Earthquake disasters in Western Uganda are common resulting from destructive earthquakes that have a return period of two to three decades. The destructive mechanism of earthquakes of such magnitudes is vested mainly in ...

Cognitive radio technology offers a line of research that enables the exploitation of the radio frequency spectrum by unlicensed users who are permitted to share this spectrum with the condition that they cause minimum ...

Public transportation is a requisite organ that hugely affects the growth and development of the world today. It is considered the backbone of connectivity that ultimately strengthens productivity and global economic growth. ...

In the National Industrial Policy (2008), the government of Uganda advocates at promoting the establishment of technology based incubators. The driving force behind this has been to foster innovation and enterprise creation. ...

This dissertation presents results of an investigation which focused on determining if resonance is the cause of vibration on two propeller turbines at Kiira Hydro-Power Station, located in Jinja, Uganda. The main goal ...

The increase in the demand for energy in Uganda due to the high population growth rate coupled with unsustainable harvesting and poor management of forests means that Uganda is approaching a biomass fuel crisis. This ...

Agriculture being the largest employer in Uganda has been faced with a challenge of drying not only in chilli but also other crops. Due to challenges in drying, post-harvest losses are estimated at 5-15% for cereals and ...

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 ...

World over, small-scale CHP systems are undergoing rapid development, and are emerging on the market with promising prospects for the near future. The choice of a suitable CHP system is driven by the need and local conditions ...

California Bearing Ratio (CBR) is a commonly used indirect method to assess the stiffness modulus and shear strength of subgrade in pavement design works. However, civil engineers always encounter difficulties in obtaining ...