http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/772 2026-04-07T12:24:03Z 2026-04-07T12:24:03Z Ansah, D.K. http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/4598 2026-02-23T10:57:28Z 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Assessing the service quality of roadside auto garages compared to the standard garages in Ghana. The case of cape coast metropolis Ansah, D.K. The automobile repair industry is chosen for this research because it is considered as one of the most important and strategic industries that support all sectors of the economy. The main purpose of the study is to do assessment of service quality of roadside garages compared to standard auto garages in Ghana. This study adopted the case study strategy and used questionnaires to gather data. The targeted population for the study was three hundred (300) which was made up of costumers of auto garages (commercial drivers, private drivers, and transport managers), workshop managers, and master mechanics of both the standard and roadside garages in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Thus 70 customers and 27 mechanics, from standard and road side garages were sampled using random sampling methods. The SPSS version 18, MS Word and MS Excel was used to analyse the data. Data was presented in tabular form. The study revealed that a large number of the auto-mechanics in both the roadside and standard garages have considerable years of auto repair working experience, but the roadside garages lack the ability to diagnose and repair modern automobile vehicles due to low educational and technical levels. The study also revealed that the basic hand tools were available at both roadside and standard garages; however, only the standard garages had diagnostic and power equipment in the cape coast metropolis. The major findings concluded that the challenges facing roadside garages are difficulty in securing funding for operations, inadequate facilities to organise in-service training to upgrade the skills of mechanics, difficulty in acquiring land for the establishment of garages. The government should provide funding to both road side garages and standard garages to enhance their operations. Institutions and all stakeholders in the automobile industry should be adequately resourced to periodically organise in-service training to upgrade the skills of the mechanics. A dissertation in the Department of Mechanical Technology, Faculty of Technical Education, Submitted to The School of Graduate Studies, University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Master of Technology Education (Mechanical Technology) degree.

2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Geraldo, H.W. http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/4595 2026-02-23T10:57:22Z 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z

Assessment of the economic viability of using human waste at the Kumasi (Dompoase) landfill site for generating biogas as a domestic fuel Geraldo, H.W. This study assessed the economic viability of using human waste at the Kumasi landfill site at Dompoase for generating biogas as a domestic fuel. With regards to the possibility of Turning Human Waste into Wealth, the results revealed that; methane gas can be trapped from human waste discharged at the landfill, 82.2% of respondents agreed that they would use gas obtained from toilet without further thoughts and also use fertilizer derived from human waste on their farms.The rate of collection of waste per week in a location, the number of toilets available in an area, the duration of opening and closing of public toilets, the scent/odour emanating from the public toilets, the availability of “flying toilets” in the area, urbanization,high population density, waste from breweries, sawmills and fitting shops, ineffective sewage system and leachate from landfillwere very seriousfactors thatmajority of the respondents consented to that these factorscontributed to environmental pollution and also affectedthe cleanliness of the city. A strong relationship should exist between the government and users of the biogas and manure products and this could be done through enough educative programmes. The study recommended that;the government (being the sole investor in landfill management) should seek funds and join hands with the private sector, NGOs and Corporate bodiesto convert landfill waste into biogas and manure and that it would be an economically viable project (as confirmed by 90% of the respondents). There is energy in waste and that waste should be treated like a resource and not a thrown away. This calls for recycling, restoration and re-using of waste in order to reduce environmental pollution.The reseacher is, therefore, of the conviction that for this project to succeed it will require a lot of effort from government, academia and the private sector. A Dissertation in the department of MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY, Faculty of TECHNICAL EDUCATION submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, University of Education, Winneba in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Master of Technology Education (M – Tech) Degree

2013-09-01T00:00:00Z Osei, G.K. http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/4568 2026-02-23T10:56:31Z 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

Investigating into driver attitudes and vehicle behaviours as contributory factors to road accidents on Kumasi-Dunkwa trunk road Osei, G.K. Road traffic accident records indicate that Ashanti Region is the second highest in fatalities in the country and in the Region; the Kumasi–Dunkwa road records the highest road traffic accidents in all the trunk roads. This prompted the researcher to investigate the driver attitudes and the vehicle characteristics that account for this and to suggest appropriate remedial measures to curtail it. The study was necessary and important since road accidents are mostly blamed on road users’ attitudes, especially drivers while the drivers also shift the blame to the vehicle. The study sourced information from the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), the Police Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU), and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) and supplemented with road user questionnaire. Several vehicle factors were investigated and the major defects that were found contributed to road traffic accidents are defective brakes, poor tyres especially used tyres from United Kingdom or USA, over age and structural weakness as well as overloading. The study also established that the major driver attitudes contributing to road traffic accidents in the region are aggressive diving behaviour (which 66% agreed upon), over speeding (where 73.9% agreed), and lastly fatigue (17.9%), which many people believe could be avoided. With regards to road safety awareness 96% of respondents agreed that it is effective in changing driver behaviour and improving safety when combined with education and media campaign. However, enforcement, of safety measures in the region is inadequate which needs to be improved by the enforcement agencies. Based on these findings appropriate remedial measures have been recommended based on the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) strategy, the 3E’s (Engineering, Education, and Enforcement). THESIS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, FACULTY OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY IN MECHANICAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, KUMASI

2011-09-01T00:00:00Z Mottey, L.K. http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/4546 2026-02-23T10:55:48Z 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z

Safety audit of locally installed liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) technology for light commercial vehicles in the Ho municipality of Ghana Mottey, L.K. The principal aim of this project is to contribute its quota to development of converted automobiles to ultimately serve intended purposes, protect lives and properties absolutely against liquefied petroleum gas related accidents and to update knowledge and practice on Technology for accelerated development of the Ho Municipality, enhance policy analysis by Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority and serve as a contribution to nation building. Random sample size of 212 converted automobiles representing 12.08% of the total 1,755 targeted population was deemed fit and utilized for generalization of analysis. Deplorable states and unavailability of some expected components and features, use of domestic cylinders and longitudinal mountings of fuel containers in boots, were some of the major findings. Virtually, no suffocation preventive means to protect health against fumes of fuel were made. Electrical wiring harness, connections and the use of fusible links to safeguard circuits had been seriously abused. It is imperative and cannot be over emphasized that concerted efforts be made to update converted liquefied petroleum gas automobiles in the Ho Municipality to meet Modern Developmental and International Safety Standards, so as to save lives and properties and give way to accelerated development of the city regardless of the cost factors. A DISSERTATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY, FACULTY OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARD OF THE MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY (MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION) DEGREE

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