Browsing Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD) by Title
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Determination Of The Optimum Hybrid Renewable Energy System For Powering The School Of Engineering, University Of Nairobi
(UoN, 2019)Off-the-grid and on-the-grid hybrid renewable energy systems have become effective solutions to providing reliable, affordable and environmentally protected electricity for the rural communities where extension of the ... -
Determination of Velocity Fields in Newtonian And Non- Newtonian Lubricating Films
(Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nairobi, 1986) -
Determining convective precipitation using cold cloud top temperatures and it’s impact on aviation industry over western part of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study quantifies satellite infrared 10.8 μm band cold cloud top temperature data with convective rainfall by matching the cold cloud top temperature threshold values less than 255 K 0 (- 18 C 0 ) of the same spatial ... -
Determining the Causes of Water Scarcity in Maai Mahiu Division, Nakuru County, Kenya
(School of Built Environment, University of Nairobi, 2012-05)Water exists as a scarce resource which is critical to social and economic development, and directly affects the behavior of society. In the next century, more than a quarter of the world's population, or a third of the ... -
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 ... -
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 testing facilities for induction motors and lighting fixtures
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Energy is a finite quantity hence the need to conserve and properly manage it. A large proportion of energy in industrial and domestic applications is used in running induction motors and lighting. Management of energy in ... -
Developing a Cloud Removal Tool by Combining Optical and Microwave ALOS Data
(University of Nairobi, 2017-06)In optical remote sensing, clouds have always been a major problem because they obstruct the details underneath them owing to the simple reason that the visible band of electromagnetic spectrum ... -
Developing a complementary mobile & web-based application for recording and sharing electricity customer meter reading and power incidence data. case Study: Langata Constituency, Nairobi County, Kenya.
(2018-08)Energy is an essential factor of the economy, the national security of a nation as well as standard of living. Kenya’s Vision 2030 identifies energy as one of the major enablers of infrastructure development under the ... -
Developing a Digital Surface Model of Urban Land Use Transformation in Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Urban land use transformation is one of the main characteristics of urban growth. Understanding urban land use transformation and its impact requires information about growth trends and patterns among other important ... -
Developing a Geodatabase for rural electrification authority case study: part of Machakos county
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Developing a GIS web based information system for population data management
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The status of population data currently is not up to date and largely based on manual systems. This is so because despite the biggest databank being at the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics custody, a large amount of the ... -
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 ... -
Developing a model for estimating construction period: a survey of building projects in Nairobi
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Developing a web GIS for agricultural knowledge and information in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Information is an essential ingredient in any agricultural project where the basic information r needs are for production, marketing and environmental information. Many different organizations and actors are involved in ... -
Developing a web mapping application for managing and visualization of the location of Kenya Ports Authority land parcels in Mombasa.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)In the year 2017 Kenya Ports Authority land audit, it was reported that Mombasa County has 90% of the land parcels used by the agency for its operations. The number of parcels allocated and owned by KPA in Mombasa is ... -
Developing a web-based Gis application for mapping the electrical grid network in Kenya case study: Nakuru County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The Kenya Power sector comprises of the following main agencies: Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited (KENGEN), Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO), Kenya Power and Lighting Company and the ... -
Developing Kenya's Pavement Maintenance Management System (KE-PMMS)
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Kenya's road network plays a significant role on the performance of the economy. As a facilitator of circulation of goods and services, the road network is a vital element for the functioning of markets, contributing to ... -
Development of evaluation model for mini/micro hydro power potential in kenya
(Department of Electrical Engineering, 1999)As witnessed by the developed countries, rural electrification (RE) is of paramount importance for the development of a nation. It serves many social and economic purposes. Since the ... -
Development of a 3d Indoor Model for Management of Emergency Evacuation in Public Buildings.Case Study of Ardhi House – Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Buildings have become a significant subject of recent disasters, either of natural or anthropogenic causes, resulting in massive casualties and damages in Kenya and almost everywhere else in the world. In the January 2019 ...