various ready-mix concrete options that are currently

available for the varying applications.

Lafarge have been visiting the regional SAICE offices and were delighted to visit the KZN Region on

the 18th July. The feedback received was positive and we trust that those who attended will find

value in applying what they learnt in their projects.

Lafarge are proud to not only being able to provide excellent cement and concrete solutions for

the engineers of South Africa but host useful training sessions that will develop our future city

builders.

Contact: Jeanne de Power

E: Jeanne.depower@lafarge.com

Bosch Stemele appoints new

Regional Director

M r Raj Ramchuran has been appointed to the position of

Regional Director – KwaZulu Natal. In this role, Raj is

responsible for managing Bosch Stemele’s operations in the

province, including managing the Regional Office in

Umhlanga, and Branch Offices in Mtubatuba (North Coast) and Shelley

Beach (South Coast).

Raj brings many years of experience to the role. He holds a BSc Degree in

Civil Engineering from the University of Natal and is a registered

Professional Engineer. He joined the company in August 1997 as a Project Manager. He has held senior

management positions, including Alternate Director and Executive Director. In his previous role, Raj was

Divisional Director – Water and Sanitation.

Commenting on his new role, Raj said “This is a great opportunity to grow our business, to meet new

people and to explore areas that we have not traditionally serviced, whilst still ensuring high quality

standards and Client satisfaction”. Raj has a passion for the people side of our business, including dealing

with clients, communities and staff. “As a people orientated company, we strive to encourage and support

transformation and the growth of our staff, whilst having fun in our business” says Raj.

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SARF KZN REGION WORKSHOP – 17 OCTOBER 2014

THE CONTRIBUTION OF TRANSPORT TO AN

EFFECTIVE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

T o a large extent South Africa has based its future social and economic

development to 2030 on the National Development Plan (NDP), of which all

facets of transport form an important element. Whilst the plan, based on

government’s overall economic and development policy represents the best

views of its compilers as to what will work, it is an essential part of the planning and

implementation process that its policies be debated, tested and (if necessary) changed in

the light of evidence” gathered during the implementation phase of the plan.

Transport is an important catalyst in the social and economic development of any

country, and without good and efficient transport the objectives of the NDP will suffer.

Transport plans, as envisaged in the NDP’s planning endeavours flow out and are the

manifestation of transport policy. As mentioned above, good policy and planning on their

own are however not sufficient to ensure that the policy goals will be attained – the

implementation of the policy is of cardinal value in achieving this aim. Unfortunately it is

common cause that government in South Africa has to a large extent during the past

decade or more suffered from an inability to implement its policy and planning

programmes. This unfortunate situation has been attested to in the media by many

eminent persons in government including the State President, the Governor of the

Reserve Bank, the Minister of Finance and many others, as well as manifesting itself in the

less than satisfactory performance of many important aspects of the transport system in

the country.

Towards facilitating discussion on the various issues concerning the role of transport in

achieving the objectives of the NDP, the KwaZulu-Natal region of the South African Road

Federation will be convening a workshop on Friday 17 October, the day following the

SAICE Council meeting in Durban. This workshop, it is hoped will be addressed by

important and influential persons in the transport and government sectors.

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The speakers, not all whom have been invited yet cover a spectrum ranging from National

Planning Council Commissioners, previous Directors-General of government

departments to previous Presidents of SAICE.

The proposed discussion topics are:

The importance of the National development Plan for development in South Africa

The NDP transport needs

Good roads for economic development

The contribution of rail to the NDP

Economics of the relative roles of road and rail on the Durban to Johannesburg

corridor

How will we finance the needs?

Personnel needs and availability

Transport infrastructure implementation issues

Co-ordination of institutions involved in the Strategic Investment Project number 2

A systems approach for effective road programme implementation

The workshop will conclude with a panel discussion, wherein all participants of the

workshop will be able to express their viewpoints

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A quotation from the one politician I know of who was an Engineer, namely

former President Herbert Hoover of the United States:

“ It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of

the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then

it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings homes

to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of

life.

“The great liability of the Engineer compared to other professions is that

his works are out in the open where all can see them. He cannot bury his

mistakes in the grave like the doctor. He cannot argue them into thin air or

blame the judge like the lawyers. He cannot like the architects, cover his

failure with trees and vines. He cannot like the politicians, screen his

shortcomings by blaming his opponents and hope the people will forget.

The Engineer simply cannot deny he did it. If his works do not work, he is

damned.

“Unlike the doctor his is not a life among the weak. Unlike the soldier,

destruction is not his purpose. Unlike the lawyer, quarrels are not his daily

bread. To the Engineer falls the job of clothing the bare bones of science

with life, comfort and hope. No doubt as years go by the people forget

which Engineer did it, even if they ever knew. Or some politician put his

name on it. Or they credit it to some promoter who used other peoples

money. But the Engineer looks back at the stream of goodness that flows

from his successes with satisfaction that few professions may know. And

the verdict of his fellows is all the accolade he wants.”

Inspiring read….

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2014 Committee Meet ings

Cont inuing Your

Educat ion. . .

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Comedy corner. . .

SAICE STEFANUTTI STOCKS 2014 Bridge Building Competition

The following article was released on the 13th June in the Highway Mail. This promises to be a very

exciting and informative event. Please remember to book your stand.

Making the press . . .

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Thank you to all our members and sponsors for your support through 2014