Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD): Recent submissions
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The Influence of the Tenure System to the Physical Environments in Nairobi's Human Settlements
(Univesity of NairobiSchool of Urban And Regional Planning, 2011-09-01)Tenure has often been cited as the underlying reason for the wanting physical state that defines slums in Nairobi. The contrary view is that secure tenure would bestow physical environments befitting urban spaces. These ... -
The Challenges of Urban Management in Kenya
(2002)The 21st Century is likely to witness massive, rapid urbanisation with close to two billion residents in cities of the developing world in the next 25 years. The speed of this process is likely to overwhelm the urban ... -
Towards a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Approach in Housing and Building Research
(2002)Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a computer-based system that provides information relating to: Input, Data Management (data storage and retrieval), Manipulation and analysis and Output capabilities to handle ... -
Informal Settlements and the Role of Infrastructure: The case of Kibera, Kenya
(2002)Urban settlements and cities in Africa continue to become more chaotic as increasing population put more pressure on capacity of urban ities to provide services to their residents. The cost of urban infrastructure and ... -
Analysis of natural degradation of high-density polyethylene lining using time-dependent properties
(2011)The main objective of this study was to determine the service life of high-density polyethylene lining when exposed to natural degradation in tropical climates using time-dependant properties. The changes in material ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Potentials of Using Waste Burnt Clay as a Pozzolanic Material in Kenya
(2001)Samples of waste burnt clay were collected from various parts of the country to study their pozzolanic properties. The samples were ground into fine powder and taken for chemical tests. Results from the chemical tests on ... -
Determination of some Physico-chemical parameters of the Nairobi River, Kenya
(2003)This paper discusses the results of a study carried out in 2003 on the water quality of Nairobi River on the basis of pollution parameters and water quality index. The study aimed at establishing whether the water meets ... -
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 ... -
An algorithm to determine the mass transfer rate from a pure liquid surface using the volume of fluid multiphase model
(2004)An algorithm to determine the mass transfer rate from the surface of a pure liquid in conjunction with the volume of fluid (VOF) was developed. The algorithm determines the liquid/gas interface by using information of the ... -
The nature of rental housing in Kenya
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1997)Both the urban population and the number of towns in Kenya have increased enormously over the last 35 years. (However, housing production has remained far below the targets in the five-year national development plans and ... -
Optimal placement of a piezoelectric ring in an ultrasonic powder transport system
(2011)The transport of powder materials is an important aspect of process engineering. Various industries such as the food, chemical, pharmaceutical, coating, information and telecommunication industries have set a high demand ... -
Determination of resonant frequency of a piezoelectric ring for generation of ultrasonic waves
(2011)Ultrasound technology has become an important aspect in material handling and machining. Standing and traveling ultrasonic waves have been applied in powder transportation, feeding, dosing and supply of small amounts of ... -
The owner occupier democracy and violation of building by-laws
(2009)This research is based on a case study of Buru Buru estate, the biggest middle class residential estate in Nairobi, Kenya. Casual observations in Buru Buru estate show that there has been indiscriminate design and construction ... -
Rental Housing For The Urban Poor In Africa: Which Way Forward
(Real Estate and Construction Management, University of Nairobi, 2005) -
Causes And Management Of Errors In Surveying Measurements And Computations.
(Geospatial and Space Technology, University of Nairobi, 2013)