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Assessment of strength and curing time of enzyme improved mountainous soils for use as G30 material for Budibugyo area
(Makerere University, 2021-09-21)Unsuitable soils for road construction can be improved by a process called stabilization. This is the addition of additives to the soil in order to improve its engineering properties. The most common means of stabilization ... -
Evaluation of thermal comfort and air quality of low-income housing in Kampala City, Uganda
(Elsevier, 2021)This paper presents the results of thermal comfort and air quality studies in naturally ventilated residential buildings in Kampala City, Uganda. Questionnaire surveys were used for obtaining occupant subjective thermal ... -
Impact of natural ventilation on the subjective thermal comfort in low-income tropical housing
(Elsevier, 2024)Low-income households in Uganda and similar tropical regions predominantly depend on natural ventilation for indoor thermal regulation due to limited access to and affordability of mechanical cooling systems. Various ... -
Prioritizing sustainability indicators for Uganda's built environment: Expert perspectives using the Delphi technique
(Results in Engineering, 2024-10-19)The growing emphasis on energy efficiency within the built environment, driven by global concerns over climate change, has resulted in notable shifts in building energy consumption patterns. Achieving reductions in building ... -
Impact of natural ventilation and outdoor environment on indoor air quality and occupant health in low-income tropical housing
(Energy Reports, 2024)Ventilation is pivotal in mitigating indoor pollutants and ensuring comfortable Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) levels globally. The outdoor environment and ventilation mechanisms significantly impact indoor air quality and ... -
Possibilities for the use of sludge from a drinking water treatment plant at Ggaba III in Kampala, Uganda. Detritus Multidisciplinary Journal of Waste Resources & Residues, 6, 59-67.
(Detritus Multidisciplinary Journal of Waste Resources and Residues, 2019-06)Sludge from the drinking water treatment plant at Ggaba III, located in Kampala (Uganda), was tested to evaluate the feasibility of two valorization routes, for building material and Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) production. ... -
Guide to Sanitation Resource-Recovery Products & Technologies: A supplement to the Compendium of Sanitation Systems and Technologies.
(Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Press, 2020)The world is currently undergoing a paradigm shift towards a circular society in which resources are recovered and reused rather than discarded. The global population has surpassed seven billion people, and rapid urbanisation ... -
Faecal Sludge Quantification, Characterization and Treatment Objectives.
(IWA Publishing, 2014)The first step in designing faecal sludge (FS) treatment technologies that will meet defined treatment objectives is to quantify and characterise the FS to be treated. Ideally, this should be carried out as part of the ... -
Biochars for the removal of toxic gaseous contaminants: state-of-the-art and future directions
(Elsevier, 2025-01-28)Toxic gaseous contaminants comprised of various harmful gases emitted into the atmosphere have emerged as a key environmental and public health concern. Gaseous contaminants can broadly be categorized into inorganic and ... -
Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Water Supply Demand and Water Supply Distribution Network in Kiboga Town in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2025-01-06)This research study presents an assessment of the impact of climate change on water demand and water distribution network in Kiboga water supply system in Uganda. The objectives of the study were to establish monotonic ... -
Failure analysis of Onload tap changers using static / dynamic resistance measurement test method
(Makerere University, 2024)On-load tap-changer (OLTC) failures occur year after year in Uganda’s electricity transmission industry. The OLTC is a popular component of power transformers in the electricity transmission industry and its failures ... -
Quantification of electronic/electric waste and the associated environmental risks: a case of Kampala City
(Makerere University, 2024-12)The rapid increase in e-waste has become a critical environmental and public health concern in Uganda. According to NITA-U, 2020, e-waste management systems in Uganda remain inadequate, leading to improper disposal and ... -
Production and evaluation of granular activated carbons from rice husks for water treatment
(Makerere University, 2024-12-16)Rice husks (RH) is a great potential precursor for activated carbon (AC) for effective water treatment. However, inorder to improve activated carbon effectiveness and easy recovery, granular activated carbon (GAC) ... -
Reconfiguration of Uganda’s HV and associated MV network to manage fault levels attached to accelerated power generation
(Makerere University, 2024-10)The rapid growth of power generation in Uganda has brought forth a pressing concern: the impact of this accelerated generation on fault levels within the high-voltage (HV) and associated medium-voltage (MV) transmission ... -
Assessment of the hydropower potential of River Inyau in Terego District, West Nile Region
(Makerere University, 2024-10)This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of developing a small hydropower plant (SHP) on the ungauged River Inyau in Terego District, focusing on four key objectives: determining water availability, estimating electricity ... -
Evaluation of the effectiveness of water safety plan implementation in urban centers of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024-12)Water Safety Plans (WSP), as recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the guidelines for drinking water quality, are the most effective risk-based management approach for water supply systems from the catchment ... -
Improvements to the Ugandan seismic code in estimation of base shear for concrete buildings
(Makerere University, 2024-11)This study aimed at improving the Ugandan seismic code’s base shear estimation for reinforced concrete buildings by comparing it with Eurocode8 (EC8) and the American Seismic Code (ASCE/SEI 7-16). Hypothetical symmetrical ... -
An Analysis of Time overruns during the construction of the Uganda Hotel and Tourism Training Institute (UHTTI) in Jinja, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024-05-31)Many construction projects in developing countries including Uganda suffer from time and budget overruns. Generally, time overrun is inevitable in construction projects. There are various factors responsible for the time ... -
Enhancing energy efficiency in an internet of things-based automatic weather monitoring node.
(Makerere University, 2024-12-06)This dissertation presents a comprehensive study on the design and implementation of an IoT-based weather monitoring system. The research investigated the potential for lever- aging IoT technologies to improve weather ... -
A Segment Routing Approach to Traffic Engineering In Research and Education Networks
(Makerere University, 2024-12-06)Services and applications such as Video-on-Demand, Voice-over-IP, and over-the-top services such as X, YouTube, Facebook, etc. nearly double Internet traffic every other year. A survey conducted among National Research and ...
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