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INTRODUCTION Before a designer can relate his requirements dearly in a construction industry, a drawing is to be prepared; this is because the drawing serves as a general means of communication. Thus, the drawing is adopted mostly, then other means of communication in engineering sectors. A structured engineer mostly engages himself in designs on construction of structures. Like roads, bridges, railways, dams, buildings and other publi […]
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Analysis of investigation on the characteristics of cornstalk blended ash cement was carried out based on the interest of coming out with a good pozzolanic material with all required cement properties. Hence,the supposed competitive demand relationship between cement products in construction works has been majorly wined by cement and this makes people to depend mostly on it despite the increase in price and some with inadequate propert […]
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Sugarcane Bagasse is the fibrous residue leftover when sugarcane is squeezed for its juice. Bagasse ash is obtained by subjecting Bagasse to calcinations using furnace. This work is aimed tat using Bagasse Ash as a replacement in the production of concrete. The bagassewas collected from dumped in a marketin Kano and thereafter sun-drie to eliminate any trace of moisture. It was then taken to the blast furnace for calcinations(controlle […]
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The essence of this project work is to look into the causes of highway failure and the different types of failure which are presented along the Eliozu - New Airport road in Obio/Akpor L.G.A in River state, taken as a case study. Some factors identify as being responsible for the failure of the chosen road section includes, poor sub grade soil with questionable material. Ground water study is carried out, which give insight to it effect […]
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The soil sample used in this project were collected from Uruala, Obowo, Naze and Amuro Okigwe, and were treated with cement lime and Bitumen. From the data Obtained it is observed that sample from Okiwge and obowo are best stabilize using appropriate % of cement and lime than bitumen but soil from Uruala and Naze can be stabilize using cement, lime and Bitumen. Stabilizing soil with the additives such as the once used in this project i […]
ABSTRACT Soil failure is a common sight in Nigeria road and structural constructions. The main purpose of this project is to investigate the suitability of the available laterite materials in Ilorin east local Government. To determine the suitability of the soil in the three selected areas, Various tests were carried out on- the samples and those are classification test which is a test used in determining the type of soil. Also stren […]
TABLE OF CONTENT COVER PAGE APPROVAL PAGE DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TABLE OF CONTENT INTRODUCTION LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY RELIEF AND DRAINAGE CLIMATE AND VEGETATION AIM AND OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVESOF THE STUDY STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM JUSTIFICATION SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY CHAPTER TWO 2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 BRICKS WORK 2.2 SANDCRETE BRICKS 2.3 CEMENT. 2.4 FINE AGGR […]