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Location, structure and impact of the manufacturing industries: a study of Nyanza Province, Kenya
(1984)
This study aims at a broad examination and
evaluation of three aspects of the manufacturing
and supporting service industries in Nyanza Province
, of Kenya. These are: location, structure and the
impact of industries ...
The relationship between the design and maintenance of buildings
(1986-04)
As construction costs increase and the need for more
buildings increases, it is important that the present
stock of buildings is well maintained to ensure a long
life span. But many buildings are not maintained to
the ...
The role of improved indigenous building materials and construction techniques in lowering the cost of house construction:A case study of a demonstration housing project in Hakati and Mbita divisions of western Kenya
(1986)
As in many other developing countries around the world the need for housing in Kenya's urban and rural areas, which is predominantly characterized by insufficiency both in terms of quantity and quality, is growing at a ...
The contributions of informal housing in urban housing development: a case study of Kawangware in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 1986)
Existing evidence shows that Nairobi is
experiencing a serious housing problem. The existing
housing stock is wholly deficient while the existing
conventional housing supply mechanisms, both private
and public, are not ...
Urban land policy and urban land values a case study of land zoning in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 1986)
Any land policy is aimed at land allocation and
distribution. It affects both the value of land and
the use and distribution of the product. The urban
land policies that any nation follows are based on
adopting different ...
Fracture in thin sheets due to biaxial loading
(1989)
Although actual structural members are subjected
to multi-axial loads, material properties are derived
from expurim ntal works in a single-direotion load
application. Thus analysis of materials under
multi-axial loads ...
A study of labour productive time in the maintenance of public buildings
(1988)
This study examines the time utilization by direct
labour in the maintenance of public buildings. It aims
at identifying the proportions of the effective (productive)
and ineffective (unproductive) times in maintenanc ...
A study into energy management and possibilities of energy conservation in student hostels.
(1989-05)
Energy has become a very important aspect of our
lives. This study has tried to examine the problems related to
energy use, and has tried to outline various measures that
can be effectively used to improve energy ...
Rent control in middle income housing :a case study of Buru Buru housing estate, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 1985)
In Kenya housing remains a persistent problem,
especially in the low and middle income housing categories. In
trying to solve the housing problem, more emphasis has been on
how to provide sites and services to cater for ...
Single phase lockout on a single long line connecting two power systems with particular reference to the Nairobi-Mombasa power transmission line.
(1985)
The possibility of operating a single long H.T. Power
transmission line with one phase locked out after a single phase
to ground fault occurs on that phase is investigated. Particular
reference is made to the Nairobi-Mombasa ...