Browsing Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD) by Title
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3D Modelling For Geotechnical Investigation
(University of NairobiSchool of Engineering, 2012)Soil has very important functions such as to support buildings, railway lines, pipelines, dams and roads. However, good site characterisation or accurate geotechnical investigations will enhance a good design of the ... -
Acceptance Criteria Of Alternative Building Materials And Technologies For Walling: A Case Study Of Nairobi City County
(UoN, 2019)The purpose of the study was to determine the acceptance criteria of Alternative Building Materials and Technologies (ABMTs) for walling. The overall objective was achieved by: (a) investigating the various ABMTs currently ... -
Access control network for a complex building
(University of Nairobi, 2014-04)The project is aimed at designing a physical access control system(PACS) that will control entry and exit of personnel within a complex building as well as keeping a record of access events to various parts of the building ... -
Accuracy assessment of Preliminary Index Diagrams (PIDs) from High Resolution Orthoimage
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Land tenure reforms and modernization to conform to current land management and development demands remain a challenge facing developing countries today. Promotion of land titling is the starting point to achieve this ... -
Acoustic Comfort in Church Auditoria a Case of Citam Church Designs at Ngong and Parklands, Nairobi, Kenya
(UON, 2021)Church auditoria are an extreme example of multipurpose rooms. A good speech intelligibility is necessary for understanding the spoken word, and an adequate reverberation is desirable for music. On the other hand, the ... -
Acquisition And Reconstruction Of Sparse Magnetic Resonance Images Using Compressive Sampling Methods
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Action Plan for the Promotion of 3R in Solid Waste Management in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Waste management in many cities such as Nairobi has largely been centred on collection and disposal. This approach has however come under scrutiny due to increased waste quantities over time. Such has led to the strain ... -
Addition of vanadium and niobium to platinum-based alloys
(2013-08-12)The ternary systems, Pt-Al-V at the Pt-rich corner and Pt-Cr-V were investigated. Phase equilibria data were obtained using scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction ... -
Adoption of Green Building Concepts in Residential Developments in Nairobi City County.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The construction industry is the spine of the national economy through which the total physical development is realized. Globally, buildings alone consume approximately 38% of global energy. During construction, buildings ... -
Adoption of Green Building Technologies in Kenya: a Case of Buildings in Nairobi County
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Aerosol Impact At High Altitude: A Case Study At 4800 M On Mt. Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)One of the biggest challenges of the 21st century is climate change. It has been characterized by a rise of the mean temperatures of the ocean and air, thinning of glaciers and snow cover as well as rise in sea level. It ... -
Aesthetic, functional and social cultural significance of traditional art among the Maasai of Kenya: study of forms, ornaments, design patterns, decorations and their symbolic meaning
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Ageing of bitumen in tropical conditions
(Department of Civil Engineering, 1992)The flexibility of asphaltic pavements diminishes as the bitumen binder ages. Consequently, surfacing failure occurs by cracking and disintegration under traffic ... -
Agroforestry: A gender and environment analysis: A case study of the care-Siaya (Kenya) Agroforestry Extension Programme
(University of Nairobi, 1992-09)Recent discussions of environment and development suggest that gender is a central factor in both the degradation of the natural environment and the potential for sustainable development that will ameliorate and prevent ... -
Algae removal from effluents of waste water stabilization ponds utilizing intermittent sand filtration
(Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nairobi, 1992-06)The principle objective of this research was the removal of algae from effluents of waste water stabilization ponds. There are many possible ways of achieving this removal but problems such as of economics, technological ... -
Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) with Ruminal Slaughterhouse Waste under Mesophilic Conditions
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), an invasive aquatic weed with large biomass poses serious socio-economic and environmental challenges in fresh water bodies such as Lake Victoria in East Africa. Efforts towards its ... -
Analysing Dynamics of Biofuel Production Among Smallholder Farmers in Laikipia East Sub-county, Laikipia, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Biofuels have globally become important in the recent past due to the fact that countries are struggling to deal with the challenges of the increasing prices of fossil fuels and global warming. The demand for energy increases ... -
Analysis of turbulence characteristics in an axisymmetric non-circular duct with varying half angles
(Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1996)Investigated in this work are the various turbulence characteristics in a non-circular axisymmetricduct of varying half angles. The turbulence was measured using constant temperature hot-wire anemometry. The voltage signals ... -
Analysis and Modelling of Cartographic Services Among the East African Community Member States
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Economic and political integration of East Africa has been expanding since its second founding in 2000, more so with the accession of Rwanda and Burundi (2007) and South Sudan (2016). Driven by the provisions of the common ...
