dc.contributor.author | Ddembe, Isaac | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-10T10:24:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-05-10T10:24:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-12-12 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ddembe, I. (2020). Design and construction of an inclined conveyor for concrete on raised construction sites. (Unpublished undergraduate dissertation). Makerere University, Kampala. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/10622 | |
dc.description | A dissertation submitted to the College Of Engineering, Design, Art And Technology, Department Of Mechanical Engineering in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering of Makerere University. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | This project is about design of a conveyor for concrete on raised construction sites. As the rate of
construction work in Uganda is gradually increasing. There is need to venture into affordable
means as a way of moving construction materials. The project is centered on the use of locally
available materials to come up with the conveyor. It is tailored to synchronize with the current
economic status of the Ugandan citizens; in order to enhance adoption of automated ways of
conveying material. The reason is because imported conveyors are extraordinarily expensive for
most Ugandan citizens. Much of the work revolved around the use of engineering knowledge to
select system parameters for the conveyor, concept generation and material selection. All these
were based on a customer centered approach after carrying out a sample customer survey. A range
of different methods have been used to determine the shape, parameters, specifications, size,
materials to be used during the design process. The project was based on designing a belt conveyor
system that conveys concrete as an output. Modelling of the different components of the bucket
conveyor system have been done using 3D modelling soft wares based upon the dimensions
obtained from the parametric deign and the assembly of the components is also included to clearly
show the subassemblies of the conveyor system. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Inclined conveyor | en_US |
dc.subject | Concrete | en_US |
dc.subject | Raised construction sites | en_US |
dc.subject | Conveyor | en_US |
dc.subject | Construction sites | en_US |
dc.title | Design and construction of an inclined conveyor for concrete on raised construction sites. | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |