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A fracture mechanics approach to fatigue crack propagation characteristics in a locally used structural steel plate
(1984-06)
A fracture mechanics approach was used to investigate the effects of thickness, stress ratio and configurational geometry on fatigue crack growth characteristics of a locally produced steel plate.
The experiments were ...
The Plastic processing industry in Kenya
(1984)
The Kenyan Processing Industry produces inputs which are crucial for development for all economic sectors. To exemplify some of the problems less developed countries face during the development process, this research ...
The lianja epic of Zaire in the dynamics of orature
(University of Nairobi, 1984)
This study attempts to analyse three versions of the Lianja
epic from Zaire. Two of them are traditional and the other is
modern. The modern version is currently performed by the Zairean
National Theatre called "Compagnie ...
Analysis of some seasonal rainfall characteristics in the Lake Victoria region of Kenya
(1984)
Unlike any other part of Kenya, the Lake
Victoria Drainage Basin is a complicated area both in
terms of its geography and weather systems. The interplay
of geography and the meso-scale lake-induced
circulation systems, ...
Urbanization and adaptation: a reorganization process of social relations among the Maragoli migrants in their urban colony, Kangemi, Nairobi Kenya.
(1984)
African urban studies of Anthropology have their origin in one ideal model, the diachronic model. This model assumes that African urbanization can be regarded as a gradual process of detribalization in consequence of direct ...
The administration of agricultural development programmes: The case of Kwale district ,Kenya.
(1984)
The study focuses on the administration of agricultural development programmes in a marginal area
of Kenya for Kwale District. It seeks to evaluate the various programmes that have been designed for the
development of ...
The statistics of pedestrian flow
(1984-09)
The project was set to study various aspects of pedestrian flow (at Sussex University Campus), compare the results with those obtained I empirical studies and to investigate other factors ignored in the past work. The ...
The effect of individual and contextual factors on infant mortality in Kenya
(1984)
In this study an attempt is made to examine the
effects of various factors on infant mortality in Kenya.
These factors are grouped into two general categories -
those associated with the individual woman/child and
those ...
Ethnoarchaeology Of The Gabbra: The Distribution Of Material Culture Items In Occupied And Abandoned Settlements
(University of Nairobi., 1984-03)
This study presents a site oriented study of Gabbra
material culture and its distribution in different settlements.
It is based on observations made in inhabited and
abandoned settlements and on the material remains ...
Household dynamics and rural political economy among Embu farmers in the Kenya Highlands
(University of Nairobi, 1984)
While Embu's land is fertile and rainfall high, the principal "avenues to wealth accumulation lie outside of farming. Education, salaries, and businesses are the means of accumulating wealth in land, cash, and ...