Search
Now showing items 81-90 of 374
The production of artisanal dimension stone in Nairobi: A factor analytic study
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
The study looked at the opportunities and constraints facing artisanal units
involved in the production of dimension stone. Twenty-seven observable variables were
derived from literature and developed into a questionnaire ...
Design tables and guidance for root reinforced soils
(2013-06-25)
Evolution of urban housing strategies and dweller-initiated transformations in Nairobi
(2011)
In her century of existence, Nairobi has served as a laboratory of various housing strategies targeting the indigenous Africans and the poor. Discriminated based on racial segregation during colonisation, the poor have ...
Stambene strategije u Kenijskim gradovima i transformacije podstaknute od samih stanovnika - primeri naselja u Najrobiju
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2011)
Stambene potrebe u gradu Najrobiju prerasle su ubrzani porast njegovog stanovništva, koji kulminira u nestašicama, čemu doprinose i divlja naselja, u kojima je sve više zastupljena transformacija stambenih jedinica koju ...
Kinematics of the Tined Combine Harvester Reel
(2012)
Although derivation of the kinematic equations of the combine harvester reel is readily achieved, certain inferences thereof suggest possible improvements in its kinematical design. A mathematically computed reference ...
Voltage Stability Improvement Using the 21st Century Power Transformer
(2012)
The 21st Century Power Transformer is produced by combining modern high voltage cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) cable technology with conventional transformer. The technique of solid insulation is adopted in the new dry ...
Modeling of crop stem deflection in the context of combine harvester reel design and operation
(2012)
A model of crop stem deflection by the combine harvester reel is formulated. The equations derived thereof are evaluated on the basis of empirical data that were acquired through deflection of crop stems in a ready-for-harvest ...
Training professionals for infrastructure development: The Troika of government, industry and academia
(2010)
The Kenya Vision 2030 is the country’s development blue print covering the period 2008 to 2030 which aims at making Kenya a newly industrializing middle income country, providing high quality life for all its citizens by ...
Memoirs: Surviving the academic arena: my complex journey to the apex.
(Nairobi: University of Nairobi Press, 2011)
SURVIVING THE ACADEMIC ARENA: MY COMPLEX JOURNEY TO THE APEX recounts the true story of Francis John Gichaga, a survivor, who from a humble background rose in the academic and management ranks to become a leading scholar ...