Browsing School of Engineering (SEng.) Collections by Issue Date "2019-05"
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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 ... -
Assessing the performance of the drainage system for Entebbe International Airport to control flooding
(Makerere University, 2019-05)This report is a record of the seven 7 chapters indicating activities we undertook in the project under clear supervision and guidance. Chapter one comprises of the introduction of the report. This contains the background, ... -
Assessing the sustainability of groundwater resources in Lugazi Municipality
(Makerere University, 2019-05)Today almost 50% of all the urban water use worldwide is attributed to the groundwater sources due to its relatively low cost and generally high quality. This puts pressure on the future water use and so the only remedy ... -
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 ... -
Assessment of Pathogen exposure routes associated with the processing ans use of Sludge from the Lubigi sewage and faecal sludge treatment plant.
(2019-05)This report describes an assessment of the pathogen exposure pathways as a component study of the Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA) associated with the processing and reuse of faecal sludge from the Lubigi ... -
Capacity Improvement of Kampala Road between Watoto Church and Mapeera House.
(2019-05)Capacity of a junction directly affects the capacity of the preceding corridors upstream and downstream. This report aims at expounding on the relevance of this project and its effect on the capacities of the Watoto and ... -
Design and construction of a hay baler
(Makerere University, 2019-05)In Uganda, livestock farmers are faced with a challenge of limited or feed shortage. These farmers are left with no choice but to sell off their cattle at a very low price. Hay baling techniques are available in the country ... -
Design and prototyping of an inflating system of automobile tires
(2019-05)Automobiles have undergone several modifications that enhance their functionality since their invention by the French engineer Nicholas Joseph Cugnot who built the first automobile which was a heavy, self-propelled vehicle ... -
Design and prototyping of an inflating system of automobile tires.
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Design of a Neilsen Lohse footbridge along Bombo Road at YMCA
(2019-05)Along Bombo road at YMCA, there are high volumes of vehicular and pedestrian traffic which jeopardizes pedestrian safety and increases travel times for the drivers. Also, there is a substandard pedestrian refuge which does ... -
Design of an appropriate resource recovery option for the solid waste generated at Makerere College School, Mulawa.
(2019-05)Solid waste generated in academic institutions is usually not disposed of in an effective and economical way, resulting into its accumulation and littering. This study was carried out with aim of assessing the resource ... -
Developing a road asset management plan for urban roads
(Makerere University, 2019-05)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 ... -
Development of a speed restriction road sign recognition system for motor vehicles.
(2019-05)Road transport being a major means of transport used in Uganda at large and the world across, faces the problem of road accidents which are a major hazard on the road. Uganda still suffers these road accidents as it’s an ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Influence of polymer, styrene butadaine styrene and ethylene acetate vinyl, on performance characteristics of bituminous binder
(Makerere University, 2019-05)In Uganda, a significant amount of investment is directed towards the construction of Asphalt pavement roads. Frequent failures such as rutting, fatigue and thermal cracking are attributed to many causes such as increase ... -
Investigating the Construction and Demolition waste management practices in Kampala and their impact on the environment
(2019-05)The construction industry is one of the major contributors to the development of countries. In developing countries especially, it is growing at a fast rate as there is need for infrastructure in the countries in order ... -
An investigation into the correlation between California bearing ratio and thermal conductivity of soil
(2019-05)Californian Bearing Ratio (CBR) value of sub-grade is used often for design of flexible pavements. In practice, only limited number of such tests could be performed because of high unit cost and time required for such ... -
Investigation of properties of stone mastic asphalt modified with waste polyethylene terephthalate.
(2019-05)Stone Mastic Asphalt is a gap graded type of Hot Mix Asphalt that’s is used on high volume traffic roads.The bituminous mix is designed to have a high coarse aggregate content and high binder content.However, one of its ... -
Performance evaluation of characteristics of black cotton soils modified with lime kiln dust and sand for subgrade construction
(Makerere University, 2019-05)Black cotton soil is a problematic expansive soil characterized by high swelling and shrinking nature hence poor subgrade characteristics. This research was aimed at improving the poor subgrade geotechnical properties of ...