School of Engineering (SEng.)
Recent Submissions
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Feasibility study into the use of wind gliding and thermal updraft technologies as alternative energies for commuter flights
(2019-05)Thermal updrafts occur freely in the earth's troposphere. The effects of differential surface heating create convection effects within the planetary (convective) boundary layer. This leads to the formation of thermal ... -
Assessment of boiler efficiency in tea industries of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-05)Tea as a beverage is enjoyed by more than half of the world’s population. India ranks first in tea production as well as consumption and while China ranks second. India and China together account for around half of the ... -
Development of a computerized solution for the mathematical design of shaft coupling
(2019-06)Designing shaft couplings using the manual method is long, tiresome and prone to error. This leads to development of inefficient designs leading to premature breakdowns and failures thus leading to higher financial costs ... -
Assessing the effect of sea shell powder on the swelling properties of expansive clay soils
(Makerere University, 2020-01)Expansive clay soils show high volumetric changes with changes in moisture content. During wet season, they expand and upon evaporation during the dry season, they shrink. Because of this alternate swelling ... -
Energy-saving potential of hotels in Uganda.
(2017-06-12)Hotel energy consumption is influenced by several factors which include size, structure and design of the building (prevailing architectural / construction practices), geographical and climatic location, the age of the ... -
Analysis and Mitigation of Ferranti Effect on Long Low Loaded Power Distribution Networks.
(2019-06-12)Ferranti effect is when the steady voltage at the open end of an uncompensated distribution line is higher than the voltage at the sending end. This project presented the analysis & mitigation of Ferranti effect in the ... -
An aid to quicken the approval process of structural drawing at KCCA for typical residential buildings.
(2019-05)Low-rise residential buildings are relatively easy to design with few variations from one building to another. This implies it is easy to verify that structural drawings are sufficient and conform to the KCCA standards. The ... -
Application of cleaner production technology in improving performance in the beverage industry.
(2019-05-30)In Uganda today, the beverage sector is growing and negative impacts of this flourishing economic development are becoming more evident. Currently, the end of pipe strategies that are being used to curb pollution problems ... -
Investigating the Effect of Axle Loading on Crack Initiation of Bituminous Pavements in Uganda.
(2019-05-29)Road transport is the most dominant mode and plays a pivotal role in supporting the economic and social development of the country. Road transport carries over 90 percent of country’s passenger and freight traffic. Of ... -
Evaluation of Disposal Methods of oil and scrap parts in diesel generator overhaul and General Maintenance Centers.
(2019-07-22)This report consists of a study about the disposal practices of used oil and the scrap parts got during the diesel generator overhaul and general maintenance activities at the generator maintenance centers within and around ... -
Developing a road asset management plan for urban roads.
(2019-05-29)The study was conducted on Lukuli, Hanlon and Mobutu roads in Makindye division. The main objective of the study was to develop a road asset management plan for urban roads. Distresses on the mentioned roads were measured ... -
A time domain approach to sleep modes in dense small cellular networks
(Makerere University, 2019-06)Data traffic demands in cellular networks continue to increase exponentially and operators are continuously upgrading their networks to meet the demand. The resulting capital and operational expenditures have limited ... -
A mobile based customer communication management tool to improve customer care services in micro finance institutions.
(2016-05)With an explosion in new communication channels such as social communications, blog forums and self service platforms, Microfinance Institutions are faced with the challenge of ensuring clarity and consistency across all ... -
Design and construction of a motorised two wheeled electric scooter.
(2019-05-17)This project is about design of a motorized two wheeled electric scooter. As the rate of pollution in Uganda is gradually increasing. There is need to venture into a pollution free transport means as a way of cubing down ... -
Protecting 3 phase motors from single phasing
(Makerere universty, 2019-06)For proper working of any 3 phase appliance, it must be connected to a 3 phase alternating current (ac) power supply of rated voltage and load. Once these three-phase appliances for example induction motors are started, ... -
Implementation of a Tamper proof GIS operated smart prepaid meter.
(2019-06-26)This report consists of five chapters an appendix and the contents of each of the chapters are described as follows: Chapter one It consists of the background, problem statement, main and specific objectives, significance ... -
Development of a Flood Early Warning System with a mechanized Drawbridge.
(2019-06-26)Climate change occurs when the earth’s climate metamorphoses into new unpredictable & uncontrollable weather patterns. This change brings about its hazards such as famine, drought, heat waves, desertification, landslides ... -
GIS based flood hazard modeling and vulnerability mapping for River Sezibwa Catchment
(Makerere University, 2019-05)Globally, large and damaging floods occur every year. Heavy floods visited Pakistan, India and China in the summer of 2010, Colombia from October to December 2010 and Australia during the austral summer 2010/11. The maximum ... -
Investigating the Effect of 5G technology on the Current Cellular Network.
(2019-06-30)In this work, analysis of the performance of a cellular hybrid network, taking Makerere University as a case study is done. This analysis involves collection of data concerning the geographical locations of current UHF ... -
Investigating the performance of trickling filters with coated plastic bottles in industrial effluent treatment.
(2019-10-28)In food and beverage industries, water is used as an ingredient, a cooling agent, principle agent for sanitizing plant machinery and work areas. As a result of extensive use of water, large amounts of wastewater are ...
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