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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 ...
Urban Water Demand, Supply and Health Outcomes in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Introduction: This thesis provides evidence to inform strategies on provision and access
of clean drinking water in Nairobi city through provision of data on multi-year patterns
on water distribution, association with ...
Energy Performance Analysis of Geothermal Drilling Rigs in Menengai, Nakuru
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Economics
of
drilling
a
geothermal
well
continues
to
be
of
great
concern
to
drilling
companies worldwide including KenGen and GDC in Kenya. Globally, focus has been placed
on climate change, global warming, ...
Multi Factor Based Mobile Voice and Data Traffic Forecasting Using Artificial Neural Networks
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
As traffic levels in a mobile network increase, it is important for the Mobile Network Operators to adequately forecast future traffic demands. Strategic planning by the service provider, will result in timely rollout the ...
Assessment of Hotel Hot Water Systems and Viability of Solar Water Heating: Case Study of Sarova Hotel Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Hotel systems especially water heating consume significant amount of energy leading to high operational costs. High cost of electricity and fuel price volatility coupled with tighter environmental regulations on emissions ...
Influence of the Quality of Structural Engineering Design on Cost Certainty of High-rise Building Projects in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(University of nairobi, 2022)
Clients are increasingly demanding a high degree of cost certainty from their project design teams to ensure that their building projects are completed within the budgeted resources. However this objective has been negated ...
System Design and Levelized Cost of Electricity Assessment for Solar Pv Electrification: Case Study of Kalisasi Village, Mwingi Sub-county, Kitui County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
There is significant evolution underway in the electric power sector, with increased harnessing of renewable energy sources (RES) and efforts to decarbonize the energy system. Not only has technological innovation driven ...
Optimization of Drilling of Volcanics Section in an Oil/gas Well.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
The efficiency of the well drilling procedure is influenced by the drill bit, its characteristics, its hydraulics, and the downhole tools. During the well drilling at AMOSING 2, Block 10BB, the parameters selected in this ...
Urban Sprawl and Its Impact on the Morphology of Homa Bay Town
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Rapid urbanization is experienced across the developing world with the fastest growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. The migration of people from rural to urban areas in search of better education, jobs, and higher living standards ...
Spatial Analysis of the Extent to Which Cadastral Survey Maps Are Updated in Kenya (Case Study of Rageng’ni Registration Section)
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
This study is based on the analysis of extent to which cadastral maps are updated in Kenya (A case study of Ragengni Registration section). The study objectives were; to analyze the extent to which the Cadastral Survey ...