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- ItemOpen AccessLow cost fencing for a pre-school(2013-10) UCT Knowledge Co-opThis is an engineering study requested by the New World Foundation. A team from Engineers without Borders, a student agency at UCT, looked at designing and building a low cost fence for a playground at their pre-school in Lavender Hill. The objective was to provide affordable fencing that would overcome the challenges of theft that the community faces. The conditions for the material was that it should not have fuel usage value such as wood, no scrap material value and it should not block visibility.
- ItemOpen AccessLow cost fencing material for a pre-school in Lavender Hill(2011-07) Mazwai, KonkeThis project has been proposed by the UCT Knowledge Partnership Project. This institution is aimed at providing assistance to under-privileged communities in the Western Cape. A pre-school fence material which is low cost is to be investigated. The following criterions were set to be met for the material: -The material is to have no fuel usage value such as wood, which can be burnt for space heating -The material is to have no scrap metal value such as steel and wire fencing material as this easily gets stolen. -The material is not to block visibility which harbors criminal activity in the area. Fences such as concrete slabs and brick block visibility. The materials considered in this project are: -Various plastic polymer materials -Plastic Lumber composite material -Recycled Plastic -Rubber reinforced concrete Plastic lumber and recycled plastic HDPE were considered for use in the fence material. After considering the available fence components and loading on the fence, 100 x 100 mm cross section plastic lumber and recycled plastic section were chosen to be used. The fence design was based on existing patents which were modified. A design showing the meter of the fence was designed and is shown in the document.
- ItemOpen AccessLow cost fencing project 2013 Funding Proposal / Report, Engineers without Borders (EWB) – University of Cape Town(2014) Makhado, Mashudu; Manyuha, Mufarisi; Alex, Abhilash; Ma-Kiese, Stephane Masamba; Naidoo Damian; Bessinger, Alexa; Muridili, MashuduThis proposal outlines a request for project funding for the EWB UCT's low cost fencing project. The aim was to design and build a low cost fence for a playground at a pre-school in a Cape Town community based in a low income area. Facing the challenges of material theft in the area one of the objectives was to provide an alternative to the wood fencing that is currently being used such that this new design does not lure thieves. Moreover, the aim is to provide a safe and reliable design for fencing the playground that is durable and comes at a low cost. Plastic netting (supported with concrete poles) was suggested as potential replacement for the traditional wooden fence.
- ItemOpen AccessLow-cost fencing for a pre-school in Lavender Hill(2011-07) UCT Knowledge Co-opThis is an engineering project that focused on providing assistance to the New World Foundation's community centre in Lavender Hill in the Western Cape. This community faces many challenges from unemployment to high crime rates. The NWF pre-school faced the challenge of having their fence stolen on several occasions and therefore needed a low-cost, effective solution to this problem.
- ItemOpen AccessLow-cost fencing material for pre-school in low income area(2011-07) Mazwai, KonkeResearch into new material and design for a pre-school fence that doesn't get stolen, can't hurt children and does not limit visibility.