School of Engineering (SEng.) Collections: Recent submissions
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Better precipitation and evaporation estimate to improve Lake Victoria water balance
(Makerere University, 2007-08)Lake Victoria and the Nile River with their catchments form the Nile Basin. Fluctuations in Lake Victoria water levels and its anomalous hydrological behavior affect the entire Nile basin water resources and their utilization. ... -
Adaptation of the smart methodology to value management of the Uganda School Facilities Grant programme
(Makerere University, 2010-10)In any construction project, the aim of the developer is to maximize profit at minimum cost within the context of the quality possible as per the required specifications. Therefore, loss of resources should be minimized ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of the rehabilitation and maintenance planning system (ramps) for district roads in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-08)Maintenance management systems (MMS) in state highway agencies are undergoing significant evolutions. While many agencies are using MMS that were initially implemented more than 10 years ago, a significant number of agencies ... -
Water quality assessment of improved water sources and proposed pollution mitigation interventions: the case of Budaka District -Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-11)Pollution of improved water sources has been reported to be on the increase especially in the rural water sources in Uganda. This is evidenced by the increasing outbreaks of waterborne diseases (diarrhoeal diseases and ... -
Improvement of salt mining and processing at Lake Katwe
(Makerere University, 2011)Uganda is considered to be one of the few countries South of the Sahara endowed with a number of natural resources, in terms of minerals like salt, iron ore, ceramic raw materials etc. However, most of the Ugandan natural ... -
Causes and impacts of construction disputes in the Ugandan road construction sector.
(Makerere University, 2012-06)Civil works, worldwide, have the tendency to create strong differences in opinion between even the best intentioned parties, which can quickly degenerate into acrimonious disputes and become difficult to resolve. Like all ... -
Investigation of variations in paved road construction unit rates: A case study of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-05)The global economic situation that has affected all sectors of economies has seen widespread variations in prices of many sectors including construction. In Uganda, the road sector has seen an upward trend in the prices ... -
Uncertainty assessment in water balance modelling for Lake Victoria
(Makerere University, 2012)The analysis of the water balance of Lake Victoria is constrained by limitations of data availability in terms of quantity and quality, both of which exhibit temporal and spatial variability around the basin. Lack of long ... -
Assessment of the adequacy of the existing access of Entebbe International Airport for long term operations
(Makerere University, 2012-05)By 2025, about 7 billion people and 170 million cargo tons will annually use civil airports globally. Studies on increased airport capacity of access and other facilities are necessary. This study assessed adequacy of the ... -
Evaluation of optimum use of pozzolan aggregates in road bituminous mixtures using the marshall-mix design method
(Makerere University, 2011-07)This research documents an extensive study on the optimization of pozzolan and granitic aggregates in road bituminous mixes using the Marshall Mix design method. The Marshall parameters formed the basis for evaluation of ... -
Force account in maintenance management of public roads
(Makerere University, 2012-11)There are about 20,000Km of national roads under the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) which is mandated to develop and maintain the national road network, through planning, design, construction and monitoring of the ... -
An investigation of the performance of laterite in flexible pavements in a humid tropical environment
(Makerere University, 2008-12)Self-hardening of laterite especially within pavement layers is still an enigmatic subject to engineers and researchers. Being a pedogenic concretionary soil commonly used in the construction of some layers in flexible ... -
Evaluation of contract management practices of road rehabilitation and maintenance works in Kanungu, Rukungiri and Kabale Districts
(Makerere University, 2007-09)Road maintenance and rehabilitation in Uganda is a quite complicated undertaking involving different stakeholders including donors, central and local governments, professionals and non professionals. Before this study, ... -
Development of a decision support tool for certification of road contracts in Uganda: a case study of the Central Region
(Makerere University, 2008-10)This dissertation entails information about a Master’s Research work in Construction Management on Development of a Decision Support Tool (DST) for Certification of Road contracts in Uganda. The researcher undertook an ... -
Hybrid e-learning for rural secondary schools in Uganda: Co-evolution in triple helix processes
(Makerere University, 2009-01)For the last two decades, a number of policies aimed at increasing participation of female students in higher education have been implemented by Uganda Government. However, the participation of female students in the ... -
The reliability of broadcast equipment as a factor affecting the profitability of TV stations in Uganda
(2010)Equipment reliability is a more important issue in Africa because of meagre financial resources and lack of entrepreneurs well versed with the subject. The business entrepreneur is interested in profit, and the issue of ... -
A study of human resource management and performance in Uganda Construction Industry
(Makerere University, 2010-02)Human Resource Management (HRM) can be viewed as core processes of the construction companies, affecting the way the organization acquires and uses human resources, and how employees experience the employment relationship. ... -
Medical solid waste incineration effectiveness and energy recovery possibilities: Case study of medical solid waste in Kampala Health units - Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2012-09)Uganda has of recent experienced increased waste production due to high population growth, socio-economic development, changing household consumption patterns and distribution channels. In particular, there has been an ... -
Statistical modelling of extreme floods in Central and Southern Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2012-06)Extreme floods can cause substantial damage including death of humans and animals and information about their magnitudes and frequency is needed to manage and mitigate their impacts. Statistical tools are therefore required ... -
Improvement of the maintenance system for Uganda Clays Ltd Kamonkoli
(Makerere University, 2010-11)This study investigated the maintenance practices at Uganda Clays Ltd Kamonkoli with an objective of improving the maintenance system. The study was prompted by the unnecessary stoppages of the automated system that occurred ...