Evaluating the Quality of Asphalt Produced for Road Construction in Kigezi Region Uganda.

The quality of asphalt utilized in road construction plays a critical role in ensuring the durability and safety of roads. In Uganda’s Kigezi region, frequent road failures have raised concerns regarding the quality of asphalt being used. This study evaluated the asphalt produced for road constructi...

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Main Author: Mucunguzi, Vicent
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Kabale University 2024
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/2533
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description The quality of asphalt utilized in road construction plays a critical role in ensuring the durability and safety of roads. In Uganda’s Kigezi region, frequent road failures have raised concerns regarding the quality of asphalt being used. This study evaluated the asphalt produced for road construction in the Kigezi region, aiming to identify areas for potential improvement. Chapter One provides an introduction that includes the background, problem statement, research objectives, and the scope of the study. Chapter Two offers a review of various literature related to the geographical location of Kigezi, asphalt quality, and road construction practices. Chapter Three details the methods and materials employed in the research, showing the procedures used to conduct experiments. The last chapters also presented the results, findings, interpretation, conclusions, and recommendations derived from the study.
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spelling oai:idr.kab.ac.ug:20.500.12493-25332024-12-28T00:01:11Z Evaluating the Quality of Asphalt Produced for Road Construction in Kigezi Region Uganda. Mucunguzi, Vicent Evaluating Quality Asphalt Production Road Construction Kigezi Region Uganda The quality of asphalt utilized in road construction plays a critical role in ensuring the durability and safety of roads. In Uganda’s Kigezi region, frequent road failures have raised concerns regarding the quality of asphalt being used. This study evaluated the asphalt produced for road construction in the Kigezi region, aiming to identify areas for potential improvement. Chapter One provides an introduction that includes the background, problem statement, research objectives, and the scope of the study. Chapter Two offers a review of various literature related to the geographical location of Kigezi, asphalt quality, and road construction practices. Chapter Three details the methods and materials employed in the research, showing the procedures used to conduct experiments. The last chapters also presented the results, findings, interpretation, conclusions, and recommendations derived from the study. 2024-12-27T16:58:51Z 2024-12-27T16:58:51Z 2024 Thesis Mucunguzi, Vicent (2024). Evaluating the Quality of Asphalt Produced for Road Construction in Kigezi Region Uganda. Kabale: Kabale University. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/2533 en Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ application/pdf Kabale University
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title_full Evaluating the Quality of Asphalt Produced for Road Construction in Kigezi Region Uganda.
title_fullStr Evaluating the Quality of Asphalt Produced for Road Construction in Kigezi Region Uganda.
title_full_unstemmed Evaluating the Quality of Asphalt Produced for Road Construction in Kigezi Region Uganda.
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