Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD): Recent submissions
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Solid Waste Management: a case study of Public Technical Training Institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Many scholars and organisations have studied waste management problems by focusing on urban areas. These studies have however identified environmental problems associated with waste management by focusing on total waste ... -
Spatial prediction of Soil physical properties using Infrared Spectroscopy and GIS
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Soil physical properties include soil consistency limits and soil aggregate stability indices. These properties have influence on the soil agronomic characteristics as well as management of watershed hydrology, civil ... -
Optimal location of suitable sites for wind farms using a GIS approach (case study of Garissa and Ijara)
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Over the recent years, the country has experienced inadequacy in meeting the demands for power due to over reliance on hydro power which is affected by reduced rainfall. Due to this inadequacy, most of the population depends ... -
Effect of enhanced coagulation with Calcium Hypochlorite on an Algae Laden Drinking Water Supply
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Algae laden water is difficult to treat since it significantly impacts on finished water quality and treatment plant operations. The primary treatment plant operation issues are encountered in sedimentation since gravitational ... -
Potential of Waste Heat recovery from a Boiler Stack Economizer
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Sharply increasing cost of oil across the globe has resulted in initiation of energy efficiency strategies in manufacturing and commercial industry so as to reduce the cost of producing goods and services and in Kenya ... -
Production of Ethanol from High Cyanide Cassava and its performance as fuel blend for Spark Ignition Engine
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Due to the fluctuation in oil prices and global warming there is a global move to adopt renewable energies (RE) and energy efficient (EE) technologies in-order to reverse green house gas emission and mitigate climate change. ... -
Wind, Solar and Mini/Micro hydro power: a Kenyan approach to project implementation
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)In Vision 2030, whose main objective is to make Kenya a globally competitive and prosperous nation with a high quality of life by the year 2030, the role to be played by power and in retrospect its generation cannot be ... -
Assessment of trace elements in Herbal and Conventional beverages consumed in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Studies on beverage consumption have increasingly become important due to their neutraceutical role. The study was aimed at quantifying both total and labile trace elements content between herbal and conventional beverages. ... -
An assessment of intergrated Water Resources management practice in Ewaso Narok River catchment area
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)This thesis focuses on the assessment of Integrated Water Resources Management of Ewaso Narok Catchment Area, one of the nine Management Units of the Ewaso Ng'iro Catchment Area. The purpose of this study was to establish ... -
Numerical stress characterization in cross-bored thick walled cylinders under internal pressure
(University of Nairobi, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2002)The aim of the study was to establish and quantify the influence of cross bore entry geometry on the elastic-plastic stresses and their distributions in thick walled cylinders under internal pressure. The elastic and ... -
An evaluation of the administration of land development applications in Nairobi, Kenya
(School of Built Environment, University of Nairobi, 2008-08)The study was undertaken in order to investigate the management approaches used by the institutions dealing with approvals of land development applications and assess the impacts of such management approaches on the land ... -
Freight rate determinants along the Northern Corridor road
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)This study is the first comprehensive and empirical effort to measure and quantify the determinants of freight rates and transport costs in Kenya. Accordingly, a model has yet to be developed which represents in detail the ... -
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 ... -
Challenges to inner city redevelopment in Nairobi: the case of Ngara
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Kenya continues to experience a rapid pace of urbanization and this has led to the increase in the number of urban centres and the expansion of the already existing centres. Nairobi City is the largest and among the oldest ... -
Civic buildings exterior transition spaces a study of City Square, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Exterior transition spaces are more than a building's foreground separating the entrance and other parts. Kenya's seat of government buildings which frame the city square and the exterior transition spaces have not appreciated ... -
A study of household electricity demand and consumption patterns in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The study set out to generate baseline data and information through the analysis of secondary data available from Kenya Power and Lighting Company Ltd (KPLC) for domestic consumers of electricity in a Nairobi residential ... -
The impact of solid waste challenges on urban Mangement; the case of Garissa Municipality in North-Eastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)This study is a discussion of robust and focused long term strategic planning as method of overcoming serious solid waste disposal in problems in Garissa Municipality. The Primary Research was conducted in Garissa town ... -
Developement of a mobile GIS Data Collection Solution
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Mobile GIS is the expansion of GIS technology from the office into the field. It enables field personnel to capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze and display geographic information. Traditionally, the processes of ... -
Developement of a Cadastral land dispute classification model using Geographical data modelling
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Land disputes undermine human dignity globally through their direct contribution to; food insecurity, environmental degradation, informal settlements, and the swelling numbers of displaced persons and the homeless. In spite ... -
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