Browsing College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) by Type
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Accessing the impact of land use/cover change on human thermal comfort in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2018-12-18)Kampala capital city is one of the fastest growing cities in Africa having witnessed a strong increase in population, economic growth and industrialization in recent years. The most widely increasing and significant sources ... -
Analysis of the accuracy of different commercial GPS network adjustment software packages
(Makerere University, 2018)The surveying and geomatics community is currently faced with a wide range of commercial proprietary GPS network adjustment software to choose from. Each of the software package is however unique in some functions, with ... -
Assesing the E-waste management practices in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2018)E-waste is a generic term used to describe various forms of electronic and electric equipment that have ceased to be of any value to their owners. Annually, it is estimated that about 50 million tonnes of E-waste is generated ... -
Assessing corporate real estate management strategies and their impact on corporate development: A case study of Kampala City, Uganda
(2018-06-30)An organized approach to Corporate Real Estate (CRE) decisions that is; a CRE strategy may add value to a company in many ways. The decision to own or lease is a vital part of the strategy. What factors are decisions to ... -
Assessing the effect of land-use change on the flow region of River Rwizi
(2018-06)River Rwizi has over the years been facing drastic changes in its flow regime. The occurrence of low stream flows in the dry season and high peak flows in the wet season has been common. This phenomenon has not been widely ... -
Assessing the extent of security of customary land tenure on food security in Uganda: a case study of Patongo Sub County – Agago District
(2018-05)Progress towards improved food security continues to be uneven across regions in the world. Some regions have made remarkably rapid progress in reducing hunger, notably the Caucasus and Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Latin ... -
Assessing the impact of customary land tenure in obtaining credit services from financial institutions - Case study: Rukungiri District
(2018-04)This research intended to assess the impact of customary land tenure in obtaining credit from financial institutions: A case study of Rukungiri District. This research looked at the nature of the property pledged against ... -
Assessing the impact of slums on residential property development. Case study of Nakawa Division; Banda and Naguru Go Down
(Makerere University, 2018)The study aimed at assessing the impact of slums on residential property development in Nakawa Division. The study focused on four objectives to assess the impact; to establish the characteristics of slums in the study ... -
Assessing the significance of valuation data management
(2018-05)Valuation data management is an important pillar in the development of the valuation sector and the real estate sector at large. Data is a key component in carrying out valuation since it is the one that helps to arrive ... -
Assessing the use of object based image analysis and monteith model in sugarcane yield estimation
(2018-06-11)Regarding safety, better policy making, timely and appropriate decision making by the manufacturers, government, entrepreneurs and the countries involve in importing sugar, it is important to estimate sugarcane area and ... -
A comparative study on walkability on Yusuf Lule and Kafumbe-Mukasa Road in Kampala City
(Makerere University, 2018-06)The report is comprised of three chapters which will fully explore the research objectives. The five chapters offer essential material on various aspects of the research. Chapter one encompasses the general introduction ... -
Condition assessment and life cycle costing of concrete and steel footbridges in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2018)The purpose of this study was to perform a condition assessment, determine the life cycle costs of a steel and a concrete footbridge in Kampala and propose the most economical option between the two. Footbridge maintenance ... -
Design and construction of a bean threshing machine
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Design and development of an automatic control system for solar/wind hybrid generation systems
(Makerere University, 2018)A solar/wind hybrid generation system combines solar energy from solar panels and wind energy from wind turbines. A solar panel absorbs the sun rays and converts it to dc current while a wind turbine moves due to the force ... -
Design and fabrication of an aloe vera gel extraction machine
(Makerere University, 2018-07)Transformation of local agricultural produce helps in enhancing profitability. Several fruit juice extractors have been developed but herbal medicine extractors have not been considered greatly thus the need to make available ... -
Design and simulation of robotic arm for a CNC lathe machine
(Makerere University, 2018)Automation is creating revolution in the present industrial sector, as it reduces manpower and time of production. Modern industries are heavily dependent on robots that have a wide range of applications such as material ... -
Design of demountable flood barrier
(Makerere University, 2018-06)In recent decades due to global climate change, hundred year floods have been occurring worldwide with frightening regularity. Flooding is a natural phenomenon of the environment however floods are known to be the most ... -
Development of a small hydropower resource assessment and design tool
(Makerere University, 2019)Hydropower energy is the generation of power by harnessing energy from moving water. Due to the rich water resource, its affordability and the growing global emphasis on renewable energy among others. Hydropower is the ... -
Development of an asset management system for Makerere University, Case study CEDAT
(Makerere University, 2018)Makerere University has a lot of assets, both tangible and intangible, in different colleges. Of these assets, some that are used in lecture facilitation get broken and others do not function. It is challenging that the ... -
Distribution transformer monitoring and automatic load sharing
(Makerere University, 2018)The main electricity utility company in Uganda owns and operates over 10,000 Distribution Transformers and loses over 800 Distribution Transformers annually due to various reasons. At present, the distribution company uses ...