Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment: Recent submissions
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An assessment of non-revenue water for Norton Town in Zimbabwe.
(2016-08)ABSTRACT Water is an important natural resource and urban water utilities in Southern Africa are facing challenges in the provision of potable water supply. Non-Revenue Water (NRW) is one of the challenges affecting water ... -
An analysis of the impacts of prepaid water meters in three towns in Namibia.
(2016-06)Namibia’s climate is hot and dry with erratic rainfall.Groundwateristhe main source of water. Namibian municipalities are responsible for drinking water delivery in urban areas. They buy bulk water from the national water ... -
An assessment of surface water availability in the Pungwe Sub Catchment and development of an appropriate water allocation framework.
(2016-04)Pungwe River is a transboundary river which is shared between Zimbabwe (4.7% of land area) and Mozambique (97.3% of land area). The two governments are preparing a Bilateral Agreement on the management of water in the ... -
Assessment of the impact of landuse changes on the water quality of Incomati River, Southern Mozambique.
(2016-07)The growth of socio-economic activities such as irrigated agriculture and urbanization in the Lower Incomati River Basin in Mozambique is putting pressure on water quality in the catchment. The area between Xinavane and ... -
Impacts of land use and land cover changes on the water quality of surface water bodies: Muzvezve Sub-Catchment, Zimbabwe.
(2016-06)Many catchments in Southern Africa, including the Muzvezve Subcatchment in the central part of Zimbabwe have been negatively affected by the deterioration of water quality. This study aimed at assessing the impacts of land ... -
Assessment of the impact of pit latrines on groundwater contamination in Hopley Settlement, Harare, Zimbabwe.
(2015-09)It is estimated that proximately 1.77 billion people around the world use some form of pit latrines as their primary means of sanitation. Most countries in sub-Saharan Africa failed to meet the Millennium Development Goals ... -
An assessment of groundwater potential and vulnerability in The Upper Manyame Sub-Catchment of Zimbabwe.
(2016-12)Groundwater plays a pivotal role in meeting potable water needs. However, significant stresses generated from anthropogenic activities have affected its safe use. In-order to enable appropriate risk communication and ... -
Evaluation of the status of water quality of the Great Usuthu River, Swaziland.
(2016-07)Surface water quality is deteriorating due to pollution caused by a number of factors that include anthropogenic activities, poor water quality management and climate change. The evaluation of River Water Quality (RWQ) ... -
Social valuation of wetlands: A case study of Intunjambili Wetland in Matobo District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
(2015-09)Wetlands have been described as “the kidneys of the landscape, and as “biological supermarkets”. However, more than half of the world`s wetlands have been lost and/or degraded. This has caused alteration of vegetation, ... -
A remote sensing based approach to determine evapotranspiration in the Mbire District of Zimbabwe.
(2016-06)Water availability and consumption assessments are important for integrated water resources management. Such assessments are usually hindered by the lack of hydro-meteorological data to close the water balance. Remote ... -
Modeling floods in the Middle Zambezi Basin using remote sensing and hydrological modeling techniques.
(2016-07)Mbire District, in the Middle Zambezi Basin, experiences floods annually. The study aimed at applyingremote sensing and hydrodynamic modeling tools to map, and understand flood processes in order to improve flood management ... -
Assessing the rate of sedimentation of the Lubovane reservoir and the implications on the lifespan of the Lusip Project in Sphofaneni, Swaziland
(2016-07)An average of 19% of the reservoir storage volumes has been lost to sedimentation in Africa. The Lubovane reservoir in Swaziland, having been commissioned in 2009, is not an exception to sedimentation as all reservoirs ... -
Assessment of groundwater vulnerability in Norton Town, Zimbabwe.
(2016-07)The current threats of climate change have prompted the dependency on groundwater as a sustainable supply of domestic water. As a result, maintaining groundwater quality has remained a critical intervention for many local ... -
Effects of land use changes on water quality in Eerste River, South Africa
(2016-07)Landuse/land cover change is the key factor causing water quality changes worldwide. Stellenbosch town in the Western Cape, South Africa depends on Eerste River water for drinking and irrigation. The water quality of Eerste ... -
Design of a bench saw cutting machine for wood with automatic braking system
(2016-09)This research paper explores the design of an automatic safety brake mechanism on a manual circular table saw machine which stops the blade from rotating when human flesh is detected in the blade proximity. Fatal injuries ... -
A new product development framework for a timber processing company
(2016-03)Customer perceptions of products continuously change over time. Marketing specialists are generally tasked with the responsibility of rebranding and product changes. However this is normally technology driven, with inputs ... -
The use of autonomous maintenance in the fertilizer industry in Zimbabwe
(2016-07)The paper aims to give a guideline on the use and implementation of Autonomous Maintenance in a typical manufacturing facility. It details the chronic and perennial problems besetting typical developing countries maintenance ... -
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 ... -
Quality delivery service as a strategy: Profile and perspectives for excellence achievement within OPRAG
(2016-09)The use of human experiments in operations management is still fairly novel despite a small stream of publications (Bendoly, Donohue and Schultz, 2005). Hence, this study was conducted with the ultimate interest of advancing ... -
Transformation of small-scale artisanal gold mining in Zimbabwe through investment in appropriate technology and promoting the concept of sustainable development: The possibility of industrial small-scale mining
(2008-04)Artisanal gold mining is slowly adopting technology formally used in medium to large size mines and developing it into innovative, specialized equipment tailored to conditions pertaining to remote locations in Zimbabwe. ...
