{"id":9686,"date":"2024-11-19T06:35:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T06:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=9686"},"modified":"2026-06-03T13:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:34:22","slug":"research-civil-engineering-and-building-department-fet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/research-civil-engineering-and-building-department-fet\/","title":{"rendered":"Research &#8211; Civil Engineering and Building Department FET"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9686\" class=\"elementor elementor-9686\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6450abd elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6450abd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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