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Trends and Impacts of Traffic Loading on the Northern Corridor Athi River – City Cabanas Highway Section, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Deterioration of roads is among the major challenges facing Kenya's infrastructure sector. Pavement deterioration is mainly caused by traffic overloading and erratic climatic conditions. The Mombasa-Nairobi Highway known ...
An Investigation of the Effectiveness of the National Construction Authority (NCA) in Curbing Malpractices in the Kenyan Construction Industry
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
The research done was aimed at investigating the effectiveness of the NCA in curbing construction malpractices in the Kenyan Construction Industry. The main study objective was to establish whether the NCA has reduced ...
Land-use Transformation and Changes in Peri-urban Livelihoods in Kisii Municipality, Kisii County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Currently, more than 78% of the global population lives in towns and cities and the trend is likely
to continue. Despite the importance of peri-urban areas as food production zone, increase in urban
population has subjected ...
Experimental Study on the Influence of Mogadishu Manufactured Sand on the Engineering Properties of Concrete.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Due to the increasing demand for sand for construction activities across the world including
Mogadishu Somalia, natural sand resources are growingly used up and its price is becoming
increasingly high. This study aimed ...
Batch Anaerobic Digestion of Banana Plant Residues for Methane Production
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Agriculture is one of Kenyans’ main economic activities and among the fruit grown is the banana.
Kenya produces about one million tons of bananas yearly, of which the banana plant produces the
fruits once in a lifetime ...
Optimization of Evaporative Cooling Chamber using Computational Fluid Dynamics for Storage of Fruits and Vegetables
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
The rise in global temperature is affecting almost all fabrics of our society, including food
security. Increase in average temperature leads to a corresponding decrease in relative humidity
that affects quality and shelf ...
Investigation of Feed Dynamics Using the Radiotracer Residence Time Distribution Method and Metastable Techenetium-99: a Case Study of Clinker Milling at National Cement Company, Athi River
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
In Kenya, cement is a key ingredient in the built and construction industry and in 2017, its production contributed to 5.8% of GDP. In general, cement production is energy intensive and costly. Currently, National Cement ...
Assessment of Non-motorized Transport & Its Implications on Urban Land Uses. A Case Study of Kitengela Township
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Non-motorized transport (NMT) is a mode of transport that offers efficient, cheap, safe
and convenient mobility. Encouraging use of NMT reduces reliance on use of vehicles
thus reducing challenges facing the world through ...
Trends and Impacts of Traffic Loading on the Northern Corridor Athi River – City Cabanas Highway Section, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Deterioration of roads is among the major challenges facing Kenya's infrastructure sector. Pavement deterioration is mainly caused by traffic overloading and erratic climatic conditions. The Mombasa-Nairobi Highway known ...
Suitability of Plastic Paving Blocks for Construction of Non-Motorised Transport Facilities
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Walking remains the oldest and most common mode of transport making up a portion if not most or all of our daily commute. However, there is inadequate infrastructure within our urban centres to cater for the pedestrian ...