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The Internal Effective Stress-strain Behaviour of an Unsaturated Expansive soil.
(2012-08-29)
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 ...
Analysis Of Institutional Mechanisms That Support Community Response to Impacts of Floods and Drought in the Middle-Zambezi River Basin, Zimbabwe
(2012-07-17)
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 ...
Assessment of impacts of socio-economic activities on water quality within Mulunguzi Catchment, Malawi
(2012-10-17)
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 ...
The spatio-temporal variation of the 2014 Tokwe-Mukosi floods: a GIS and remote sensing based approach
(Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers, 2014-11)
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 ...
Design of an automatic tyre pressure inflation system for small vehicles
(2016-09)
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 ...
AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL INSTITUTIONS OF WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ON RURAL LIVELIHOODS IN MWANACHINGWALA, ZAMBIA
(2012-10-16)
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 ...
A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS IN INTERGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IWRM)
(2012-10-18)
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 ...
Finite element analysis of ROM silo subjected to 5000 tons monotonic loads at an anonymous mine in Zimbabwe
(International Institute of Engineers, 2014-07)
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 ...
Assessment of the Performance of Urban Water Supply Utilities: A case study of Korogwe and M uheza towns, Tanzania
(2012-10-18)
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 ...
MODELLING MULTIPLE RESERVOIR OPERATION SYSTEM FOR OPTIMUM PRODUCTIVE WATER USE IN THE SAFARI- IGAVA IRRIGATED AREA IN MARONDERA DISTRICT IN ZIMBABWE
(2012-11-12)
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 ...