Browsing Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD) by Title
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Development of an expert system for materials selection in mechanical design
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Materials selection is an important issue in the design and manufacture of any component. With the proliferation of engineering materials, diminishing natural resources, and interdependence of materials and their processing, ... -
Development of an Xml Standard for Survey Data Interchange in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The lack of a modern cadastral system since the establishment of surveying practice in 1903, has resulted to a lot of problems in land management and administration in Kenya. Most of the operations are carried out manually ... -
Development of Battery/supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage Scheme for Grid Connected Solar Pv Source
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Though attempts for solving the problem of variability of renewable energy (RE) sources have been mitigated through the single energy storages, a gap still exists on the reliability and quality of power produced. The ... -
Development of Battery/supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage Scheme for Grid Connected Solar Pv Source
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Though attempts for solving the problem of variability of renewable energy (RE) sources have been mitigated through the single energy storages, a gap still exists on the reliability and quality of power produced. The ... -
Development of Building Regulations in Kenya: Assessing Their Implications for Urban Resilience
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This research arises from a concern for the impact of urbanization on the quality of life in the cities. In a rapidly urbanizing environment, the tools and instruments of governance are stretched and tested and their ... -
Development of computer software for solving vibration problems
(1985)Microcomputer software programs for IBM Personal Computer XT are developed and presented for solving vibration engineering problems. Problems of whirling of multiloaded simply supported continuous beams, response of ... -
Development of effective and efficient land management practice in Kenya: A case study of Kisumu and Mombasa Municipalities
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Development of GIS-based Tax Information System for Local Government
(University of NairobiDepartment of Geospatial and Space Technolog, 2013)Property tax is one of the most important sources of income for the Nairobi County Council and accounts for nearly one third of its annual revenues. This source of revenue is the least tapped and supports urban governments ... -
Development Of Informal Housing In Kenya, HABRI, University Of Nairobi.
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Development of Optimized Under-Frequency Load-Shedding Scheme With Renewable-Energy Integration.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Under-frequency load shedding maximizes the performance of a power system at times of severe power imbalance. It involves trading off the total amount of load shed versus required frequency stability level, in order to ... -
Development of optimum energy use model for a petrol station: a case study of selected Libya Oil Kenya Limited petrol stations in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)The objective of this study was to determine energy consumption trends for petrol stations and hence develop an optimum energy use model and identify energy saving opportunities. Three Libya Oil Limited petrol stations ... -
Development of water and sanitation infrastructure in unplanned low-income Urban settlements of kitui,Kanuku and Kinyago,Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 1988)An adequate water supply and sanitation service constitute basic human needs so that a human settlement with inadequate development of the same can best be regarded- as unplanned. In this respect Kitui, Kanuku and Kinyago ... -
Development planning and development control challenges in Ruiru town
(University of NairobiDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, 2002)Development planning and development control challenges are not new in our current urban scenarios. They have been there ever since man started urbanizing and industrializing. Currently urbanization trend has been on ... -
The Developments in Real Estate and Sustainable Urban Environment: a Case Study of Kilimani Area Within Nairobi City County.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Kenyan real estate includes all types of property ranging from single and multiple dwelling units residential developments, commercial (office space, retail space, shopping malls and hotel or restaurants), agricultural ... -
Diani Marina: water Recreation
(Faculty of Architecture, Design and Development, University of Nairobi, 1976)The tourist as well as the local people have more desire for recreational facilities, specially water sport. (boating and sailing) This thesis report deals with the development of a Marina at the proposed Ministry of ... -
Diesel Engine Emissions and Performance Characteristics under Cape Chestnut Biofuel
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Cape Chestnut oil was procured from Naromoru in central Kenya and processed to biodiesel through transesterification in this study. The purpose of this study was to identify the physical properties and characteristics ... -
Distribution of Heavy Metals in Water and Sediments of Lower River Nzoia
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Heavy metals are major pollutants of aquatic systems due to their bio-accumulative nature. Overreliance on agro based farm inputs to improve agricultural yield, discharge of industrial waste and lack of proper sewerage ... -
Distribution of normalized relative strontium in the femur of an adult Kenyan population
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Elemental density has a determinant role in bone mineral disorders like osteoporosis and osteopetrosis. Studies in bone elemental density show that other elements exist in bones besides the predominant element, Ca. Recent ... -
District planning as a strategy for rural development in Kenya. (Siaya district case study).
(Urban and regional planning, University of Nairobi, 1976)It is the Kenya Government's policy that most of its development· efforts will be directed towards the rural areas where most of the national problems such as poverty, disease, ignorance and unemployment are most acute. ...