Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD): Recent submissions
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Assessment of Hotel Hot Water Systems and Viability of Solar Water Heating: Case Study of Sarova Hotel Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Hotel systems especially water heating consume significant amount of energy leading to high operational costs. High cost of electricity and fuel price volatility coupled with tighter environmental regulations on emissions ... -
Multi Factor Based Mobile Voice and Data Traffic Forecasting Using Artificial Neural Networks
(University of Nairobi, 2022)As traffic levels in a mobile network increase, it is important for the Mobile Network Operators to adequately forecast future traffic demands. Strategic planning by the service provider, will result in timely rollout the ... -
Effectiveness of Vertically Mounted Solar Panels on Buildings - a Case Study of Radisson Blu Hotel
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Solar energy is a renewable energy source that can help reduce a hotel’s energy demand. Hotels being some of the largest energy consumers in Kenya can incorporate solar to save on energy costs. This research suggests the ... -
Assessment of the Energy Efficiency Programmes Within the Internal Operations of Nairobi City County Government ,a Case Study of CBD Region
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study carried out an assessment of the Energy Efficiency programs within the internal operations of Nairobi City County Government (NCCG) .In carrying out this determination, this research conducted an energy audit ... -
A Comparative Tariff Assessment Between Grid Electricity And Own Consumer Generation: A Case Study Of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Consumers, particularly big companies and commercial enterprises, are increasingly moving away from the traditional national grid to own generated electricity. Arguably, with low sales, the utilities are forced to pass ... -
Assessment of the Ng-cdf Project Management Structure on Performance of Ng-cdf Projects in Kenya; a Case Study of Public Secondary Schools in North Mugirango Constituency in Nyamira County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This research sought to evaluate the relationship between the NG-CDF project management structure and the performance of NG-CDF projects in Kenya with a focused study of public secondary schools in North Mugirango constituency ... -
Sizing of a Solar Water Heater – Heat Pump Water Heater Hybrid Design; Case Study of Comfort Gardens Hotel
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Project title: Sizing of a Solar Water Heater – Heat Pump Water Heater Hybrid Design; Case Study of Comfort Gardens Hotel. Author: Japheth Kiptoo Sang - F56/11914/2018 Heating requirements in particular, water heating ... -
Analysis of Electrical Energy Utilization and Management in Data Centres: Case Study of Wananchi Group (K) Limited Data Centre
(University of Nairobi, 2022)As our current society and economy continues to shift towards digital transformation, there is an increased demand for internet services, storage of data and network communication and hence increased size and number of ... -
Design and Validation of a GSM Enabled Electricity Prepaid Meter
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This report details the working of a conventional Customer Interface Unit (CIU) for Kenya Power pre-paid meters. We study the functionality of the meters and pay particular attention to the recharge system that involves ... -
Pozzolanic Potentials of Fresh Cow Dung and Cow Dung Ash for Gravel Roads Construction
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Among third-world countries, gravel and earth roads form an excessively large portion of the road network when compared to paved roads. In Kenya, earth roads comprise about 47% of the road network, gravel roads 38% and ... -
Developing a Kenyan National Dress Incorporating Material Culture Inspired by Joy Adamson’s Paintings.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The purpose of this research study was to interrogate the pre-existing Kenya national dress to enable the development of a culturally inspired national dress that is acceptable across the ethnic divide. The concept of ... -
Modelling Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield for Dam Reservoir Management: a Case Study of the Maruba Dam Catchment, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Soil erosion is a severe land degradation issue that many developing nations continue to face. Its effects are more pronounced in catchment areas due to the combination of environmental and human factors. According to ... -
Waste Heat Recovery From Boiler Stack
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Steam is generated in pressured vessels called boilers. The cost to industry to generate steam is substantial, typically up to 40% of total expenditure. In operating the boilers, efforts are made to have and keep the ... -
Tensile and Flexural Strength Properties of Surface-modified Banana Fibre Epoxy Composites
(University of Nairobi, 2022)There is presently a rise in the research and development of composites reinforced using natural fibres because of an increase in environmental awareness driven by climate change concerns. This is because natural fibres ... -
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 ... -
Hydrological Modelling of Impact of Small Reservoirs in Upper Ewaso Ng’iro River on Downstream Flow: Case Study of Nanyuki River
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The Nanyuki River originates from west of Mount Kenya and flows through the county of Laikipia, where perennial water scarcity problems lead to socioeconomic and ecological issues. Upstream of the basin, river waters are ... -
Optimization of Ceramic Insulation of Cooking Stoves Using Carbonized Organic Waste
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Many households and small hotels in Kenya source their energy from biomass; mainly wood and charcoal. For the urban poor, their energy source is basically charcoal. With increasing population, rural urban migration, tough ... -
Establishing the Relationship Between Lulc Changes, Temperature, Precipitation and Water Level Rise: Case Study of Lake Nakuru Basin, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Kenya’s Rift Valley lakes have been rising at an alarming rate since the occurrence of the El Nino event in (1997-1998) leading to flooding. These floods have posed a significant threat to the region's socioeconomic progress. ... -
Web Mapping of Improvised Explosive Device (Ied) Incidents in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This project reviewed existing Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Incidents data from different sources, cleaned it up and used the data to develop a reliable IED incidents geodatabase for Kenya. This database was then used ... -
Operationalisation of Offsite Manufacturing of Concrete Building Elements in Building Construction Projects in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Offsite manufacturing of concrete building elements in building construction projects offers quite significant advantages over onsite methods. This study aimed to identify the types of OSM of concrete building elements ...
