College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT): Recent submissions
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Optimization of lime-pozzolana mixes in stabilising gravels for the road base
(Makerere University, 2023-01-30)Global increase in traffic volumes coupled with high tyre pressures has led to high stresses on the pavement resulting into high strains. In order to withstand these stresses, increased pavement stiffness through ... -
Construction of the proposed Kitgum main market in Kitgum municipality, Kitgum district - Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2022-09-21)This project report presents and gives details of the technical findings of the Construction of Kitgum Main Market in Kitgum District in which the author participated as the main contractor‟s Quantity Surveyor and Project ... -
Construction of office building and warehouse on plot 435, block 253, Lukuli, Kyadondo, Makindye division, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2022-09-16)It is requiredof students who take up the Plan B option for the Master of Science in Construction Management Post graduate degree programme at the college of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology of Makerere University, ... -
Formal content in glass art
(Makerere University, 2022-07)This study focused on the studious exploration of glass mediums through cold and hot practices as a formal content with a goal of creating sculptural and design concepts for indoor and outdoor applications. Glass in cold ... -
A GIS based property tax spatial database and web application for Makindye division, Kampala city
(Makerere University, 2022-09-12)Kampala is currently pressured by high urbanization rates that threaten their ability to address the basic infrastructure and social needs of citizens. Globally, property taxes are utilized as a tool to generate revenue ... -
Technical project report for upgrading of Makokoto HCII to HCIII in Makokoto Subcounty, Kassanda District
(Makerere University, 2022-08-04)This report covers the positive aspects of construction project management exercised by the author and the project team at large while implementing the construction works for the Upgrading of Makokoto HCII to HCIII in ... -
Design and implementation of an energy metering environment protection system
(Makerere University, 2022-10-13)This dissertation describes the research study done to design and implement an energy metering environment protection system applicable to three-phase metering systems. The metering environment is the energy meter, its ... -
Design and construction supervision of residential apartments in Ssonde
(Makerere University, 2022-09-26)This report gives an account of my involvement in the design and construction supervision of residential apartments in Ssonde, Mukono district. The project, whose total cost was Uganda shillings 845,520,800 (VAT inclusive), ... -
Project management of the design and build of Buhimba-Nalweyo-Bulamagi-Igayaza-Kakumiro roads upgrading project (93km)
(Makerere University, 2023)The report herein describes the Design, Design Check, and Construction Supervision of the Design and Build of Buhimba-Nalweyo-Bulamagi and Bulamagi-Igayaza-Kakumiro Roads Upgrading Project (93 KM), to Bituminous Standard, ... -
Proposed construction of residential house in Garuga - Entebbe
(Makerere University, 2022-09-10)This report details all Construction activities and Project management practices that the author participated in as the Project manager on the Contractor’s side during the construction of a Residential House in Garuga, ... -
Assessment of areas at risk of floating islands on the shores of lake victoria
(Makerere University, 2022-09-12)The purpose of the study was to assess the risk of floating islands on Lake Victoria. Floating island are good habitants for both birds and animals, they filter water, help in turbulence stabilisation but they also pause ... -
The effects of land use and land cover change on avulsion of rivers: a case of the White Nile basin- Pakwach district).
(Makerere University, 2022-09-09)Panyangu Parish-Pakwaach District is one of the parishes that boarders the White Nile in the West Nile regions of Uganda. It has undergone Land use and Land cover change because of the human related activities carried ... -
Assessing the effect of land cover composition on land surface temperature.
(Makerere University, 2022-01-06)Urban heat island refers to the higher temperature of urban areas compared to the surrounding rural areas. Previous studies on UHI often prove the existence of significant effects of land cover and vegetation density on ... -
A spatial assessment of the likelihood of failure of water mains, a case study of NWSC Kansanga branch.
(Makerere University, 2023-02-03)NWSC has aided in achieving SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation for all) through its mandate of providing water and sewerage services to areas entrusted to it and currently has a total piped water and sewer network of ... -
Flood hazard mapping to improve property valuation assessment
(Makerere University, 2022-10-25)The real estate sector is considered as one of the big players in the economic growth and development of a country contributing between 6.9% – 18.5% to its GDP (Acolin et al., 2021). Like any other sector, real estate ... -
Assessment of groundwater potential zones: Nakasongola district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-09-09)The objective of this paper is to exploit the potential application of weighted index overlay analysis for assessing groundwater potential mapping in Nakasongola District, Uganda using remote sensing, geographic information ... -
Development of an efficient data model for property management
(Makerere University, 2022-09-09)Property managers work with vast datasets from those important parties involved in real estate e.g. property owners, tenants, service providers, among others, as well as information on the properties and their characteristics ... -
Utilizing web-GIS in the development of online platform ecotourism in the National Forestry Authority
(Makerere University, 2023)Web GIS is the process of designing, implementing, generating and delivering maps on the World Wide Web by combining both the advantages of GIS and the internet(Pispidikis & Dimopoulou, 2015). While tourism has historically ... -
An Urban Pedestrian Flow Prediction Model for Establishing a New Walkway Width Design Method
(Makerere University, 2023-02-02)Pedestrians form a significant share of the road users and are highly susceptible to safety threats if ample infrastructure is not provided for their mobility. Supply of pedestrian infrastructure should match the demand ... -
Technical project report for value engineering in the construction of an administration block in Bweyogerere, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-11-15)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 ...