Roads play a very crucial role in the economic development of a nation. The sustenance of a road network is dependent on how well the maintenance is conducted. Maintenance of roads is organized from inventory of the network ...
The construction industry is one of the crucial sectors in the development process of all
communities in the World. In Uganda, the central government and other development
partners, through the district local governments, ...
Ozhathil, Dennis George(Makerere University, 2014)
Cognitive radio technology offers a line of research that enables the exploitation of the radio frequency spectrum by unlicensed users who are permitted to share this spectrum with the condition that they cause minimum ...
Kusemererwa, Adolf Kahuma(Makerere University, 2014)
Earthquake disasters in Western Uganda are common resulting from destructive earthquakes that have a return period of two to three decades. The destructive mechanism of earthquakes of such magnitudes is vested mainly in ...
Studying the impact of abstraction of groundwater on its quantity and quality in the deep aquifers will contribute to the mitigation of pollution in water resources in urban areas. Assessment of groundwater quality and ...
Worldwide, road traffic accident injuries and fatalities have risen to be among the leading deaths (Global Status Report (2013). The World Bank and World health organization joint publication reported 1.2 million deaths ...
The current conventional fermentation processes can yield mash with ethanol content of 12% at maximum. Evaluation of the energy required to distill such a beer gives a high value than if the concentration is increased in ...
In many urban and peri-urban communities of low and medium income countries, grey water discharge is of increasing concern as population in these areas continues growing, consequently bringing about an increase in quantities ...
The study aimed at determining rainwater harvesting potential as an appropriate technology for water supply in peri-urban areas in Uganda with the case study of Bwaise, Kawempe Division, Kampala. Three hundred eighty four ...
Proper treatment of human/afterbirth placenta waste plays a major role in prevention of
infection, disease transfer and environmental hazards. However, storage, treatment and
disposal of the human placenta have remained ...
The increase in the demand for energy in Uganda due to the high population growth rate coupled with unsustainable harvesting and poor management of forests means that Uganda is approaching a biomass fuel crisis. This ...
Mutetweka, George Tusingwire(Makerere University, 2015-09)
This dissertation presents results of an investigation which focused on determining if
resonance is the cause of vibration on two propeller turbines at Kiira Hydro-Power
Station, located in Jinja, Uganda. The main goal ...
Agriculture being the largest employer in Uganda has been faced with a challenge of drying not
only in chilli but also other crops. Due to challenges in drying, post-harvest losses are estimated
at 5-15% for cereals and ...
To apply locally manufactured steel bars in all engineering applications with confidence requires understanding of structural materials properties beyond commercial standards to ensure that they meet demands of the fundamental ...
This research attempts to simulate and develop by use ANN, test, and recommend a reliable and accurate model of forecasting the next day’s electrical load demand for UETCL in Uganda. UETCL is the sole purchaser from UEGCL ...
Expansive soils such as black cotton soils undergo volumetric changes when exposed to moisture variations consequently resulting into premature failures of civil engineering infrastructure founded on them. To avert this ...
California Bearing Ratio (CBR) is a commonly used indirect method to assess the stiffness modulus and shear strength of subgrade in pavement design works. However, civil engineers always encounter difficulties in obtaining ...
ABSTRACT
Enormous quantities of waste materials, both domestic and industrial are generated every year in Uganda’s steel making factories which include among others Roofing Rolling Mills Ltd, Steel rolling Mills, Modern ...
Schoebitz, Lars; Bischoff, Fabian; Lohri, Christian Riuji; Niwagaba, Charles B.; Siber, Rosi; Strande, Linda(MDPI AG, 2017-01)
The majority of residents in low- and middle-income countries are served by onsite
sanitation. Equitable access to sanitation, including emptying, collection, and transport services for
the accumulation of faecal sludge ...
Materials and architecture have a big effect on the energy consumption of buildings. Poor architecture and material selection has led to an increase in energy demand for buildings hence Energy efficiency has become the key ...