Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD): Recent submissions
Now showing items 81-100 of 839
-
Impacts of Roadway Emissions on Urban Fine Particle Exposures: the Nairobi Area Traffic Contribution to Air Pollution (NATCAP) Study
(University of Nairobi, 07-05-10)Air quality is a serious and worsening problem in the rapidly growing cities of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), due to rapid urbanization, growing vehicle fleets, changing life styles, limited road infrastructure and land use ... -
Some notes on the production and design of timber housing for medium to large scale projects in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1969) -
Discussion Of A Food And Nutrition Policy For Kenya
(1975)The paper was produced on request of the Head of the Kenya Delegation to the 1974 World Food Conference in Rome. It reflects the authors views on basic policies to improve the nutritional status of vulnerable groups in ... -
Nutrition and infection in national development
(1976)This paper was written at the request of the Editor of the American journal "Science" for their special issue devoted to the world food problem published in 1975. The important synergistic relationship between malnutrition ... -
Appropriate Technology Innovation For Rural Industrialisation In LDCs
(1975)Rural industrialisation using intermediate or appropriate technologies .is probably the most valid to increasing employment and living standards in LDCs. This involves the design of technologies to suit the very low ... -
An Analysis Of ICDC Small Industrial Loan ,commitments, 1961 - 1975
(1976)This study concerns loan commitments by the I.C.D.C. to small . industrial projects in the period 1961 - 1975. It analyses the distribution of these loans by region ,'by product and over time. Other features of these loans ... -
Trends of air quality in a fast growing Sub-Saharan African city: Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013) -
Digital Filter Design Using an Adaptive Modelling Approach
(University of Nairobi, 2006)This chapter presents the design of a finite impulse response (FIR) filter using the Wiener approach and compares it with a least mean squares (LMS) design. The Wiener filter is synthesized by computing the optimum weights ... -
Concrete use for sustainable development
(2013-05)Concrete is a primary construction material of the modern age with over 13 billion metric tons being used globally every year. It is a man-made material with a great impact on the economy and the environment. Its properties ... -
Design of Stone Crusher
(University of Nairobi, 08-05-13)The School of Engineering is to presenta paper on Design of Stone Crasher during the Institute of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) conference to be held at the Tom Mboya Labour College from 8th to 10th of May. -
Nairobi International Design Conference
(University of Nairobi, 26-05-11)The main event of Nairobi International Design Conference (NIDEC) was held at the National Museum of Kenya on Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th of May. The conference theme was ‘Desig n in Industrial Transformation.’ NIDEC’s ... -
Short Term Load Forecasting Using Artificial Neural Networks
(University of Nairobi, 24-04-13)Load forecasting refers to the prediction of future load conditions based on present or historical data. This is important especially for transmission planning and economic dispatch. In this paper, an Artificial Neural ... -
Water Resources
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)Fresh water is one of the basic necessities without which human beings cannot survive since water is key to the sustainability of all kinds of lifeforms. Water has multiple uses namely; nutritional, domestic, recreational, ... -
Teacher education and development in Africa: the need for access, equity, sustainability, quality and relevance within the context of globalization
(University of NairobiCollege Of Education And External Studies, 30-07-13)Expanding education and improving its quality is central to the development of Africa. If we want to realize the goal of quality education for all, faculties of education in Africa need to take the lead in finding African ... -
The Informal City
(University of NairobiDepartment of Real Estate, 2005) -
Power Loss Reduction in the Active Distribution Network by Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) Placement and Sizing Using Ordinary Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and an hybrid of Genetic Algorithm (GA) and PSO (HGAPSO).
(University of NairobiDepartment of Electrical and Information Engineering, 2013)Due to the increased importance of DFIGs in optimization of real and reactive power losses and the maintenance of voltage profile, the general methods of DG placement and sizing in the existing literature cannot be ... -
Non-motorized Urban Transport: The Central Business District - A Designer’s Perspective
(Architecture and Building Science, University of Nairobi, 1993) -
Rural-urban Migration in Kenya: Emerging Trends
(Architecture and Building Science, University of Nairobi, 1991) -
Technical Guidelines for Slum Upgrading in Kenya
(Architecture and Building Science, University of Nairobi, 1991) -
Guidelines for Slum Upgrading in Kenya: Socio- Cultural Factors
(Architecture and Building Science, University of Nairobi, 1991)
