Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD): Recent submissions
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Memoirs: Surviving the academic arena: my complex journey to the apex.
(Nairobi: University of Nairobi PressCivil Engineering, University of Nairobi, 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 ... -
Syllabus and regulations for diploma in Civil Engineering, Technical Education Programme Kenya Institute of Education, Nairobi.
(Civil and Construction Engineering Building, University of Nairobi, 1992) -
Effect of ageing of bitumen on performance of asphalt pavements in tropical environments
(Civil and Construction Engineering Building, University of Nairobi, 1994)Experience with bituminous surfaced roads in Kenya indicates a deterioration of asphaltic surfacings is manifested mainly by cracking early at their service-life. This paper reviews some previous works and describes the ... -
Suitability of the Kipwen River basin soils with respect to earthdam construction.
(Civil and Construction Engineering Building, University of Nairobi, 1996) -
Investigation Report into the course of failure of an earth dam in Limuru 3 months after commissioning. 2000.
(Civil and Construction Engineering Building, University of Nairobi, 2000) -
Preliminary and final design of irrigation dams for the Kimira and Oluch irrigation schemes in Nyanza province- Kenya 2003
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GIS for Highway Engineering in Developing Countries
(Civil and Construction Engineering Building, University of Nairobi, 2004)A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer based information system that enables the input, management, analysis, output and dissemination of geospatial data and information. It is therefore an invaluable management ... -
(July 1991). A review of lectures conducted by Prof. Shamsher Prakash in the Department of Civil Engineering, Kenya Engineer, Nairobi
(Civil and Construction Engineering Building, University of Nairobi, 2004) -
2004 An Elasto plastic constitutive model for soil tillage
(Civil and Construction Engineering Building, University of Nairobi, 2004) -
Difficulties experienced in the planning of transportation facilities in unplanned settlements.
(Civil and Construction Engineering Building, University of Nairobi, 2004)The development of transportation infrastructure in unplanned settlements is a major prerequisite to both economic growth and poverty alleviation. This is largely so because they promote livable environments and contribute ... -
The effect of vegetation roots in slope stability, 2nd Civil Engineering International Conference on Civil Engineering and Sustainable Development held in Mombasa between 25h and 28th September 2008.
(Civil and Construction Engineering Building, University of Nairobi, 2008)Kenya experienced extraordinarily heavy rainfall between May 1997 and February 1988 due to the El Nino weather phenomenon. This period of about 10 Months of heavy rainfall caused widespread landslides and floods in various ... -
A study on the engineering behaviour of Nairobi subsoil
(Civil and Stru ctural Engineering Depa rtment, M a sinde Muliro University of Scien ce and Technolo g y , Kak a mega, Ken y a 2 Department of Geologi c a l Sc ie nces Southe aster n Universit y Col l ege , Ki tui, Ken y a 3 Department of Civil and Constr uction Engin eer ing, University of Nairobi, Nairob i, Ken y a 4 Department of Geolog y , Univ er sity of Nairobi, Nairobi, Ken y, 2011)Nai r obi C i t y is un derl ai n by vol cani c m a t e ri al s t h at resul t ed fr om t h e form at i on of t h e ri ft val l e y . Som e of t h e challenges tha t face ... -
Simulation of the Microclimate in Poultry Structures in Kenya
(Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering, 2011)A computer model based on the thermodynamic principles was developed for simulating the internal temperature responses in a naturally ventilated broiler chicken house. The model used transient thermal analysis with suitable ... -
Viscoelastic Properties of Bulk Groundnuts
(Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering, 2012)The groundnut, Arachis hypogaea Linn, samples were collected from the majorly grown areas of western Kenya to investigate the viscoelastic properties pertinent to grain handling, storage and processing. In particular, the ... -
Motor Vehicles Air Pollution in Nairobi, Kenya.
(2010)Air quality monitoring in most developing countries is not routinely conducted, and in some urban areas such information does not even exist, though signs of deteriorating air quality and health problems related to air ... -
Trends in Heavy Metals Levels in the Rivers of the Nairobi Region and Measures to Reduce them
(Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2010)The Nairobi, Ngong and Mathare are among the major rivers traversing the city of Nairobi, Kenya\'s capital city. The Ngong and Mathare rivers are both tributaries of the Nairobi River. The Nairobi river flows through the ... -
A framework for national assessment of land degradation in the drylands
(2011)Land degradation is a gradual, negative environmental process that is accelerated by human activities. Its gradual nature allows degradation to proceed unnoticed, thus reducing the likelihood of appropriate and timely ... -
A new approach for using time-series remote-sensing images to detect changes in vegetation cover and composition in drylands
(2011)Vegetation cover and composition are important aspects of the dryland environment because they provide livelihood to humans and also protect soil resources against erosion. Currently, scientists are advancing various ...