Current Status of the Department

Staff—Academic 

At present, there are 11 staff members in post whereas the established number of posts is 20.

Non-Academic Staff

The Department is short-staffed: there only 4 technicians/technical assistants out of the required number of 12. 

Teaching/Courses

B.Sc. (Hons) Degree Programme 

M.Sc. Programme in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) 

Short Courses are offered through WaterNet and CCEE (Centre for Continuing Engineering Education). 

Equipment 

Laboratory equipment is old, outdated and needs replacements with modern, state of the art equipment 

Laboratories 

Soil mechanics/Geotechnical laboratory 

Water and wastewater laboratory 

Bitumen laboratory 

Hydraulics laboratory 

Timber research & Structures laboratory 

Highlights of: Research 

Carried out for private sector, government departments, and consulting/contracting organization: 

Water quality testing 

Soil samples testing 

Testing of Concrete cubes and cylinders 

Permeability for soils and concrete 

Construction Materials Analysis 

Projects 

Water and Wastewater infrastructure development 

River and dam engineering 

Catchment planning and management 

Water resources management 

Public transport facilities 

Department Capacity/Capability 

Can train 35 undergraduate and 20 post-graduate students for the full-time study leading to B.Sc (Hons) and M.Sc. degrees. Has facilities for arranging seminars and workshops and continuing engineering courses.  

National Development
Trained engineers – especially in water resources – playing a significant role in national development.

Requirements for improvements to produce competent graduates Assistance Required on:
Additional Resources in terms of:
Additional teaching/technical staff
Laboratory equipment
Textbooks
Research funds

Equipment
Equipment is needed in the laboratories (see attachment for equipment pictures). 

Soil Testing
Sampling Augers; BS Test sieves; Scales; CBR Press; Liquid limit apparatus; Permeability equipment; Moisture/Density gauge; Consolidation equipment; Tri-axial equipment; Uncon-fined compressive strength ap-paratus; Vane shear appa-ratus. 

Concrete Testing
Rebound Hammer; Vicat apparatus; Aggregate Impact Value test apparatus; Univer-sal testing machine. 

Bitumen Testing
Bitumen penetration test apparatus; Ductility test apparatus; Marshall stability press; Tar viscometer; Soften-ing point test apparatus. 

Water and Wastewater Testing
Conductivity meter; Dissolved oxygen meter; pH meter; Turbidity meter; Atomic absorption spectoscopy(AAS); Portable water sampler; Soil moisture meter; Water filter; Neutron probe; Bio-monitor. 

Staffing— Additional 9 academic and 8 non-academic staff members re-quired.
Infrastructure—Teaching and Laboratory Equipment