Following a critical review of the conceptual and laboratory studies on expansive soil behaviour, it is shown that the current understanding of unsaturated expansive soil behaviour is not consistent. In the main, the ...

In recent years, the frequency of droughts has been increasing in Southern Africa. In areas such as the middle Zambezi Valley’s Manyame catchment, Zimbabwe, floods are also a frequent occurrence. Increase in the frequency ...

The main objective of this research was to assess the impact of socio-economic activities on water quality within Mulunguzi hydrological catchment. The rate of timber harvesting has not matched the rate of planting within ...

Floods are natural hazards that have always created an unexpected threat to human life and property. When severe floods occur in areas occupied by humans, they can create natural disasters that involve the loss of human ...

The advent of the tyre/automotive industry brought to a halt the savage days of long journeying by foot and suddenly introduced quick inter-city visits whilst the traveler is seated. In a bid to improve and perfect this ...

Water is a critical resource for rural livelihoods and lie at the heart of rural development in Southern Africa in general, particularly in Zambia. The institutional route to accessing water as laid by formal and informal ...

North Central Namibia which is home to almost half of Namibia‟s estimated 2 million people, like the whole of Namibia is heavily dependent on water sources from neighbouring countries for secure water supplies. A good ...

This paper introduces finite element analysis of Run off Mine (ROM) silo subjected to dynamic loading. The proposed procedure is based on the use of theoretical equations to come up with pressure and forces1 exerted by ...

The provision of adequate and reliable water suppl y in developing countries is becoming a challenge for most water utilities especially public service providers. Water demand has been increasing drastically in these ...

Zimbabwe undertook a land reform in 2000, where some large scale commercial farms were sub-divided into smaller plots and allocated to new farmers. Reservoirs owned and managed by farmer consortiums were taken over by a ...