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Influence Of Soil Water On Stress-strain Behaviour Of A Compacting Soil In Semi-arid Kenya. Soil And Tillage Res. 89 (2006): 144-154 ; Elsevier B.V. The Netherlands.
(2006)
epending 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 ...
Design Information Support Tool (DIST): Its Development and Effectiveness Investigation
(2006)
A number of software tools exist to assist the designer during the design process. These include tools for solid modeling of components, programs for simulating complex systems, for generating machining code and so on. ...
Using roof-storage rainwater systems as a coping strategy on drought related disasters
(2006)
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 ...
Kenya: Urban Settlements and Development Profile
(2006)
This paper presents a development pro¬file of a sample of urban settlements in Kenya. Kenya is experiencing very rapid population growth, particularly in urban areas. The number and size of urban settlements has grown ...
Shattered Grain Loss Attributable to the Combine Harvester Reel
(2006)
Losses
of
grain
in
the
field,
which
occur
with
the
use
of
the
header,
combine
and
windrower,
have
caused
much
concern
to
farmers
and
research
workers.
Bracken
(2)
reported
that
the
combine
...
Transition from Brittle Failure to Ductile Flow of a luvisol Soil
(2006)
A comprehensive programme of triaxial compression tests was carried out on unsaturated samples of a sand, a loam soil and a clay. The samples were prepared under laboratory conditions in two microstructural states where ...
The Role of Women in Rural Land Management and the Impact of HIV/AIDS
(2006)
Recent research conducted in Lesotho, Kenya and South Africa has revealed that HIV/Aids will seriously impact on a range of land issues as a direct result of very high infection rates in these countries. HIV/Aids will ...
An appropriate specimen geometry for direct tensile testing of textile concrete.
(2006)
While the development of TRC (Textile Reinforced Concrete) in recent years is undeniable, validated experimental protocols and standards are slow to take hold. By drawing judiciously from previous studies, this work aims ...
Assessment of inorganic content of PM2.5 particles sampled in a rural area north-east of Hanoi, Vietnam.
(2006)
here have been very few studies in Kenya on aerosols despite the global demand on aerosol ground studies in the perspective of climate and the human well being. Therefore, atmospheric aerosol studies became the basis of ...