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The Zambian construction industry is comprised of more than 90 percent small and medium enterprise (SME) contractors who are faced with a myriad of constraints that affect their performance with regards to quality, cost and timely delivery of projects. The research was aimed at establishing ways...

Mining method selection is one of the most critical activities of Mining engineering with the ultimate goal of maximizing profit, mineral recovery and arrive at a method with the least problems among feasible alternatives. The geology at the Synclinorium is complex with four main lithologies i.e....

The management of Zambia’s national strategic food reserve is done by the Food Reserve Agency (FRA), which also ensures that the country’s food market is well facilitated. The FRA also ensures that there is a reliable supply of agricultural commodities to meet local shortfalls during food...

In catchment hydrology, it is practically impossible to measure everything we would like to know about the hydrological system, mainly due to high catchment heterogeneity, the limitations of measurement techniques and the cost involved in collecting and processing the hydrological data, hence...

Battery-charging units are appreciably being used in residential application as power back-up in the face of power shortages. The study investigated the effects of backup battery-charging units on the low voltage distribution network. The investigation focused on examining the supply voltage...

Energy generation mix is an important area that could potentially have a significant impact on the Distribution network to address increase in system losses at distribution level, voltage drops and load growth. The distribution lines in Lusaka area are heavy-load lines with the highest demand...

In any project based environment, knowledge is becoming one of the main assets required to remain competitive in a world that keeps evolving. To remain competitive in a dynamic market, different organisations are carrying out various projects. For every new project that’s undertaken knowledge is...

University of Zambia like most Public Universities and Higher Learning Institutions in Zambia have a challenge preventing unauthorized access into their campus environment. There is no automatic identification of all who enter or exit the campus facilities. No audit trail or record is kept for...

Access to safe and affordable drinking water is a basic need for every human being. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to assess Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company’s (LWSC) Operations Strategies in its endeavor to provide safe and affordable water services in Lusaka’s uprising residential...

The Cement manufacturing sector in Zambia recorded operations Low overall equipment efficiency and High production cost at the time the market environment was changing from monopoly to de-monopolisation market environment. These parameters in operation excellence indicates inefficient functional...