African Evaluation Database

9120 records found

Source	Electronic ID	Title	Authors	Publication Year	Source Title	Volume	Issue	DOI	Affiliations	Authors with Affiliations	Abstract	Author Keywords	Index Keywords	Funding Details
Scopus	2-s2.0-78650972067	Evaluation of changes in index properties of lateritic soil stabilized with fly ash	Amadi A.	2010	Leonardo Electronic Journal of Practices and Technologies	9	17	None	Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Technology, P. M. B. 65, Minna, Nigeria	Amadi, A., Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Technology, P. M. B. 65, Minna,...	For soils to be suitable in civil engineering projects, they must meet existing local requirement...	Fly ash; Index properties; Lateritic soil; Plasticity; Stabilization	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79953888375	Evaluation of concrete margin: Case study of concrete produced in akure, Nigeria	Arum C., Adu O.T.	2011	European Journal of Scientific Research	50	4	None	Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 704, Akure, Nigeria; On...	Arum, C., Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 704, Akure, N...	This research assessed the quality of concrete produced at various sites in Akure, Nigeria with a...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79958214641	Pilot scale evaluation of SANI® process for sludge minimization and greenhouse gas reduction in s...	Lu H., Wu D., Tang D.T.W., Chen G.H., Van Loosdrecht M.C.M., Ekama G.	2011	Water Science and Technology	63	10	10.2166/wst.2011.342	Department of Civil Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay,...	Lu, H., Department of Civil Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Wa...	This study reports on a pilot trial of the SANI® process (Sulfate reduction, Autotrophic denitrif...	CO2 emission; Energy consumption; Pilot scale; Saline sewage; SANI® process; Sludge reduction	Aerobic bioreactors; Autotrophic denitrification; Biological nutrient removal; Dissolved sulfide;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84922767480	Evaluation of residual strength and liquefaction potential of pond ash	Mohanty B., Kumar P.E.A., Patra N.R., Chandra S.	2010	International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering	4	4	10.3328/IJGE.2010.04.04.483-493	Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India; Dep...	Mohanty, B., Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumba...	Liquefaction potential of pond ash obtained from the ash pond located at Panki Thermal Power Stat...	Liquefaction potential; Pond ash; Residual strength; Standard penetration test; Static triaxial test	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84940876199	Evaluation of landfill cover design options for waste disposal sites in the coastal regions of Ghana	Keelson K.B.	2015	International Journal of Engineering and Technology Innovation	5	1	None	Department of Civil Engineering, Kaaf University College, Accra, Ghana	Keelson, K.B., Department of Civil Engineering, Kaaf University College, Accra, Ghana	Uncontrolled leachate generation from operational and closed waste disposal sites is a major envi...	Ghana; Groundwater; HELP model; Landfill cover; Leachate; Waste disposal	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84906887788	Potential impacts of climate change on precipitation over lake Victoria, East Africa, in the 21st...	Akurut M., Willems P., Niwagaba C.B.	2014	Water (Switzerland)	6	9	10.3390/w6092634	Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 40, bus 2448, Leuven 3001, Belgi...	Akurut, M., Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 40, bus 2448, Leuven...	Precipitation over Lake Victoria in East Africa greatly influences its water balance. Over 30 mil...	Climate change; General circulation models (GCMs); Lake Victoria; Precipitation; Representative c...	Climate models; Computer simulation; Lakes; Mean square error; Potable water; Precipitation (chem...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-55249096499	Lansat images for assessment of the impact of land use and land cover changes on the Barekese cat...	Boakye E., Odai S.N., Adjei K.A., Annor F.O.	2008	European Journal of Scientific Research	21	4	None	Department of Civil Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi, Kumas...	Boakye, E., Department of Civil Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology K...	This paper describes assessment of the land use and land cover changes in the Barekese catchment ...	Barekese catchment; Ghana; Land cover change; Land use change; LandSat TM image	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-55249126424	Landsat images for assessment of the impact of land use and land cover changes on the Barekese ca...	Boakye E., Odai S.N., Adjei K.A., Annor F.O.	2008	European Journal of Scientific Research	22	2	None	Department of Civil Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana	Boakye, E., Department of Civil Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, ...	This paper describes assessment of the land use and land cover changes in the Barekese catchment ...	Barekese catchment; Ghana; Land cover change; Land use change; LandSat TM image	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-70349498823	Evaluation of simple methods of arsenic removal from domestic water supplies in rural communities	Awuah E., Morris R.T., Owusu P.A., Sundell R., Lindstrom J.	2009	Desalination	248	42372	10.1016/j.desal.2008.05.036	Department of Civil Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghan...	Awuah, E., Department of Civil Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, K...	This study looked at two arsenic removal technologies, method Bucket Treatment Unit and removal u...	Drinking water treatment; Ghana; Indigenous technology	Arsenic removal; Arsenic removal technology; Domestic water supply; Drinking water treatment; Gha...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84867267428	Evaluation of water management plans in the Ameki and Nanka aquifer domains of part of the Anambr...	Adegbola A.A., Agbede O.A.	2012	International Journal of Applied Engineering Research	7	2	None	Department of Civil Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria; Dep...	Adegbola, A.A., Department of Civil Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomo...	Groundwater is one of the earth's most widely distributed and most important resources. It is mor...	Conveyance; Domains; Minimization; Monetary unit (MU); Optimization	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77955079958	The impact of Moringa oleifera as a coagulant aid on the removal of trihalomethane (THM) precurso...	Kalibbala H.M., Wahlberg O., Hawumba T.J.	2009	Water Science and Technology: Water Supply	9	6	10.2166/ws.2009.671	Department of Civil Engineering, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda; Department ...	Kalibbala, H.M., Department of Civil Engineering, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Ug...	