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Changes in precipitation and evapotranspiration over Lokok and Lokere catchments in Uganda
(Bulletin of Atmospheric Science and Technology volume : Springer Link, 2021-03-24)
This study analysed long-term (1948–2016) changes in gridded (0.25° × 0.25°) Princeton Global Forcing (PGF) precipitation and potential evapotranspiration (PET) data over Lokok and Lokere catchments. PGF-based and station ...
Assessment of the challenges and effects of delays in compulsory land acquisition on the performance of road construction projects in Uganda
(Kyambogo University, 2020-11)
The roads construction projects in Uganda are experiencing delays which are partly due to challenges in land acquisition. The purpose of this study was to assess the challenges and effects of delays in land acquisition on ...
Impacts of climate variability and changing land use/land cover on River Mpanga flows in Uganda, East Africa
(Environmental Challenges : Elsevier, 2021-12-09)
We analyzed River Mpanga Catchment (RMC) land use/land cover (LULC) types based on Landsat images for 2000, 2008 and 2014. Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was driven by daily meteorological data from 2000 to 2011 to ...
Investigating false start of the main growing season: a case of Uganda in East Africa
(Heliyon, 2021-11-19)
False start of the growing season (Fsos) is a component of the onset variability related to agronomic drought that adversely impact on agricultural production and productivity. In the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where agriculture ...
Assessment of factors influencing performance of road construction projects in Uganda: a case study of ministry of works and transport
(Kyambogo University, 2020-02)
The road construction projects in Uganda suffer from many problems and complex issues in performance such as; cost, time, scope and quality. The aim of this study was to assess the factors influencing performance of road ...
Assessing the applicability of earned value management Technique in enhancing performance of construction Projects in Uganda: a case of Kampala city
(Kyambogo University, 2021-07)
Monitoring is the most important component in project management. It deals with
measuring performance of a project at certain time intervals and reports that
performance to the organization for process control. Any project ...
Water availability trends across water management zonesin Uganda
(Atmospheric Science Letters, 2021-06-21)
This study assessed trends in gridded (0.25° × 0.25°) Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) precipitation, potential evapotranspiration (PET), and precipitation minus PET (PMP) across the four water management zones ...
Assessing the impact of bitumen types on the Performance of asphalt concrete road pavement construction in Uganda
(Kyambogo University (un published work), 2018-12)
This research was conducted to assess the impact of local asphalt binders on the
performance of asphalt concrete road pavement construction in Uganda. The bitumen
samples were collected from ongoing road construction ...
Influence of urbanization on performance of public utilities: a case of national water and sewerage corporation in lira municipality, Uganda
(Kyambogo University (un published work), 2018-11)
The study sought to investigate the influence of urbanization on the pe1formance of
NWSC in LMC with objectives to establish the relationship between urbanization and
performance, to establish the challenges faced by ...
Investigating implementation strategies towards elimination of structural failure of buildings in Uganda: a case study of Kampala city
(Kyambogo University, 2021-08)
In Kampala City, the failure of buildings has occurred frequently leading to increase
in the spate of building collapse that have claimed many lives of people. In the past
three years, Kampala has recorded quite a number ...