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The effect of welding on the fatigue crack growth rate in a structural steel
(1993)
Fracture mechanics principles
have been used to study the effects
of welding on the rate of fatigue crack
growth (FCG) in a low-carbon structural
steel. The steel concerned is used widely
in the fabrication of the ...
Radioactivity in Surface Soils around the Proposed Sites for Titanium Mining Project in Kenya
(2011)
Radioactivity measurements were carried out around Maumba and Nguluku villages, two of the proposed sites for tita-nium mining in the coastal area of Kenya. Samples of surface soils were analyzed using a HPGe gamma ...
Geometric constants in plain cross-bored cylinders
(2003)
A three-dimensional FEM computer program was developed to establish the stress distributions and SCFs in thick walled cylinders with flush and nonprotruding plain cross bores under internal pressure. The displacement ...
Electrolytic Etching of Platinum- Aluminium Based Alloys
(2012)
The microstructures of as-cast and annealed platinum alloys of different compositions were revealed after electrolytic etching in hydrochloric acid/sodium chloride solution using direct current. It was shown that the etching ...
Determinants of House Construction Cost in Kenya: A Case of Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The provision of decent houses in Nairobi to majority of the population is facing serious
challenges of affordability and accessibility. This has resulted to high prices and
shortages of houses to the majority of the ...
A Negotiated Framework For Rehabilitation Of Riparian Zones In Nairobi City: The Case Of Mathare River Valley (Kenya)
(2010)
The term riparian is frequently used to mean the interface between land and a flowing surface
water body. Older and more classical riparian interpretations identify primarily woody vegetation
associated only with lotic ...
An Economic Assessment Of Household Solid Waste Management Options: The Case Of Kibera Slum, Nairobi City, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Kenya every person has a duty to cooperate with state organs and other persons to protect and conserve the environment and ensure ecologically sustainable development and prudent use of natural resources. The rights and ...
Conservation tillage implements and operations for soil and water management
(2000)
We investigated whether resistant pollen genotypes can be selected for when the maternal plants are infected and whether infection can result to changes in the pistil nutrient level influencing reproductive outcome. Both ...
Food insecurity in Sierra Leone Overcoming the Challenges in Post-Conflict Reconstruction
(2003)
Sierra Leone has an area of about 73)326 km2 and a population estimated in mid-2000 at 5.29 million." The economy is dominated by agriculture and mining. In the 1990s about 47 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) was ...