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Masters project field report on the construction of the Office of the Auditor General, Hoima
(2018-04)This report contains construction and project management practices that the author participated in as a Construction Manager and Quantity Surveyor during the Construction of The Office of the Auditor General in Hoima ... -
Alwi dry corridor water supply project in Nyarwodo, Nebbi District
(Makerere University, 2018)This report is about the ALWI DRY CORRIDOR WATER SUPPLY PROJECT, in NYARWODO which was an initiative by The Ministry of Water and Environment to supply water to the people of Nebbi and ensure sanitation in the area. ... -
Site evaluation for new eco towns using GIS and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP): a case study Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA)
(2018-05-18)Kampala city is dominated with uncontrolled urban sprawl, unplanned settlements and inadequate provision of social services infrastructure. This has led to inadequate sanitation facilities, unreliable water supply, ... -
Rehabilitation of Lemerijoa road and the junction in Arua Municipality
(Makerere University, 2018-11-26)The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MoLHUD) using funding from the World Bank, formulated a program, Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID), to ... -
The construction of aftersales support centre for Toyota at Namanve, Mukono
(2018-04-30)This report details all Construction activities and Project management practices that the author participated in as the Contractor’s Assistant Project Manager and Quantity Surveyor during the construction of an Aftersales ... -
Improvement of engineering properties of black cotton soil for road construction using PROBASE soil stabilizer
(Makerere University, 2018-04-23)Black cotton soils, also referred to as expansive soils expand when wet and shrinks when dry causing cracks which on re-wetting, bulks out and causes damage to structures built on them. Research conducted on black cotton ... -
Using communication design to enhance waste separation practices (Case study: Kampala Central Division and the new waste bins)
(Makerere University, 2018-11-20)The study aims to understand and comprehend the impact of the universal symbols for recycling and separating waste on the new waste separation bins. A qualitative case study was conducted to examine the relationship between ... -
Developing citizen based crowd sourced mobile GIS for Open Power Emergency Reporting and Awareness (OPERA) System
(2018-05)Today, Power Grid Risks and Hazard reporting along the power lines are purely done by the staff and very little by the citizens through call center toll free lines, SMSs and Web contact-us forms that lack spatial component ... -
Development of a Web-GIS for aircraft obstacles: A case of Entebbe International Airport, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-05-18)Airspace protection and obstacle clearance are vital to airport and aircraft operation safety (Changa & Hwangb, 2013; de Barros, 2013; Litsheim & Xiao, 2009). Global statistics indicate that approach and landing phases ... -
Water movement control across organic primers for pavements
(Makerere University, 2018-09)In order to curtail vertical moisture movement through pavement layers, a layer of primer is applied on the top surface of the base. During precipitation, water flows into a porous layer and then moves laterally on top of ... -
Rehabilitation of Kampala Portbell Railway line
(2018-11-15)This project report covers the construction methodology used and aspects of construction project management practice exercised by the author during the rehabilitation of Kampala-Portbell railway line This report details ... -
Construction of 22 No. public toilets in Kawempe Division: Kawempe Sanitation Improvement Project (KSIP)
(2018-11-09)This project report entails the construction methodology used and aspects of construction project management practice exercised by the author while part of the construction team during improvement of water supply and ... -
Knowledge sharing, entrepreneurial capacity and diffusion of modern energy technologies in rural Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-09)Despite the rising demand and diversity of sources, technologies and policies aimed at disseminating Modern Energy Technologies (MET) in rural Uganda, diffusion has remained low. The rapid diffusion of Mobile Telephony ... -
Options of energy conservation in the brick and tile making industry in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018)Bricks and tiles are ceramic building materials used in almost all buildings for construction as they are locally available. As a developing country, Uganda’s brick and tile industry is estimated to be growing at a rate ... -
Prediction of the future condition of a water distribution network using a Markov based approach: a case study of Kampala water
(Makerere University, 2018)Prediction of the future condition of the pipe network continues to trouble water utility managers because of the complexities in determining pipe conditions amidst poor data situations. The available approaches in literature ... -
Assessment of bus service travel time variability on designated bus routes in Kampala Capital City
(Makerere University, 2018-10-11)The bus transit system in Kampala is generally mixed with other traffic (Right-of-Way C) and therefore it is expected that travel times are subject to high degrees of variability. This study concentrated on collection and ... -
Plasticity and stiffness of aged road gravel stabilized with Acrylic polymers
(Makerere University, 2018-10-11)World over, the increasing need to reduce costs, conserve materials and use of marginal soils have resulted in the use of soil stabilizers in increasing quantities in the construction of roads. As such, this research study ... -
The induction of Arabic calligraphy and arabesque in contemporary art
(2016-05)Despite the vast amount of documentation and descriptive studies already carried out by scholars, Islamic art had remained, until now, a singularly neglected field and has continued to be a closed book as far as its symbolic ... -
Plays as source of inspiration for costume design: A case study of Lysistrata stage production by performing arts and film students of Makerere University 2012
(Makerere University, 2017-01)In this era when Uganda is experiencing a dramatic transformation in the theatre or entertainment industry; understanding and relating costumes to character in enhancing the message of the play/performance is increasingly ...
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