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MAMA FUNDI -THE WOMAN CONSTRUCTION EXPERT
I have often seen murram and rubble being poured onto good top soil or swamps, in preparation for future construction. But the good top soil for plants is lost! Is there any regulation against this practice?
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How Samson and Delilah built their
Walling for the ground floor starts Now that the foundation, complete with a ground floor slab was in place, it was time to put up walls. Samson and Delilah agreed that it was not yet time to borrow. So they
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Good properties of BAMBOO IN CONSTRUCTION
In the last issue, I wrote about sugarcane bagasse, sisal, cactus, cotton and bamboo as very useful species in building construction. In the next issues, I will be discussing the physical, chemical and mechanical properties of each plant that
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WHAT USE WERE ‘MIJINDA’ HOUSES? WHY HAVE THEY BEEN DISCARDED?
Omujinda in Luganda and Runyakitara was understood as a house for temporary shelter for someone in authority who had a government duty to perform around the area. Built by colonialists before the independence of Uganda in 1962, they look too
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DELAYED PAYMENTS A SILENT KILLER OF LOCAL CONTRACTORS
By 8M Construction Digest Guest Writer The Construction Industry in Uganda takes a “lion’s share” of our National Budget. According to the proposed 2018/2019 National Budget of Shs21.9 trillion, about Shs9.0 trillion will go to Construction Works comprising roadworks, power
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Cable concrete is the perfect solution against erosion & poor drainage
Babcon Uganda Limited (BUL) is one of the leading Companies in Infrastructure Development in Uganda. BUL has partnered with a Canadian firm, M/s International Erosion Control Systems Ltd. (IECS), Canada, to provide Erosion Control System Solutions that are innovative, durable
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The first steel railway bridge across the Nile –Very high VfM
The steel railway bridge greatly reduced costs because of innovatively reducing the span (river width) The first bridge across the River Nile in Uganda was built by British colonial engineers as part of the railway from Mombasa to Kasese in
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THE UNTOLD STORY OF DAMS & BRIDGES ON THE RIVER NILE
By Eng Hans JWB Mwesigwa This article is dedicated to His Excellency President Yoweri K Museveni. The writer explains how the dams and bridges being built on the Nile lack effectiveness, efficiency, economy and the equity for the nation’s
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STAND UP ENGINEERS AND BE COUNTED! (Part 2)
In the first part of his article in the previous issue, Professor Jackson Mwaka- li, an authority in civil engineering and current Resident Engineer for the construction of the ultra-modern New Nile Bridge at Jinja, makes the for- midable thesis
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The Kabale Kisoro road could have been done by entirely Ugandans
Methods Leapfrogging – where certain steps are skipped – may work in employment promotions (e.g. from trainee engineer to senior engineer, or from lecturer to associate professor, or from a local council member to an MP). However, most experts