Browsing Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD) by Title
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Sagacity in African philosophy
(Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Nairobi, 1996)This work attempts to evaluate the contentious issue among both African and non-African scholars about the existence or non-existence of African philosophy. The first position to be taken on the question of African ... -
The Satellite-Kawangware area An urban design intervention
(University Of Nairobi, 1999) -
School for parking boys Community integrated: study report
(Faculty of Architecture, Design And Development, University of Nairobi, 1976)To design a rehabilitation/education center for destitute children with particular emphasis on the parking boys in Nairobi who under absolutely squalid condition and a number between 150 to 200 aged between 4 and 15 ... -
Seconday School Kangemi
(University of Nairobi, 1977)There is need for provision of social, educational and econom1C facilities for the low income urban dweller 1n Nairobi. There is also COrt2ern about the ever increasing number of post- secondary school young men and women ... -
Security concerns & crime prevention responses impacting design in Nairobi
(Department of architecture and building science school of the built environment, 2010) -
Security Planning Audit Analysis: A Case Study Of Nairobi's Westgate Shopping Mall
(University of Nairobi, 2015) -
Selection criteria and planning approaches to the rural trade and production centres A case study of Luanda
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 1989)This study sets out to establish and test the criteria for selecting ·Rural Trade and Production Centres. The study area is Luanda in Kakamega District. Jhe study was conducted by collecting data on relationships between ... -
Sequencing Batch Reactor In Treatment Of Slaughterhouse Effluent
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Slaughterhouse wastewaters are difficult to treat because of high concentration of organic matter, nutrients and suspended solids. These materials are readily biodegradable in the environment, resulting in degradation ... -
Settlements in transformation: impacts of the emerging housing typologies on slums in Nairobi, a case of Mukuru Kwa Njenga settlement
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Informal settlements change over space and time and the number of people living in such housing areas has been growing worldwide. The reasons for this dynamical behavior are manifold. Nevertheless, informal settlements ... -
A shanty town of tenants the Commercialization of unauthorised housing in Nairobi 1960-1980
(1983)This thesis concerns itself with the provision and commercialization of unauthorized housing in unauthorized settlements within Nairobi. It is based. on fieldwork carried out between 1979-1981 and is of relevance to the ... -
Sharing The Burden Of Solid Waste On Society: An Assessment Of Environmental Equity At Dandora Dumpsite, Nairobi, Kenya
(2014-08)While all members of society often appreciate and enjoy environmental improvements of civilization, a growing body of evidence reveals that environmental problems of human civilization are not borne equally by various ... -
Shear Strength Behaviour of Vertisols : Case of Rice Growing in Mwea Irrigation Scheme
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Rice growing vertisol soils at Mwea Irrigation Scheme in Kenya are routinely subjected to dry ploughing prior to establishment of a new crop. During ploughing, the soil experiences varying levels of induced shear stress ... -
Shelter for the urban poor: the Pangani site and service scheme, Nakuru municipality, Kenya. A case study
(University of NairobiUniversity of Waterloo,Ontario Canada,, 1991)Shortage of adequate shelter in many of Kenya's urban centres is a major concern for both municipal and central governments. Poverty, hopelessness and disease are among the issues that make the spread of slums in Kenya's ... -
Short-Term Load Forecasting Using A Hybrid Of Genetic Algorithm (Ga) And Particle Swarm Optimization (Pso) For An Optimized Neural Network
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Short-term load forecasting (STLF) has emerged as one of the most important fields of study for power system operation for system efficiency and reliability. It plays a significant role in load flow analysis, contingency ... -
Short-termwind-speed-to-wind-power Forecasting Using A Hybrid Of Particle Swarm Optimization And Artificial Neural Networks
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Renewable energy has gained momentum over the last decade, with wind power technology leading by the number of projects implemented worldwide and academia as research[1]. Worldwide the growth of wind energy generation[2] ... -
Simbant Village And Community Centre Designing With Culture And Community Level Economics In Mind
(Urban and regional planning, University of Nairobi, 1983) -
Simulation Model for Prediction of the Service Life of Water Conveyancing Reinforced Concrete Structures
(University of Nairobi, 2021)With increased competing demands of sustainable structures to support the United Nations sustainable development goals, new technologies are evolving for efficient design, manufacture and construction of civil and ... -
Single phase lockout on a single long line connecting two power systems with particular reference to the Nairobi-Mombasa power transmission line.
(s, 1985)The possibility of operating a single long H.T. Power transmission line with one phase locked out after a single phase to ground fault occurs on that phase is investigated. Particular reference is made to the Nairobi-Mombasa ...
