Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD): Recent submissions
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Fostering of innovation and its adaptation process in the Kenyan construction industry. A Case Study of the Building and Civil Engineering Contractors in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2005)This research paper constitutes an investigative study into fostering of Innovation and its adaptation in the Kenya construction industry, with special regard to the Building and Civil Engineering Contractors in Nairobi. There ... -
Economic development as a public purpose in compulsory land acquisition: an investigation
(University of Nairobi, 2009-06)Compulsory acquisition is the power of the state to extinguish or acquire any title or other interest in land for a public purpose, subject to prompt payment of compensation. It is thus used to acquire private properties ... -
Influence of building design on running costs of lighting in office buildings. (case study: Nairobi central business district)
(University of Nairobi, 2008-07)This is a study of office building design and running costs of lighting in an urban setting. The hypothesis of this study is that architectural design parameters have an influence on running costs of lighting. It has been ... -
Land use changes in the lake Nakuru catchment: implications on environmental planning and management
(University of Nairobi, 2000-08)Lake Nakuru Catchment covers an area estimated at over 1837 square kilometers. It has a fragile ecological system which has increasingly had permanent human settlements locating there over the last one hundred years. Within ... -
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 ... -
Effects Of Communal And Individual Land Tenure Systems On Land Use And Food Security In Kajiado District, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2004)The East African governments have initiated land reform programmes with the objective of creating individualisation of land rights where rules of access, use and transfer are reformulated in order to adapt to rising ... -
Road Safety In Nairobi an Analysis Of Road Accidents On Nairobi Road Network
(University of Nairobi, 1978)Traffic delays and congestions are the price that towns and cities are paying as a result of inefficient streets and highway operations. This inefficiency also contribute directly to the problem of traffic accidents which ... -
Time and cost performance of Construction Project
(University of Nairobi, 1988)There is much optimism in preparing estimates for costs and construction periods for construction projects where it is hoped that such estimates are adequate for completion of the projects. An unacceptable trend has been ... -
Claim to Urban Space: A Study of Hawkers (Street Vendors) Within the Central Business District of Nairobi- Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004)Some of the biggest challenges facing urban centres in Kenya today is how to tackle the issues of unemployment, through the provision of viable areas for self-employment opportunities as well as improving the quality, ... -
A study of the swelling characteristics of expansive soils under controlled conditions of lateral and vertical confinement
(University of Nairobi, 1967)Expansive clays cause considerable damage to structures erected on them. Moisture variations cause these soil6 to expand and shrink, producing differential heaving, detrimental to buildings. A similar problem is also ... -
Marketing by building contractors in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1992)This report presents the findings of a study on how Kenyan building contractors market their services and the problems they face in the process. The basis of the report is a review,_of the evolution of building contracting ... -
Evaluation of surface irrigation system design approaches
(University of Nairobi, 1997)To feed the increasing world population, the production of food crops from available land resource will need to be expanded. One of the ways to effect this is by increasing the output per unit area of land through use of ... -
Space requirements & needs of the practical oriented learning activities in Kenyan Primary Teachers Training Colleges
(University of Nairobi, 1992-08)Space, being the medium through which activities are realized, may be studied under nemerous parameters. One may study structure in space, lighting in space, ventilation in space, acoustics in space etc. To enhance the ... -
Material Characterization of Ductile Irons for Industrial Applications
(University of Nairobi, 1989)Ductile iron, also known as spheroidal graphite cast iron or nodular cast iron, is an alloy of essentially the same composition as gray cast iron but with the graphite in form of spheroids instead of flake graphite found ... -
Property assessment for rating purposes in Kenya a case study of Mavoko municipal council.
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Property assessment for rating purposes has been practiced in Kenya for over a century. Property taxation is a major source of local authority finance though its full potential has not being realized. The revenue received ... -
Towards an integrated development plan for pare district.
(University of Nairobi, 1978)The government has put emphasis on rural development as away of raising the standard of life of the majority of the people* It has been pointed by the president in several accations that for usdevelopment is of the people ... -
Trace element analysis in infant food from selected rural and urban areas in Kenya using txrf technique
(2015)The need for dietary trace elements during periods of rapid growth such as infancy and early childhood is crucial. These elements are required for promotion of good growth, health and behavioural development of an infant. ... -
Land cover changes and landslide occurrence: a case of Tirap division in Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Landslides are described as downward movement of soil and rocks resulting from naturally occurring vibrations, earthquakes, changes in water content, removal of lateral support, loading with weight and weathering or human ... -
Effect of quantity and frequency of irrigation on growth characteristics and soil water balance of tomatoes in greenhouse: case study of Kitui County
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The study was conducted in two greenhouses located at Matinyani Secondary School and Kyondoni Village, Kitui County, Kenya. Variation of tomato crop growth characteristics, yield and soil water content were monitored. These ... -
Green Infrastructure Planning within Mixed Development Residential Neighborhoods of Nairobi: A Case Study of Tena Estate
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Green infrastructure is the connective matrices of green spaces that can be found in urban and urban-fringe landscapes. Despite its environmental, ecological, social, and economic benefits, there are specific problems with ...
