• Evaluation of quality management in construction of public buildings under the decentralized system: the case of Busia and Pallisa Districts of Uganda 

  Drici, Louis Ibiya (Makerere University, 2007-06)

  Over the past few years, Local Governments in Uganda have constructed substantial quantities of public buildings in fulfilment of the Government's initiatives to develop its social infrastructure facilities. This study was ...

• Quality assurance and effectiveness of Labour based maintenance technology for gravel roads – A case study of Gulu district. 

  Adwek, Makmot Jimmy (Makerere University, 2022-06)

  Gravel roads play a significant role in the socio-economic development of countries in the global south. Labour based technology (LBT) is the preferred construction technology in maintenance of roads for resource poor ...

• Design optimization of communal solar powered irrigation systems 

  Kyeyune, Isaac (Makerere University, 2022)

  Communal solar powered irrigations systems (SPIS) have the potential for sharing the upfront costs hence encouraging farmers to adopt irrigation. Conventional methods of sizing Photovoltaic Water Pumping (PVWP) system for ...

• Significance of life cycle cost analysis in the procurement process for government motor vehicles (a case study of MoWT). 

  Nazziwa, Madrine (Makerere University, 2022-05)

  In recent years, the state of economy, budget, limitations and other factors have created an increasing awareness of asset management costs. This trend towards cost consciousness has resulted in the increased emphasis on ...

• Development of a Water Leakage Detection and Control System Using Long Range Technology. 

  Jjumba, Lucky (Makerere University, 2022-05-09)

  National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has been experiencing financial losses of 188 billion shillings annually from Non-Revenue Water (NRW) with the highest being registered in Kampala area. During the 4th quarter ...

• Assessing Ecosystem service values due to land use and land cover changes in the forested landscapes of Hoima District. 

  Naggayi, Phiona (Makerere University, 2022-02-02)

  Land use and Land cover change (LULCC) attributed to natural factors and human activities has led to the loss of ecosystem services, making the quantitative valuation of ecosystem services the scientific focal point for ...

• A GIS based Multicriteria decision analysis methodology for property valuations. Case study of Kiira Municipality. 

  Icodio, Arthur Paul (Makerere University, 2022-02-21)

  Traditional valuation approaches used by valuers in Uganda are highly dependent on subjective judgment in the returned values. This has been cited as a major cause of value variability and disparities among valuers. In ...

• Evaluation of effectiveness of spillways using computational fluid dynamics. 

  Mori, Artur (Makerere University, 2021-09-29)

  Climate change remains one of the key contributing factors to the increased inter annual extreme rainfall, which may produce conditions outside the current design criteria for hydropower dams. Hydropower plants are ...

• Development of a Long-range technology based power theft monitoring and control system. 

  Mabirizi, Nelson (Makerere University, 2022-05-04)

  Uganda presently experiences rampant power theft and vandalism within the electricity distribution network in some regions of the country. About 16.4 % of the total power that Umeme Ltd, the main power distribution ...

• Mitigation of undervoltage in distribution networks using an automatic load shedding scheme to curtail voltage collapse. 

  Kaigumba, Paddy (Makerere University, 2022-05-03)

  Undervoltage is still a power quality problem globally with several interventions like reactive power compensation in generation stations, transmission, and distribution lines. This issue still prevails in Uganda's power ...

• Evacuation of power from distributed generation plants using optimal placement of Autoreclosers. 

  Nakimera, Janati (Makerere University, 2022-04-27)

  Several factors affect the adequate evacuation of power from distributed generation plants in Uganda. Power evacuation is a critical function that allows generated power to be immediately transmitted from the generation ...

• Design of a Micro Hydro Electric power scheme on river Oruyubu for Bihanga Military Barracks. 

  Byaruhanga, Vincent (Makerere University, 2022-04-23)

  Energy is an essential requirement for economic development in Uganda. Only 18.1% of Uganda’s population has access to grid electricity with 71.2% of the urban population connected to the national grid compared to 8% of ...

• The potential of energy recovery from Municipal Solid Waste in Kampala by incineration. 

  Amulen, Judith (Makerere University, 2022-04-27)

  Kampala's Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is continuously increasing as a result of its growing population. This has put a strain on the land and electricity resources. This waste is largely disposed of at Kampala's only ...

• Proposed 70 bed Mother Kevin Wing at St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, Kampala Uganda 

  Kutosi, Jonathan (Makerere University, 2022-04)

  Among the important tasks of site management is the site layout planning. Extensive time loss and cost overruns could result in large projects, if there is no effective site planning. A detailed planning of the site layout ...

• Development of an HVAC design model for commercial buildings in Kampala city, Uganda. 

  Mugala, Paul Kalanzi (2022-04-13)

  One of the most important decisions to be made during energy efficient building design is the type of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system. Improper design and installation of an HVAC system has negative ...

• Biogas production from piggery waste at abattoirs 

  Owokuhisa, Noel (Makerere University, 2022)

  Growth in the pig value chain is associated with a proportionate increase in the energy required and waste generated at abattoirs. At Ugandan abattoirs, there is already a deficit in the energy required for mandatory ...

• A hybrid approach to next generation 5G Dense Heterogeneous Networks 

  Mukalazi, William Fredrick (Makerere University, 2021)

  Massive demand for mobile data has tremendously increased over past few years, putting pressure to existing infrastructures. This trend is expected to continue in the near future. To cater for this trend, an efficient radio ...

• Deployment Optimisation of a 5g Heterogeneous Network. 

  Kaahwa, Oliver (2022-03-11)

  Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) has been considered one of the key enabling technologies of 5G networks. This has been mainly due to its high spectral efficiency capabilities since it enables multiple users to ...

• Assessing the impacts of land use and land cover change on stream flows of river Kyambura 

  Galabuzi, Dennis Ssozi (Makerere University, 2022-03)

  The impacts of land-use land cover changes on hydrological systems has received considerable attention from researchers and practitioners world over. At catchment level, land-cover changes and their effects on the hydrologic ...

• Comparative suitability of the global Hydrological Model Glofas against a catchment-based model to simulate and predict floods in Uganda. 

  Mulangwa, Douglas (2022-02-08)

  This study aims to assess the comparative suitability of a global hydrological forecasting system, the Copernicus-EMS Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS), and a catchment-based model (GR4J) as possible alternative or ...

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