Chlorine is used as a disinfectant and an oxidant in drinking water treatment to protect the publ...	Coagulant aid; Iron; Moringa oleifera; Pre-chlorination; Taste; THM precursors	Chlorination byproducts; Drinking water; Drinking water treatment; Halogenated organic compounds;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34249800094	Study of the impact of land use and hydrogeological settings on the shallow groundwater quality i...	Kulabako N.R., Nalubega M., Thunvik R.	2007	Science of the Total Environment	381	03-Jan	10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.03.035	Department of Civil Engineering, Makerere University, P.O.Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda; Water and Sa...	Kulabako, N.R., Department of Civil Engineering, Makerere University, P.O.Box 7062, Kampala, Ugan...	A study to assess the impacts of land use and hydrogeological characteristics on the shallow grou...	Hydrogeological setting; Land use; Peri-urban; Thermotolerant coliforms; Total Kjedahl nitrogen; ...	Hydrogeology; Land use; Nitrogen; Topography; Urban planning; Water quality; Hydrogeological sett...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84899464453	Performance of cold recycling materials with foamed bitumen and increasing percentage of reclaime...	Dal Ben M., Jenkins K.J.	2014	Road Materials and Pavement Design	15	2	10.1080/14680629.2013.872051	Department of Civil Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South A...	Dal Ben, M., Department of Civil Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland ...	The increasing use of bitumen-stabilised materials (BSMs) in the world and especially in Southern...	bitumen-stabilised materials; cold in place recycling; RAP; recycling; tri-axial tests	Moisture; Recycling; Structural design; Tensile strength; Cold in-place recycling; Fundamental pr...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84908388409	Evaluation of rock types for concrete aggregate suitability for the construction of a gravimeter ...	Van Wyk P.R., Croukamp L.	2014	Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering	56	2	None	Department of Civil Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, South Africa	Van Wyk, P.R., Department of Civil Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matielan...	Often the use of local rock material for construction purposes is overlooked in engineering, whic...	Concrete; Durability; Gravimeter; Matjiesfontein; Vault	Durability; Gravimeters; Access roads; Matjiesfontein; Rock types; South Africa; Vault; Concretes	DST, Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-67649993924	Steady-state model-based evaluation of sulfate reduction, autotrophic denitrification and nitrifi...	Lu H., Wang J., Li S., Chen G.-H., van Loosdrecht M.C.M., Ekama G.A.	2009	Water Research	43	14	10.1016/j.watres.2009.05.013	Department of Civil Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water ...	Lu, H., Department of Civil Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clea...	Recently we developed a process for wastewater treatment in places where part of the fresh water ...	Nitrogen removal; Saline sewage; SANI process; Seawater; Sulfate reduction; Wastewater	Anaerobic sludge; Autotrophic denitrification; Charge balances; COD removal; Dissolved sulfide; F...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33748942478	Key performance indicators and assessment methods for infrastructure sustainability-a South Afric...	Ugwu O.O., Haupt T.C.	2007	Building and Environment	42	2	10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.10.018	Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, Hong Kong...	Ugwu, O.O., Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kon...	This paper identifies key performance indicators (KPI) for infrastructure delivery and maps compu...	Design for sustainability; Developing countries; Key performance indicators (KPI); Multi-criteria...	Computational methods; Construction industry; Developing countries; Mathematical models; Sustaina...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84904609209	Evaluation of the strength behaviour of unpaved road material treated with electrochemical-based ...	Moloisane R.J., Visser A.T.	2014	Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering	56	1	None	Department of Civil Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria, 00...	Moloisane, R.J., Department of Civil Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X...	Travel along unpaved roads is not always assured, because of their low standards, poor riding qua...	Bonding; Dry density and moisture content; Electrochemical stabilisation; Strength development; U...	Ability testing; Additives; Bituminous materials; Bonding; Chemical bonds; Enzymes; Quartz; Ridin...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84925428074	Use of multivariate statistical techniques for the evaluation of temporal and spatial variations ...	Ogwueleka T.C.	2015	Environmental Monitoring and Assessment	187	3	10.1007/s10661-015-4354-4	Department of Civil Engineering, University of Abuja, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria	Ogwueleka, T.C., Department of Civil Engineering, University of Abuja, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria	Multivariate statistical techniques, such as cluster analysis (CA) and principal component analys...	Box plots; Cluster analysis; Factor analysis; Principal component analysis; Temporal-spatial vari...	Agricultural runoff; Biochemical oxygen demand; Calcium; Chemical oxygen demand; Chlorine; Classi...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77953659998	Structural performance assessment and fatigue analysis of a railway bridge	Moyo P., Tait R.	2010	Structure and Infrastructure Engineering	6	5	10.1080/15732470903068912	Department of Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, Cape Town, South Afric...	Moyo, P., Department of Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, Cape Town, S...	Increased economic activity in South Africa has put pressure on both rail and road transportation...	Fatigue assessment; Fracture mechanics; Structural monitoring; System identification	Calibrated model; Condition assessments; Design life; Economic activities; Experimental modal ana...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-65449139504	Daily soil cover: A preliminary study of its impact on the landfill of municipal solid waste	Oni O.A.	2009	Journal of Applied Sciences Research	5	4	None	Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ado Ekiti, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria; Prowork Ltd., 13 Ne...	Oni, O.A., Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ado Ekiti, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, Prowork ...	The changes in the hydro-physical properties of a municipal solid waste (MSW) fill owing to an in...	Cover soil; Density; Modified HELP model; Municipal solid waste; Saturated hydraulic conductivity...	None	None	View

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