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Tensile and Flexural Strength Properties of Surface-modified Sisal Fibre Composites
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Over the last five decades, extensive research has been done to investigate the strengthening effect of several fibre surface-modification techniques on ligno-cellulosic fibres. This has been necessitated by the need to ...
Design of a Radioisotope-excited Edxrf System for Rare Earth Elements Analysis in Geological Samples
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Quantification of rare earth elements (REEs) using Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) is severely affected by presence of other elements, concentration, nature and energy of the excitation source, detection system, ...
Trends of Sun-shading Devices in Nairobi Since 1900
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Thermal comfort can affect the living and working conditions of individuals within buildings. To harness maximum comfort, a conducive environment
should be created. The use of a sun shading device is considered to be one ...
Evaluation of Robustness of Water Distribution Networks by Varying Peak Factors in Hydraulic Models: Case Study of Mombasa North Mainland
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Most old water distribution networks are extended overtime to accommodate new connections which make them heavily looped. These networks also lack well-documented mapping incorporating all alterations. Consequently, there ...
An Investigation of the Fatigue Properties of the Aluminium-copper Alloy 2014
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Investigating fatigue properties is very important to researchers since the knowledge of the fatigue life is required in both design and predicting the life of aircraft and other structural materials. Through experimental ...
Application of Gis in Physical and Land Use Planning: Case Study: Gatundu Town
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Physical planning is a key tool that guides development within a local area, nationally, and globally. It is through physical planning that land uses are organized in an orderly and effective manner to achieve compatibility ...
Investigating Factors Leading to Unplanned Suburbanization: a Case Study of Ruai, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Suburbanization is the effect of disproportional expansion of cities to accommodate increasing functions and populations due to push and pull factors. Suburbanization fosters complexities however, given its haphazard ...
Operationalisation of Offsite Manufacturing of Concrete Building Elements in Building Construction Projects in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Offsite manufacturing of concrete building elements in building construction projects
offers quite significant advantages over onsite methods. This study aimed to identify
the types of OSM of concrete building elements ...
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 ...
Analysis of Electrical Energy Utilization and Management in Data Centres: Case Study of Wananchi Group (K) Limited Data Centre
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
As our current society and economy continues to shift towards digital transformation, there is an increased demand for internet services, storage of data and network communication and hence increased size and number of ...