Browsing Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD) by Title
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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 ... -
Development of a comprehensive web-based land information system for Kisii Municipality
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The land management paradigm is centered on having a land administration system that is built in a manner that it is capable of supporting key LA functions namely; land tenure, value, use and land development. The Land ... -
Development of a Geovisualisation Tool for Clean Development Mechanism Projects in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Kenya is one of the developing countries that are a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement. These agreements are the world’s advancement towards ... -
Development of a Low Power Solar Charge Controller for Use in Off-grid Areas
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Most handheld devices used for field measurements are run on batteries which are charged from the grid. However, batteries have limited run-time and therefore have to be charged periodically in order to extend their ... -
Development of a Mobile Application for Recording and Sharing Road Incidents Data Case Study: Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)A road incident could be an accident, carjacking, speeding, hit-and-run and amongothers. The frequency of these road incidents ison the rise in Kenya todaywith many of these incidents going ... -
Development of a prototype GIS based application for production of a route sketch map
(Department of Geospatial and Space Technology in the University of Nairobi, 2009)Current sources of digital route maps, such as those online, serve the requested route by way of highlighting the route on an otherwise normal (constant scale) road/street map of the area that contains the route of ... -
Development of a Small-scale Machine for Extraction and Brushing of Sisal Fiber
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Sisal fibre is a raw material used in the production ropes, mats, gunny bags, carpets and polymer composites. UNIDO, in 2001, revealed that there is large amount of small-scale sisal in East Africa that is inadequately ... -
Development of a Super Resolution Imaging Technique Based on Ultrasonic Guided Waves for Non-destructive Testing
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Guided ultrasonic waves testing is a well-established inspection technique for structures such as plates, pipes, and rail tracks. The method is very useful for inspecting buried or otherwise inaccessible sections of a ... -
Development of a Web based Geo-Visualization tool for schools in Nairobi county
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Development of a Web Based Geo-Visualization Tool for Secondary Schools in Nairobi County Societal need for information products has led governments the world over to adopt policies of open government where they promote ... -
Development of a Web Based Geo-Visualization Tool for Secondary Schools in Nairobi County
(University of NairobiDepartment of Geospatial Engineering and Space Technology, 2013)Societal need for information products has led governments the world over to adopt policies of open government where they promote accountability and transparency. In Kenya, the government has availed a platform called the ...