Browsing Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD) by Title
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Constraints to the growth of Magadi township
(Uban and regional planning, University of Nairobi, 1986)This study set out to examine the factors that have constrained the growth of Magadi. These have been found to be,the history of the township, the ownership of land on which the township has developed, the location of ... -
Constraints to tile dissemination and utilization of fibre concrete roofing tile and stabilized soil block technologies in Kenya
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 1993)The shortage of decent housing is a problem that many Kenyans, especially the low income households in both the rural and urban areas, are confronted with. The research in and development of appropriate building materials ... -
Construction of a Gravity Map,
(1973)To display more clearly the gravity anomalies caused by geologic bodies in the upper parts of the crust, a new colored isostatic residual gravity map of the conterminous United States has been prepared using the gravity ... -
Construction of an office complex
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Contemporary attitudes to the visual arts in East Africa: An analysis of questions asked on the visual arts
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Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS): Transformation Between KPLC CORS System And The Kenya National Geodetic System
(UoN, 2019)Advances in GNSS technology such as multiple constellation, receiver capability, improved software as well as new measurement techniques have increased the applications of GNSS in positioning. The need to continuously ... -
Contracts and negligence in the building industry
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Contractual Claims in the Construction Industry of the United Kingdom
(University of Nairobi, 1989)This study is an attempt to highlight the principal sources of claims, the most outstanding types of claims and also suggesting the root causes of such claims in the U.K. construction industry. To achieve this aim, the ... -
The Contribution of Contract Administrators Towards Prevention of Escalation of Contractors’ Claims Into Disputes.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Standard forms of contracts provide mechanisms of resolving claims through determination by Contract Administrators. Failure to resolve claims at the Contract Administration level leads to a declaration of disputes. Despite ... -
Contribution of private vehicles to traffic congestion, case of Ngong Road.
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Contributions of Governance to Water Availability in Mwingi Town
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The contributions of governance to water availability in Mwingi town. Identification of governance capacity to address issues of water scarcity in many parts of the world is pertinent and especially in urban areas characterized ... -
Contributions of Influencing Factors to Compliance Levels Withnca Regulations: a Case Study of Small and Medium Scale Building Contractors in Nairobi City County
(university of nairobi, 2022)Building regulations exist to ensure that building contractors uphold building policies set out in various relevant legislation. Despite the existence of these building [NCA] regulations, building construction works proceed ... -
The contributions of informal housing in urban housing development: a case study of Kawangware in Nairobi
(University of NairobiDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, 1986)Existing evidence shows that Nairobi is experiencing a serious housing problem. The existing housing stock is wholly deficient while the existing conventional housing supply mechanisms, both private and public, are not ... -
Control of Dc Motor using four quadrant converter
(University of Nairobi, 2014)For a separately excited Permanent Magnet DC motor, the speed can be controlled by a chopper. The chopper used in this case is a four quadrant converter. The implementation of the four quadrant operation is done by a ... -
The control of water shortages for improved livelihoods
(Department of Land Development, University of Nairobi, 2003-05)All living things for their survival need water. It's a very crucial determinant in the life of all living things. Water is a natural resource and has some tangible practical value. There is no life without water. From ... -
A Control system to numerically change the power requirements of a complex building
(University of Nairobi, 2014)A programmable logic controller is an electronic device that is used to automate any type of processes. They are widely used in industrial and domestic applications. In the project, the device will be used to control two ... -
Controller for optimizing voltage profile of distribution networks with distributed generation
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The distribution networks to which distributed generators (DG) are connected were not designed for direct connection of generators. DG cause changes to stability, voltage profile and protection systems. Because distribution ... -
Conversion of analogue to digital transmission converter
(University of Nairobi, 2015)In the analog technology, information is translated into electric pulses of varying amplitude while in digital technology; translation of information is into binary format (zero or one) where each bit is representative of ... -
Cost comparison of concrete versus flexible pavement designs for steep to rolling sections along A104 road (Nakuru - Eldoret)
(University of NairobiDepartment of Civil and Construction Engineering, 2013)The thesis seeks to find out the better option between concrete and flexible pavement in cost savings and service provision over a design period of time for the steep to rolling sections of road AI04 (Nakuru - Eldoret) ... -
Cost effective production of biodiesel fuel
(Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering School of Engineering, 2011)The global community is focusing on development of renewable sources of energy as an alternative to petroleum fuels. This is due to depletion of fossil fuels in the world coupled with skyrocketing fuel prices and increased ...