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Load deflection relationship of a solid slab under the action of construction loads
(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2022-08)
In Uganda, concrete placement methods have kept on improving over the years. There
has been a shift from manual methods to the current use of concrete pumps which
place very high volumes of concrete per minute. Small ...
A regression model to enhance the profitability of local construction contractors in Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2022-09)
Doubtlessly, the principal goal of every construction business is to maximise its profitability. Short of adequate profitability, firms can neither attract outside capital nor survive in the long run. Amidst enormous ...
Investigation of the effects of rice husk and rice straw on the properties of lightweight fibrecrete blocks
(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2022-10)
Uganda’s progress towards achieving sustainable growth is curtailed by poor and
limited infrastructure, over 60% of town population live in shantytowns with deprived quality
accommodation and sanitation, 44% of households ...
Performance evaluation of fecal sludge treatment plants in Uganda
(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2022-08)
With the inevitably increasing urbanization of various cities, there has come an increasing amount
of fecal sludge collected in all cities globally. Such an incidence has consequentially led to the
increasing need to not ...
Assessing biogas recovery potential from organic Solid waste generated from academic institutions (case study: Islamic university in Uganda - Mbale city)
(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2022-09)
Resource recovery is contingent to the circular economy and the core intention is to
replace the norm of largely linear economy of take make and dispose with one where
resource circulation and disposal is fostered at ...
California bearing ratio for cohesive soils from quasi static cone tests
(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2022-10)
In the majority of nations, the test most frequently employed to identify flexible pavement
layers is the California Bearing Ratio (CBR). To get around the test's high cost,
inconvenience, and length, Quasi static cone ...
Comparison of physical and statistical models in predicting space-time decay of residual chlorine in water distribution system
(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2022-10)
Chlorine is the most widely used disinfectant in water distribution due to its efficacy,
ease of application, low cost and extended disinfection durability. The World Health
Organization recommends concentrations of ...
“A Comparative Analysis of the Concentrated Plasticity, the Yielded Block Spread Plasticity, and the Spread cracking and yielding block Pushover analysis models”
(2022-08)
Pushover analysis is mainly carried out using the concentrated plasticity model where by when a point reaches yield, a hinge is placed at that point. The other is the yielded block spread plasticity model, whereby when a ...
Investigation of cracks in flexible pavement on a section of Kampala – Masaka road
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2022-11)
The study investigated cracks in flexible pavement on a section of Kampala-Masaka Road. The continuous occurrence of cracks which has affected the riding quality, increase in travel times as the vehicles be moving at a ...