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THE INFLUENCE OF EDUCATION REFORMS ON THE EVOLUTION OF TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: A CASE OF TVET INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA
(International Journal of Engineering Technology Research & Management, 2025)Education reforms have historically played a critical role in shaping the trajectory of technology education. This study investigated the extent to which curriculum adjustments, policy frameworks, and pedagogical ... -
The Influence of Cost on The Evolution of Technology Education: Evidence From Murang’a University of Technology, Kenya
(International Journal of Engineering Inventions, 2025)The evolution of technology education in Kenya has been influenced by multiple factors, among which cost remains a critical determinant. This study examined the influence of cost on the evolution of technology education at ... -
The Relationship between Bond Strength and Critical Penetration Depth of Rust in Reinforced Concrete Structures
(Journal of Materials Science Research, 2021)Bond strength and critical penetration depth of rust are major factors that affect the service life of reinforced concrete structures. This research endevoured to establish a relationship between the bond strength and ... -
Risk Factors for Road Crashes in Nairobi County, Kenya
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLEDGE, 2019)Road crash in the Transport Industry are a threat to public health and national development in many developing countries. They contribute to poverty by causing deaths, injuries, disabilities, grief, lost of productivity ... -
The effect of using Ordinary Cement Brands in Kenya on Corrosion Rate of Reinforced Concrete Water Conveyancing Structures
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications,, 2018)In the past decade Kenya has experienced an increased demand of cement for construction of infrastructure projects including the Mega standard gauge railway and the Lamu Port South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor. The ... -
The effect of Selected Cement Brands in Kenya on the Critical Penetration Depth of Rust in Reinforced Concrete Water Conveyancing Structures
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2018)As the world economies shift to support the United Nations sustainable development goals, new cement manufactures have entered into the Kenyan market producing brands of ordinary Portland Cement meeting the minimum ... -
Performance of Alkali Treated and Untreated Ronier Fiber (Borassus aethiopum) on Mechanical and Durability Properties of Reinforced Concrete
(Engineering Reports, 2025)This study investigates the effect of 1% sodium hydroxide (NaOH)-treated and untreated Ronier fibers (Borassus aethiopum) on concrete’s mechanical and durability properties. Ronier fibers were incorporated into concrete ... -
Performance Analysis of Ronier Fibers (Borassus Aethiopum) with Silica Fume on the Mechanical Properties of Concrete
(Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research, 2024)This research examines how Silica Fume (SF) and Ronier Fibers (RF) (Borassus aethiopum) affect concrete's mechanical and durability properties. Natural fibers are sustainable and have the potential to improve concrete ... -
Effect of Selected Commercially Available Corrosion Inhibitors in Kenya on Bond Strength of Reinforced Concrete.
(British journal of civil and architecture engineering, 2020)Corrosion of reinforced concrete water structures generates tensile stress within the concrete and reinforcement interface influencing the service life of structures. This research investigated the influence of selected ... -
Correlation of Accelerated Corrosion and Real Reinforced Concrete Water Structures
(Journal of Materials Science Research, 2023)The service life of reinforced concrete constitutes the initiation and propagation period. Accelerated corrosion tests are carried out to obtain results in modelling the Service life of reinforced concrete structures. Its ... -
Correlation of tensile strength and corrosion initiation period of reinforced concrete
(Cogent Engineering, 2021)Service life of reinforced concrete constitutes initiation and propagation period. Tensile strength is among the mechanical hardened properties of concrete that influence the corrosion initiation. This research work ... -
Assessing the Mechanical and Micro-Structural Properties of Concrete with Silica Fume and Coconut Shell as Partial Replacements of Cement and Fine Aggregates
(SSRG International Journal of Civil Engineering, 2024)The construction industry is a globally important sector due to its significant contributions to growth and economic success. The operation of this industry incorporates concrete as one of its essential components. ... -
Analysis of Curved Plate Elements using Open Source Software
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2014)Analysis of curved plate elements requires a high computational effort to obtain a reliable solution for a buckling load for design purposes. Available programs are expensive to acquire and they need thorough knowledge ... -
A Corrosion Model for Prediction of the Service Life of Reinforced Concrete Water Conveyancing Structures
(British journal of civil and architecture engineering, 2020)With increased competing demands of sustainable and green structures to support the United Nations sustainable development goals, new technologies are evolving for efficient design and manufacture and construction of ... -
Effects of Glutathione Concentration Used as a Capping Agent on the Structural, Optical, and Photoluminescence Properties of Fe: ZnO NPs
(American Journal of Condensed Matter Physics 2025, 14(1): 8-17, 2025)Glutathione (GSH) capped Iron-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles (GSH-Fe: ZnO NPs)at varying GSH concentrations (0.002, 0.004, 0.006, 0.008, 0.01, 0.012, 0.014M) were successfully synthesized through sol-gel route to study their ... -
Effect of Process-Related Parameters on Band Gap of Electrophoretically Deposited TiO2/Nb2O5 Composite Thin Films
(African journal of physical science, 2009)Nano-crystalline composite thin films of titanium dioxide and niobium (v) oxide (TiO2/Nb2O5 ) were successfully deposited on fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) coated glass substrate using electrophoretic deposition (EPD) ... -
Optimal Sizing and Techno-Economic Analysis of Battery Energy Storage System for Peak Shaving and Voltage Profile Improvement on a Rural Distribution Network
(Electrical Engineering and Energy, 2026)Distribution networks are increasingly strained by peak load demands and voltage regulation problems. This paper benchmarks Particle Swarm Optimization, Boda-Boda Optimization, and Adaptive Boda-Boda Optimization Algorithm ... -
Automated Conversion of Unstructured Geospatial Feeder Data into Analytical Models: An 11 kV Case Study
(Electrical Engineering and Energy, 2026)The modernization of power distribution grids, driven by the integration of DER, necessitates advanced modelling capabilities. A critical challenge is the semantic gap between the extensive geospatial asset data and the ... -
Under Voltage Load Shedding on a Modified IEEE 14-Bus System Using Hybrid ABC-PSO Algorithm for Voltage Stability Enhancement
(Elsevier, 2021-08)Voltage collapse tends to occur due to the voltage instability created during large faults. As a last resort, under-voltage load shedding (UVLS) is performed after all the available power operation and control mechanisms ... -
Development of DSTATCOM Optimal Sizing and Location Technique Based on IA-GA for Power Loss Reduction and Voltage Profile Enhancement in an RDN
(IJEER Forex Press, 2022-01)The efficiency of electrical distribution systems is being more affected by the increase in voltage drops and power losses. These issues of voltage drop and power loss can be significantly minimized by the incorporation ...
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