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The limiting value of the fleet angle of a rope running off a sheave
(2005)
Based upon specialised experience of rope mechanics spanning over 20
years, this paper reviews the processes of degradation and fatigue that are
relevant to hoisting ropes in mines. The review is brought up to date ...
Construction statistics review for Kenya.
(2007)
Construction is a strategic industry in developing economies like Kenya. In order for construction to ably perform this role, there is a need to provide information on its various economic aspects including raw materials, ...
Privatization of Urban Water Supply in Kenya: Policy Options for the Poor,
(2004)
This paper considers how the government of Kenya’s plans to privatize water supplies in urban areas could ensure that the needs of those living in informal settlements and of others with inadequate water provision are ...
Strategizing the decennial census of housing for poverty reduction in Kenya.
(2007)
As the world gropes for an understanding of and solutions to poverty, one of its typologies that has come to the fore is housing poverty. Housing poverty afflicts developing countries in particular, and solving it may bring ...
Lathe stability charts via acoustic emission monitoring
(2001)
Signal parameters characterizing acoustic emission (AE) detected during metal
cutting have been theoretically correlated in a simple manner, to the work material properties,
cutting conditions, and tool geometry. During ...
Natural gamma radiation levels, indoor and water 222 RN Concentrations in soil division of Kerio valley, kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Human beings are constantly exposed to natural radioactivity. This radiation is mainly from natural gamma rays and radon and its decay products. The gamma rays are as a result of the decay of primordial nuclides and their ...
Monitoring of suspended particulate matter (SPM), heavy metals and other parameters in some workplaces
(2000)
This report presents results of measurements of sound levels, chemical analysis of air particulate matter and soil samples from two factories in Nairobi. A preliminary assessment of suspended particulate matter (SPM) in a ...
EDXRF analysis of local and imported pica soil samples
(EAST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE I Volume 3 -Part 1 June 2001, 2001)
Several studies have implicated trace metal metabolism with some human diseases. Energy
Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence(EDXRF)method was used to analyse pica soil samples, which
are consumed by some pregnant mothers in ...
Dissolved Air Flotation process for algae removal in surface water treatment in Kenya International Civil Engineering Conference on Sustainable Development in the 21st Century
(2003)
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: ...