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Influence of soil water on stress-strain behaviour of a compacting soil in semi-arid Kenya
(2006)
Depending on the top and subsoil textures, semi-arid soils exhibit cohesive and frictional properties that are associated with the relatively high soil strength, bulk density and penetration resistance. The objective of ...
Effect of voids on hardening of asphaltic concrete on flexible road and airport pavements
(2004)
Kenya experienced extraordinarily heavy rainfall between May 1997 and February 1988 due to the El Nino weather phenomenon. This period of about 10 Months of heavy rainfall caused widespread landslides and floods in various ...
Kenya Experience in Ecological Sanitation. The African Network for Ecological Modernisation of Urban Environmental infrastructure (Afri-Net)
(2004)
This study set out to examine the policy position in Kenyan health care financing, with regard to implementation of the proposed social health scheme (NSHIF) and its performance potential. The specific objectives were to: ...
quantifying biomass for firing thermax boilers in Thika Industrial district, a paper presented to the KSAE annual conference at Milimani hotel, Nairobi
(2002)
Annual seasonal droughts of 2-4 months occur in Kusa limiting access of households to safe drinking water. This compounds the health and socio-economic disasters through increased water borne diseases rated at 10% morbidity ...
The Use of Contingent Valuation to Assess the Community Willingness¬to- Pay for the Conservation of Ondiri Swamp, Kikuyu, Kenya'
(2009)
An estimate of the monetary value of Ondiri Swamp, an endorheic palustrine wetland, located lO km north-west of downtown Nairobi in a peri-urban environment was determined by establishing the monetary level or community ...
Local Development of a Production Process for Replacement Cylinder Head
(2001)
Several constraints exist in the local market as regards the purchase and after - sales services of small stationary diesel engines used for flour milling, water pumping and generation of electricity. These constraints ...
Powerful Tools for Decision Makers.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
A controller for a Wind Driven Micro-power Electric Generator
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
This chapter presents the design of a controller for a wind-driven electric generator. The system is based on Intel 8051 microcontroller and controls a wind turbine by activating a brake when the wind speed exceeds a preset ...