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Performance investigation of solar photo-voltaic water pumping systems; a case study of Abakore borehole water supply system, Wajir County Kenya
(School of Engineering, University of Nairobi, 2018-08)
The performance of a directly-coupled solar photovoltaic water pumping system was investigated under field conditions. The objectives of the study were to establish the technical performance indicators of solar photovoltaic ...
Characterization of microstructure and mechanical properties in the HAZ of en24 steel after post weld heat treatment
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
EN24 steel is widely used to fabricate components for power transmission in industry due to its high strength to weight ratio. The hardness of this steel in tempered (T) condition, EN24T, is between 265 HV10 and 320HV10 ...
Investigating renewable energy potential for rural electrification in Rwanda: technical and economic viability
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Rwanda is a country with many hills, thus expansion of electricity is expensive. Hence no
wonder that at the present, the major energy resource used in Rwanda is fuel wood biomass
where the current national electrification ...
Evaluating performance of rainwater harvesting technologies in Mwingi central sub-county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the performance of the rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems in the study area. An inventory of existing rainwater harvesting technologies and mapping of key watering points in the ...
Developing a GIS web based information system for population data management
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
The status of population data currently is not up to date and largely based on manual systems. This is so because despite the biggest databank being at the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics custody, a large amount of the ...
Performance characterization of e-band links for wireless back-haul in broadband networks: the case for Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018-01)
The demand for high data speeds by users of mobile and fixed data services, telecom operators,
data service providers and heavy data application institutions has posed a huge challenge of
optimum backhaul solutions. To ...
Comparison of three design standards on Nakuru – Nyahururu road of flexible pavements in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018-05)
The study road Nakuru – Nyahururu diverts from A109 Highway in Nakuru town passes
through mountainous escarpments and small towns like Bahati, Subukia and the seat of
Laikipia County (Nyahururu). It covers a total distance ...
An investigation of impact of cash flow management on small and medium enterprise construction firms.
(University of Nairobi, 2018-08)
The challenge of cash flow for small contractors is well documented. Besides management related challenges, lack of capital, limited access to credit, payment delays and lack of proper regulatory framework has bedeviled ...
On-street termini operations of public service vehicles and their relationship to transport performance in Nairobi CBD
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
A well performing transportation system is both efficient and effective and is a pre-requisite to economic growth, environmental sustainability and social growth among other things. As such, achieving transport efficiency ...
Effect of Chisel Ploughing on Physical and Mechanical Soil Properties: Case of a Clay Soil.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)