Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD): Recent submissions
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The relevance of the educational policy in relation to the growth and service centre policy in Kenyan urban and rural areas. a case study of Nakuru district.
(Faculty of Architecture, Design And Development, University of Nairobi, 1977)The following study was initiated by a desire to evaluate the effectiveness of the growth centre policy in Nakuru District where the pattern of settlement has completely changed the scenery of the previous "White ... -
Evaluation of the training of small-scale contractors in Kenya; a case study of the national construction corporation.
(Department of Land DevelopmentMasters in Building Management, 1986)This Study is on the training of indigenous Contractors in Kenya by the National Construction Corporation (NCC)the study has reviewed proven curriculum development models normally Used in training Institutions and tried ... -
Arid and semi arid towns’ domestic water supply problems
(Department of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Nairobi, 1997-09) -
National Art Gallery-Nairobi
(Faculty of Architecture, Design And Development, University of Nairobi, 1976)There is an urgent need in Kenya for a national art gallery. A public art gallery that can cater for works of art (especially fine art) produced locally. Such a gallery could also be a place for periodic exhibitions ... -
Solid waste disposal and its effect on the socio-economic environment in residential estates
(Department of Land Development, University of Nairobi, 2005-07)Pollution prevention has been one of the major endeavors for most of the present local, regional and national jurisdictions not only in Kenya but worldwide. Increase in population, technological developments and urbanization ... -
Urban secondary technical school-Nairobi
(Faculty of Architecture, Design and Development, University of Nairobi, 1976)Lately, various privately run secondary schools have sprung up in large numbers within the town-centres in Kenya eapecially within the City of Nairobi. These schools operate from what were originally shops or offices and ... -
An appraisal of the environmental conditions of public schools in Nairobi
(Faculty of Architecture, Design And Development, University of Nairobi, 1977)The findings in this study is based on a stratified sample of 16 out of 114 Primary schools in Nairobi. In this study 3 major sociological hypotheses were put to test viz: I. The observed livability scores over the ... -
An examination of the operation and management of public bus terminal facilities in the CBD of Nairobi
(Department of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Nairobi, 2000-06)The city has been depicted by many urban analysts as a kind of dynamic interface machine of movement (transport), channels of communication (including information) links, serving activities accommodated by the settlement. ... -
Coast Institute of Science and Technology Mombasa North
(Faculty of Architecture, Design And Development, University of Nairobi, 1976)An institute of Technology, offering teaching, boarding for students and houses for staff form a sort of community it is necessary to establish a functioning order, within this community, which will bring about an ... -
Inadequacy of production of building materials in Kenya
(Department of Building Ecunomics & Management, University of Nairobi, 1991-06)Many construction industries in developing countries are said to experience serious difficulties in - their operations, with inadequate supply of building materials ranking high in the list of ills. In Kenya. over the ... -
An assessment of the role of the private sector in urban infrastructure service provision
(Department of Real Estate & Construction Management, University of Nairobi, 1997-09)Urban infrastructure services, which include facilities and services such as roads, mass transportation, water systems, garbage collection and disposal, drainage and flood protection, electric installations, and telec ... -
A comparative study of the appropriateness of interlocking stabilized soil blocks and clay bricks, as low cost walling materials
(Department of Real Estate & Construction Management, University of Nairobi, 2006-06)This study is primarily aimed at comparing ISSBs and clay bricks and tries to establish which of the two walling materials is more appropriate in terms of low cost in the area of study. In establishing this, the researcher ... -
Developing a model for estimating construction period: a survey of building projects in Nairobi
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Design and planning considerations in building materials research
(Department of Real Estate & Construction Management, University of Nairobi, 1991) -
Computerized land information system as a tool of land record management
(Department of Land Development, University of Nairobi, 2003-10)This project thesis presents a conceptual framework for a land information system that would result in increased revenue collection from the land rent section of the Department of Lands, Ministry of Lands and Settlement. ... -
Solid waste management in Nairobi Metropolis
(Environmental Health Engineering,University of Nairobi, 1990)Rapid urbanization and industrial development have been a dominant feature in population growth in Nairobi. The population in 1985 was 1.2 million and it is estimated that it will be 2.5 million in the year 2000 (Central ... -
Effects of tranverse sensitivity of electrical resistance starin gauges on stain measurement
(Mechanical Engineering, University of Nairobi, 1982)Measurement of strain, as accurately as possible at critical points on any machine part or other such engineering structural part is a very important aspect of determining the quality of the design concerned. For this ... -
The religious factor- in mau mau with particular reference to Mau Mau Oaths.
(Arts, University of Nairobi, 1978)Mau Mau was a nationalist movement which spread in Central and Rift Valley areas of Kenya between 1948 and 1956. The aim of the movement was to fight against colonialism. The movement had a strong religious factor which ... -
Solar distillation for developing countries: an engineering and economic evaluation
(Environmental Health Engineering,University of Nairobi, 1980)Good water in sufficient quantities is one of the most important resources of concern to humanity. It supports life on earth and determines the pattern of human development. Unfortunately, most of the earth's vast ... -
Fracture in thin sheets due to biaxial loading
(Mechanical Engineering, 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 ...