Browsing Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD) by Title
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Radiological hazard assessment and investigation of heavy minerals of economic importance in Mwita Syano river bed sands.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Heavy minerals are important economic resources as they are useful in many industrial applications such as manufacturing of tiles and pigments. Even though heavy minerals are of great value, studies have shown that some ... -
Range-Based Approach To Volatility Modelling And Forecasting Value-At-Risk
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The purpose of this thesis is to model and forecast value-at-risk based on range-measuring rather than the commonly acknowledged volatility models that are based on closing prices. The use of close-to-close prices in ... -
Rational Design of Internally Sealed Concrete
(University of Strathclyde (UK)., 1982) -
A Re-examination of Nairobi's urban open space design. The case of Jevanjee Gardens
(2010)This study examines the need for urban open space use, design and their implication for urban environments. The paper examines the impact of urban growth and provision of adequate open space that is sustainable in the ... -
Real estate valuation based on hedonic price model
(Department of Real Estate and Construction Management, School of the Built Environment,, 2010)Traditional valuation approaches used by valuers in Kenya are highly dependent on subjective judgment in the returned values. This has been cited as a major cause of value variability and disparities among valuers. In ... -
Real Estate Valuation Handbook.Nairobi University Press.
(Real Estate and Construction Management, University of Nairobi, 1994) -
Real Estate Valuation Practice In Africa: A Profession In Search Of A Discipline.
(Real Estate and Construction Management, University of Nairobi, 2003) -
Real Property Valuation In The Year 2000 And Beyond". Proceedings Of The Institution Of Surveyors Of Kenya Seminar 10th December, Mount Kenya Safari Club, Nairobi.
(Real Estate and Construction Management, University of Nairobi, 1999) -
A real-time data acquisition system for the medium scale industrial plant in Kenya
(1991)Collection of manufacturing information (data acquisition) is motivated in varying degrees by the needs to make, informed decisions on an urgent basis on the shop floor, analyse factors for strategic planning or archive ... -
Reconditioning of a shell and tube heat exchanger testing rig
(University of Nairobi, 2013)ABSTRACT This project was carried out to improve the operation of a heat exchanger testing rig and assess its performance. The rig would be used by mechanical engineering students for experiments to test heat transfer ... -
Recreational utilization of open spaces in Nairobi city, Kenya
(Department of Geography, University of Nairobi, 1990-07)There is mountlng research on the general process of urbanlsatlon ln the less developed countr1es (LOCS). However 11ttle attentlon has been paid to the role of recreat10n ln thelr urban centres. Research on urban ... -
Redesigning the reclaimed landscape for sustainable recreation in Kayole
(University of Nairobi, 2016)In the past mines were abandoned after mining activities leaving undesired effects on the landscape and water sources. Numerous accidents occur in quarries across Kenya leading to deaths of 30 people annually. Mining is ... -
Redevelopment of Eastlands, Nairobi Nairobi
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Nairobi, 2006) -
Redevelopment trends, problems and potentials within the central business district of nairobi,Kenya.
(1988)Urban settlement in Nairobi started where the Central Business District (CBD) is located. The existing internal structure in the CBD represents a dichotomy of distinct character zones. The east- CBD is generally made ... -
Reduction commercial loses in the distribution network using automatic metering infrastructure (AMI): case of Kenya Power
(University of Nairobi, 2017) -
Reduction in the size of a conventional slow sand filter, without affecting its good purification characteristics by means of a baffle arrangement
(Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nairobi, 1996)The Slow Sand Filter (SSF) is an effective device for water treatment with its proven excellent purification characteristics ill terms of turbidity and microorganisms removal, yielding potable water with no other treatment ... -
Reduction of Peak-to-average Power Ratio in Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Radio Systems
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) has continued to be the most preferred signal-multiplexing scheme for the current and future standards for high-speed transmission of data over the wireless channel. This ... -
Registration of Properties in Strata in Kenya
(Department of Geospatial and Space Technology, University of Nairobi, 2001)