School of Built Environment (SBE) Collections: Recent submissions
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An Investigation on the Use of GIS to Support Marketing in Uganda's Banking Sector. A case for Kampala District.
(2019-12-13)Banking is a knowledge intensive business where record keeping, data management, process monitoring and business intelligence are really vital for the industry. This is because huge data is generated during daily financial ... -
Proposed completion of the main library short tower / graduate wing at Makerere University Business School (MUBS)
(Makerere University, 2020-12-09)This report contains the construction and project management practices that the author participated in as the Contractor’s Quantity Surveyor and assistant Project Manager during the construction of the Main Library Short ... -
A project report on low cost sealing of Obote avenue in Oyam Town Council.
(2021-03-15)Much emphasis is being put in road sector to connect rural areas where agricultural activities take place and bearing in mind that agriculture is the backbone of Uganda employing over 80% of the population. Both local ... -
Construction of limur bridge on limur river on Latida –Bwot atum community access road in Lamwo district, Northern Uganda.
(2021-01)As a result of economic stagnation arising out of many years of insurgency in Northern Ugaada, the Government of Uganda instituted a number of development interventions, in which project for Restoration of Livelihood in ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of CCTV cameras in crime prevention using geospatial techniques
(2020-11-19)The city of Kampala has a record of high crime rate with increased series of outrageous incidents such as the assassination of prominent people in Uganda. This called for use of closed-circuit television (CCTV) technology ... -
Construction of Buyende Town Water Supply System.
(2021-02-15)This project report contains details for the construction of the Buyende Town Water Supply System project, Procurement Reference Number MWE/WSDF-E/WRKS/14-15/00118 from start to practical completion, in which the author ... -
Upgrading of Kikandwa and Buseregenyu Health Centre IIs to Health Centre IIIs
(2021-04-23)This report details the construction methodology and the positive aspects of construction project management exercised by the author and the project team at large while part of the team that implemented upgrading of Kikandwa ... -
Spatio-Temporal Crime Prediction Model centered on Analysis of Crime Clusters.
(2020-12-01)Crime is defined as “an intentional act or omission in violation of criminal law, and sanctioned by the state as felony or misdemeanor”. The Misdemeanors are minor crimes that government punishes by confinement in local ... -
Explore the dynamics of land- use changes and its impacts on land surface temperature in greater Kampala metropolitan area.
(2021)Over the years, human activities have continuously decreased the vegetation cover of the earth’s surface especially the terrestrial ecosystems at the global scale. These changes in the natural environment have directly and ... -
Incorporating geospatial techniques in modelling of land use and land cover to aid prediction of future sites for water reservoirs
(2020-11-30)To enable effective and reliable planning for development, understanding patterns in land use and land cover is very important. Earth observations and geospatial technologies have gone a long way to provide tools that can ... -
Value Enginering in the Construction of an Administration block in Bweyogerere, Uganda.
(2020-12-11)Value Engineering (VE) is an innovative service which involves an organized approach to the identification and elimination of un-necessary costs without loss of function. This report is about value engineering in the ... -
Dam break modelling and flood inundation mapping for Kabuyanda multi- purpose Dam, Isingiro district.
(2020-11)In many locations around the world, dams are essential for flood control, water supply, irrigation, hydropower, navigation, and recreation. This is synonymous with Uganda, where the one single investment that would lay ... -
Image- based automatic crack edge detection and extraction using deep neural network.
(2020-10-08)Timely recognition and repair of crack edges is of great significance for overall structural health monitoring and prevention of further damages. Currently, image processing techniques are being used to manipulate images ... -
Pipeline and network distribution.
(2021-04-11)Pipeline network and distribution system in any water supply and sanitation project is the work of the surveying department. For the effective and efficient implementation of a pipeline network and distribution system, ... -
Project report on construction of perimeter fence at faculty of technoscience in Muni University.
(2020-11-09)The author was attached to Muni University (MU), which is located in northwestern Uganda. The University owns and operates an extensive portfolio of buildings, land, vehicles and equipment that are utilized to deliver its ... -
Upgrading of Hoima - Butiaba - Wanseko road project (111KM) package 11 gravel to Bituminous standards.
(2020-11-10)The 111Km Hoima Butiaba Wanseko road project lies under package II of the oil roads and it is part of the government effort of improving the road network within the country as well as connect the North western part of ... -
Estimation of stockpile volumes at construction sites through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles : a case study of CCCC Construction Plant in Kajjansi - Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-11)The efficiency of volumes determined in various fields of survey; mining, quarry, hydrographic and engineering fields can’t be overemphasized. Conventional surveying method using Total station and recently through the use ... -
Reconstruction of Mabira dam and water facilities in Mbarara district (construction and supervision at Global International Services Ltd)
(Makerere University, 2020-12)Mabira dam is an existing reservoir which was constructed way back in 1940/50’s but first rehabilitated in 2003. It is an earthen embankment of approximately 300 meters, 5m high with a reservoir reach/fetch of over 3km and ... -
Design review and construction supervision of the upgrading from gravel to paved (Bituminous) standard of Musita-Lumino/Busia– Majanji road (104KM)
(Makerere University, 2020-12)This Technical Report is prepared in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the Masters of Science in Construction Management of the College of Engineering Design, Art & Technology of Makerere University. ... -
Remodelling to the passenger terminal building at Entebbe International Airport
(Makerere University, 2020-12)This project report entails the construction methodology used and aspects of construction project management practice exercised by the author while part of the supervising consultants during the modification to the Passenger ...