Faculty of Engineering and Technology: Recent submissions
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The city of Gaborone, Botswana: planning and management
(Allen press, www.allenpress.com/ -, 1996)In this paper we trace how Gaborone has grown from a very small village to the capital city of Botswana in a period of less than 30 years. Attention has been given to how careful design of master plan concepts has shaped ... -
NSDI building blocks: regional GIS in the United States
(Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, http://www.urisa.org/, 2009)This paper presents an assessment of the regional capacity in implementing geographic information systems (GIS) and databases. We draw on a Web survey to determine the availability and assembly of spatial data at the ... -
Monitoring and evaluation practices and challenges of Gaborone based local NGOs implementing HIV/AIDS projects in Botswana
(University of Botswana, http://ub.bw, 2007)Botswana is facing one of its greatest development challenges at the moment. It is facing an HIV/AIDS pandemic of immense proportions. It is among the countries in the world that have been hard hit by this scourge. A lot ... -
Energy and exergy analyses of energy consumptions in the industrial sector in South Africa
(Elsevier http://www.elsevier.com, 2007)The energy-utilization over a 10-year period (1994–2003) has been analysed for the South African industrial sector, which consumes more primary energy than any other sector of the economy. Four principal sub-sectors, ... -
Predicting the flexural behaviour of masonry wall panels: a review of current methods
(Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2011-04)The paper aims to compare predictions by different methods of analysis of the lateral load capacity of unreinforced masonry walls, and to determine whether a relationship can be drawn between theory and experiments. Several ... -
The need to assess effect of aggregates on performance of concrete in Botswana
(Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2011-04)Concrete is the widely used construction material worldwide. Therefore, for structural safety as well as to provide economic design, it is essential to understand well, its performance. Whilst in most developed countries ... -
The development of apprentices in the construction industry: a Botswana case study
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 1999)The demand for adequate training of artisans and apprentices in the construction industry cannot be over emphasized in view of the rapid changes the industry is undergoing. Many of of these changes are continously taking ... -
Exploring the possibility of using earned value analysis during the construction phase of a building project
(Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2011-04)To deliver project effectively is of paramount importance because most of the world population depend on services delivered by projects. Reports from various countries around the world, including Botswana, still indicate ... -
Cyclic plasticity of polycrystalline nickel under axial–torsional loading
(Elsevier, www.elsevier.com, 2010)The axial–torsional cyclic deformation behavior of polycrystalline nickel was investigated by performing fully reversed plastic strain amplitude controlled fatigue experiments at effective plastic strain amplitudes ranging ... -
The construction industry in Botswana: a socio-economic development perspective
(University of Botswana, http://www.ub.bw, 1999)By the turn of the century, Botswana will be 34 years old as an independent nation. Reflecting on the past, is a background of tremendous achievements from a socio-economic development perspective. The achievements could ... -
A practical model for development of viable engineering education institutions in Africa: with a focus on management and quality of engineering eduation
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2001)One of the critical elements that determine the competitiveness of nations is the population density of, and quality of its engineers. This view has been corroborated by researchers such as Biluch (1989), Garelli et al ... -
The level of recycling operations in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2004)This paper describes a case study that evaluated the level of recycling operations in Botswana. Recycling operations are now recommended as effective waste management strategies for reducing the amount of municipal solid ... -
An algorithm for the determination of feedback coefficients of a state variable feedback control system
(University of Botswana, http://www.ub.bw, 2000)This paper describes a new method of determining the feedback coefficients in a state variable feedback system, given the closed loop transfer function, making use of the transfer function between different and relevant ... -
Towards egalitarian inheritance rights in Botswana: the case of Tlokweng
(Routledge, 2009)This paper explores the extent to which recent social, economic, demographic and environmental changes in Botswana have enabled women to inherit land, housing and other household assets. Using qualitative data from a ... -
Towards egalitarian inheritance rights in Botswana: the case of Tlokweng
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713413745, 2009)This paper explores the extent to which recent social, economic, demographic and environmental changes in Botswana have enabled women to inherit land, housing and other household assets. Using qualitative data from a ... -
Waves of planning: a framework for studying the evolution of planning systems and empirical insights from Serbia and Montenegro
(Routledge, 2006)With increasing internationalization of urban planning throughout the twentieth century and in the past several decades in particular, planning ideas and practices have been exported from a few, and imported in many ... -
Fundamentals of coal gasification technology and its relevance to Botswana coal industry
(University of Botswana, http://www.ub.bw, 1999)Coal is plentiful in many parts of the world but its combustion can create severe environmental and aesthetic problems.In the past three decades, the cost of crude oil and natural gas has been unstable and the reserves of ... -
The construction industry in Botswana: a socio-economic development perspective
(University of Botswana http://www.ub.bw, 1999)By the turn of the century,Botswana will be 34 years old as an independent nation. Reflecting on the past, is a background of tremedous achievements from a socio-economic development perspective.The achievement could not ... -
Draught requirements of enamel coated animal drawn mouldboard plough
(Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences http://agriculturejournals.cz/web/RAE.htm, 2005)The power requirement of tillage implements is an important design consideration particularly for animal-drawn implements where the power is limited. The paper presents the possibility of reduction in the draught requirements ... -
Engineering education in Botswana
(Tempus Publications http://www.ijee.ie/, 2002)The economy of Botswana has grown rapidly since it became independent in 1966, but the population is only 1.7 million. Engineering construction projects are of large scale. The University of Botswana offers engineering ...