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Community-managed infrastructure facilities
(MCB University Press; Emerald Group Publishing Ltd; http://www.emeraldinsight.com/, 1997)
The design and construction of infrastructure facilities
such as road network, water supply and sewage disposal
in Botswana, have often been done in a top-bottom
fashion where the government or local authority decides
what ...
A hybrid approach to house construction – a case study in Botswana
(Taylor and Francis, http://www.pdfserve.informaworld.com/940578_73138570, 1997)
This paper examines the strategy of employing a hybrid combination of indigenous
and modern housing construction technologies. Using a Botswana village as a case
study, this paper examines four traditional house types ...
K-Maps: a visual tool for systematic design of combinational circuits using multiplexers
(University of Botswana, 1998)
One of the application areas of digital multiplexers is in implementation of logic equations. Truth tables can be used as a design tool, but they become very limited when design details are explored.It will be shown in ...
Community participation in facility management
(MCB University Press http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/02632779810233511, 1998-11)
By involving the beneficiaries of a facility such as housing or an irrigation scheme, at the various stages of the
project, it is possible to build their capacity in relation to the facility, which may contribute to the ...
Mean global radiation captured by inclined collectors at various surface azimuth angles in Nigeria
(Elsevier Science Ltd, http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/405891/description#description, 1995)
The use of solar energy is well established for low-grade thermal applications such as water heating and purification. In many of the solar systems, the collector surface located in the Northern Hemisphere faces the true ...
Cascade system reliability with Rayleigh Distribution
(University of Botswana, 1999)
The stress-attention in cascade reliability has been studied when both stess and strength follow Rayleigh distribution. The expression for the relaibility R(n), for a system survive with the first (n-1) components failed ...
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 ...
Continuing professional development for practicing engineers in developing economies
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=13, 1999-08)
This paper presents the results of an investigation to determine the level of continuing professional development (CPD) for engineers in developing countries. Questionnaires were
administered randomly to engineers of ...
Improvement of AC electronmagnet performance
(University of Botswana, 1999)
Electromagnets are essentials for the operation of relays, contactors and other electromagnetic apparatus and take part in driving control and protective circuits of industrial processes and power systems. Performance 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 ...