Research Projects
ACET Research Programme
Financial Source |
Research Area |
VOLVO through Cape Town University |
Transport systems and travel behaviour |
Travel behaviour change |
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School travel planning |
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City restructuring |
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Road safety in DSM |
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Minibus public transport operations and regulation in DSM |
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Public transport system assessment |
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Non-motorised travel and infrastructure in DSM |
Sida Research Programme - Rural and Urban Infrastructure Development
The development of four projects from the Department were concluded and eventually recommended and approved for funding by Sida a sum of SEK17,000,000 for the period of 4 years starting July 2009 to June 2015. The four projects are as follows.
Financial Source |
Research Area |
SIDA |
Mobility and Infrastructure Planning and Management |
Continuous In-situ Penetration Test as an alternative to extensive exploratory boreholes investigation in Tanzania |
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Stabilization of Mine Tailings and Utilization for Infrastructure Development in Tanzania |
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Data/GIS for Urban Management |
AFCAP Research Programme
Financial Source |
Research Area |
AFCAP |
Environmentally optimized methodology in design and construction of low volume district roads in Tanzania |
Optimizing the use of local materials in the environmentally optimized design and construction of low volume district roads in Tanzania |
Research Group and Centers
The Department initiated several research groups; Transport Studies, Geotechnical Engineering, Geomatics, and Ocean Engineering. These groups are still informal and should be aligned in accordance with the UDSM guidelines and if possible eventually form a research center.