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Planning for pedestrians in the C.B.D. of Nairobi
(University Of Nairobi, 1990)
In many Central Business Districts (C. B.D.)
conditions of pedestrians have been getting worse, and show
no prospects of improvement. People tend to get pushed
under or over roads or squeezed on the edges. These
problems ...
The Role of infrastructure in spatial growth and development of environmentally sustainable urban human settlements: A Case study of Kisii Town.
(University of Nairobi,, 1994)
This study set out to identify the role of infrastructure and other factors in the spatial growth of Kisii
town and the environmental consequences of inadequate provision of the same. The study is based on
the assumption ...
A study of the effectiveness of the rural housing loan scheme in machakos district, Kenya
(1991)
The Rural Housing Loan Scheme was started by the government of Kenya in 1967. Its main objective was to assist the low income rural households in the improvement of their housing. This would be done by making loans available ...
Incompressible aerodynamiic performance of aerofoil blades of various configurations
(1993)
Plow over can~ered aerofoils with thickness to chord ratios of 10.82%,12.99%,16.24%, and 18.5690 were numerically modelled using k-w method for boundary layer flows. The aerofoils were of
5?o, 6% and 7% camber ...
Maintenance management of industrial Real estates in Kenya: case study British American Tobacco Kenya
(1998-08)
This report constitutes a study of maintenance management of industrial real estates in
Kenya using British American Tobacco Kenya as a case study. The study covers
maintenance management practices and points out some ...
The effect of inorganic salts on the gasification of biomass in a fluidized bed
(1993)
The effects of inorganic salts on the yields and distribution of products from air gasificationof biomass in a fluidized bed were investigated. The main objective was to establishconditions for production of ...
Reduction in the size of a conventional slow sand filter, without affecting its good purification characteristics by means of a baffle arrangement
(1996)
The Slow Sand Filter (SSF) is an effective device for water treatment with its proven excellent
purification characteristics ill terms of turbidity and microorganisms removal, yielding potable
water with no other treatment ...
Performance of local sands in mortar for cement quality control
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
Standard sand plays a most important role in the cement industry. Not only is it used to asses the quality of cement but it is also required as a standard material to study the
properties of other building materials e. ...