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Proposed design parameters for raised transverse rumble strip profiles to abate discomfort on highways in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-08)
Transverse rumble strips are used in highway design as speed calming measures in built-up areas, where a driver is expected to reduce travel speeds to a new advisory speed. There are diverse designs in terms of shapes, ...
Performance characterisation of a husk powered system for rural electrification in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2014)
This dissertation reports on the performance characterisation of a 32 kWe gasification power plant connected to an isolated electric grid in Tribogo Village, Muduuma Parish in Mpigi District. The system was installed as a ...
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 ...
Landuse and transport planning in the Greater Kampala, Uganda
(Department of Geomatics and Land Management, School of Built Environment, College of Engineering, Design, Art & Technology, Makerere University, Uganda, 2011-08-03)
Urban land use (also known as spatial planning or urban form) has a big influence and impact on the way transport systems are planned and managed in large cities. In Kampala for example, transport systems are largely ...
Coloured sculpture: an analytical visual study of the use of colour in sculpture: a guide to a practical study of the use of colour in sculpture in Uganda with special reference to Makerere University School of Fine Art
(2013-07-05)
The principle objective of this study is to find out whether the enhancement of sculpture content, could be achieved through practical study and use of colour and it's effects.
In order to achieve the above, the researcher ...
Meaning-making in visual culture: the case of integrating Ganda idigenous knowledge with contemporary art practice in Uganda
(2010)
ABSTRACT It is apparent that in Buganda, art produced in the studio is detached from its community. This realization undermines the basic tenets of the indigenous systems of knowledge generation, acquisition, and practical ...
Art as a social practice: transforming lives using sculpture in HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention in Uganda
(Sage, 2011-07)
This article explores the possibilities of art as social practice in the context of the fight against HIV/AIDS. It is inspired by notions of art having the capacity to move beyond the spaces of galleries into an expanded ...
Sculptural figures reflected on daily experiences: solo exhibition 24th June, 2011 till 21st August, 2011
(2011-06)
The sculptures in the exhibition are mainly figurative wood carvings and fired ceramics clay representing the human form fashioned primarily in a stylized and abstracted approach. The sculptural figures represent daily ...
Dr. Nabulime's new languages in art
(2011-10-13)