Academic submissions (CEDAT): Recent submissions
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Evaluating the safety status of high rise residential buildings in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2019-05)Despite the existence of rules and regulations governing safety of structures, several accidents including fire outbreaks, usually started by electrical faults, building collapses, vandalism and other safety threats have ... -
The impact of land rights on housing development in Kampala; Kawempe Division
(2019-08-22)Housing is the second basic need apart from food to a human life. Housing should meet the criteria of adequacy, affordability and decent. A demand for housing is rapidly increasing in Uganda, and this has led to the ... -
Investigating labour productivity of steel fixers on high rise buildings in Kampala
(2019-08-22)This study investigates labour output of steel fixers in cutting and bending, tying and placing of steel bars in structural elements such as beams, columns, stairs and slabs on high rise buildings in Kampala city. The ... -
Investigating the performance of Lubigi drainage channel under unexpected loading conditions
(2019-05)In this study, emphasis was put on assessing the performance of the Lubigi drainage channel under unexpected loading conditions that could be as result of factors like extreme rainfall events and increased levels of ... -
Design and implementation of a time-based load management system for police barracks
(Makerere University, 2019-06)The project aims at designing and implementing a low-cost prototype of a time-based automatic load management system in police barracks. A case study of Nsambya Police Barracks, one of the largest police barracks in East ... -
Fault analysis when a mini grid is connected to the main grid
(2019-06-21)Increased exploitation of renewable energies for electricity generation has resulted into increase in the number of mini grids which can be operated in island mode or in grid connected mode. When mini grids are connected ... -
Design and construction of a crystallized solar salt dryer
(2019-06-18)The crystallized salt solar drying system utilizes solar energy to heat up air and to dry salt, which is beneficial in reducing wastage of salt product and helps in preserving it. Based on the limitations of the natural ... -
Assessing of historical trends of bid unit rates for paved roads in comparison with inflation
(Makerere University, 2018-04)In this paper, the relationship between inflation and bid unit rates for paved roads in Uganda has been explored empirically for the period 2006 to 2015. A sample of five items was taken as shown in table 1 below but the ... -
Voltage optimization on lv distribution transformers using batteries
(Makerere University, 2019-06)Due to an 18.3% increase in the number of new connection customers funded by the Free Connections Programs by Uganda Government and other development partners, Several people are being added on to the already existing ... -
Fault analysis when a mini grid is connected to the main grid
(Makerere University, 2019-06)Increased exploitation of renewable energies for electricity generation has resulted into increase in the number of the mini grids operated either in island mode or grid connected mode. Increased generation capacity along ... -
Assessing the sufficiency of the line design criteria as applied to the umeme medium voltage network.
(Makerere University, 2019-06)The purpose of this study is to carry out an assessment on the sufficiency of the line design criteria as applied to the Umeme medium voltage (MV)network using PLS-CADD software. In Umeme design criteria, challenges are ... -
Determination of the main factors responsible for rutting of Bweyogerere-Namanve section of Kampala-Jinja Highway
(Makerere University, 2019-05)Civil and Environmental Engineering is a practical profession, which involves conceiving, designing, building, supervising, operating, constructing, and maintaining infrastructure projects and systems in the public and ... -
Spectrum sharing algorithm for device to device communication in cellular networks
(Makerere University, 2019-06)Device-to-Device (D2D) communication is considered as one of the key technologies for 5G wireless communications system, since it offers several advantages compared with traditional cellular networks, i.e. low end-to-end ... -
Assessment of an optimum location for an 8 MW thermal power plant for the West Nile grid
(Makerere University, 2019-06)West Nile is composed of districts that include Adjumani, Arua, Koboko, Maracha, Moyo, Nebbi, Yumbe and Zombo. It is the only region in Uganda that is not fully connected to the national grid, it is supplied by the Nyagak ... -
Design and construction of an automated water quality data monitoring and logging system for NWSC
(Makerere University, 2018-06)Monitoring the levels of contaminants in drinking, waste, surface and ground water is essential for ensuring quality and protecting human health. Routine testing and monitoring of water quality at distribution networks is ... -
Deep-learning based detector for identification of woodiness disease in passion fruits
(Makerere University, 2019-06)In this project, an AI-based algorithm based on a combination of Faster Regional Convolutional Neural Network (F-RCNN) and Residual Network combination framework was developed. The algorithm detects woodiness, a passion ... -
Deep learning based detector for identification of woodiness disease in passion fruits
(Makerere University, 2019-07)In this project, Artificial Intelligence based algorithms were developed based on simple leaves to detect woodiness disease, a passion fruit disease in presence of the other classes of diseases through deep learning ... -
Spectrum sharing algorithm for device-to-device communication in cellular networks
(Makerere University, 2019-07)Device-to-Device (D2D) communication in cellular networks enables direct communi- cation between mobile users nearby without going through the Base Station (BS). It enhances spectral e ciency through the increased sharing ...