Water related extreme events like drought and floods have become recurrent in Kanyemba. Low rainfall totals, combined with intra-season dry-spells, are responsible for low yields. Heavy rain within a short period and ...

This project is based on the incorporation of fly ash and blast furnace slag from industries and mines for the stabilisation of soils for pavement design and construction. The project aimed at the determination of the ...

The objectives of this study were to determine the accuracy of using satellite imagery and Orthophotos in gully identification and to test for significant relationships (p<0.05) between gully characteristics and environmental ...

Conservation agriculture (CA) is becoming an important option for integrated land and water resources management in most parts of the Sub-Saharan Africa region. Minimum soil disturbance, maximum soil cover, and crop ...

A lot of emphasis has been placed on the safety of drinking water from biological contamination with little consideration on the chemical quality although there are well known health risks associated with the consumption ...

Here the theoretical maximum contact stress is calculated by Hertz equation. Also the finite element analysis of spur gear is done to determine the maximum contact stress by ANSYS 14.5. It was found that the results from ...

Semi-arid Africa is well known for its unpredictable rainfall patterns, increased cases of drought and dry spells, high evaporative demands and increasing population which put pressure on water resources. Local experiences ...

In the city of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, 70% of households have no direct access to water supply services from Dar es Salaam Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DAWASCO). Peri-urban areas are the most affected and are ...

Maintenance is what is done in machinery to prevent failure or breakdown. In ancient times no proper planning was carried out to do maintenance with the idea behind being simple machines and easy to control. As time ...

The world’s human population is increasing at an unprecedented rate with much of this growth taking place in towns and citiesof developing countries.Dar es Salaamin United Republic of Tanzania is one of the fastest growing ...