Incorporating covariates into the future lifetime distribution is crucial to the survival analysis. In this thesis a novel version of the exponential-Weibull distribution known as the extended exponential-Weibull (ExEW) ...

One of the most important components of systems used to procure construction projects is payment to construction contractors. It is connected to the owner's financial obligations in the design-bid-build D-B-B system. For ...

Vehicular traffic is continuously increasing around the world and the resulting congestion and pollution is a major concern to transportation specialists and decision makers. As population continues to grow it is a challenge ...

In recent times, the world has inclined towards using renewable energy sources since they have relatively lower greenhouse gas emissions, occur freely in nature, and unlike fossil fuels, cannot be depleted. Wind power is ...

Soil Water Repellency (SWR) is the reduction in the rate of wetting and retention of water in the soil caused by presence of hydrophobic organic matter in the soil. Knowledge of the threshold values at which organic carbon ...

Provision of adequate housing has become a challenge especially in developing countries. This has been occasioned by both high cost of building materials such as cement and low incomes of the populations. At the same time ...

The effective performance of any Construction Project to a large extent depends on how deliberate, well thought, planned and managed. Hence, the need for a computerized works programming. Effective works programming helps ...

Human excreta are abundant waste streams whose safe disposal to the environment is a challenge in many developing countries due to inadequate sewerage system and poor faecal sludge management. The growing practice of ...

Data driven condition based monitoring of bearings has gained a lot popularity in recent times especially due to the fact that physics based models of equipment are difficult to formulate fully and accurately because of the ...

One of the most applied additive manufacturing processes for fabricating functional parts from composite polymers is fused filament fabrication. Carbon fiber-reinforced composites have been widely used for many applications, ...