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51) THE GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF SOILS ALONG APPLETON/ZOO ROAD

ABSTRACT This project was undertaken to determine the geotechnical properties of soils along Appleton/Zoo road. A total of nine (9) samples, both disturbed and undisturbed, were collected at chainages - 0+275, 0+325 and 0+525 respectively and each drilled to a depth of 1 m and at sampling depths of 0–0.3 m, 0.3–0.6m and 0.6–1.0 m... Continue Reading

52) STRENGTH ASSESSMENT OF NO-FINES CONCRETE PAVEMENT

ABSTRACT The purpose of this project work is to assess the strength of No-fines concrete pavement. No-Fines concrete is use in low traffic volume, pathways, sidewalk and parking lots. No-fines concrete is produced by using ordinary Portland cement, coarse aggregates, and water. In this study, Two (2) batches of no-fines concrete each with two... Continue Reading

53) DOMESTIC WATER TREATMENT USING MORINGA OLEIFERA SEED POWDER

ABSTRACT Most people living in rural communities, have no access to good domestic water for  consumption. The inhabitants depends on rain water, well water and sometimes surface  water for consumption. Improper treatment of water gotten from these sources, can lead  to the spread of water borne diseases, because, sometimes the water gotten from... Continue Reading

54) UPGRADE OF WATER TREATMENT PLANTS TO IMPROVE NUTRIENT REMOVAL

Upgrade of wastewater treatment plants to improve nutrient removal.... Continue Reading

55) INVESTIGATION ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SAGBAMA AGGREGATE (FLEXURAL PROPERTY)

ABSTRACT This study investigation on the mechanical properties of Sagbama rice granite was analyzed to determine the load that would cause ultimate flexural stress on the material when used in concrete construction .This is necessary to make decision on where it is suitable for use. This study requires the production of 12 concrete beams of... Continue Reading

56) EFFECTS OF SAWDUST ASH ON SOME PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE

CHAPTER ONE1.0 INTRODUCTION1.1 Background of StudyThere   is   need   for   affordable   building  materials  in  providing adequate housing for  teamingpopulace   of  the   world.   The  cost  of   conventional   building   materials  continue   to  increase  asmajority of the population continues to fall below... Continue Reading

57) INVENTORY OF UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN ROAD FACILITIES

Road inventory is the compilation of information about the state and condition of the road system. This study was carried out to collect road data and analyze selected road facilities within the University of Ibadan to serve as an inventory for future purpose. This was done to help resolve the issue of insufficient information about the road... Continue Reading

58) STUDY OF HYDRAULIC JUMP IN A RECTANGULAR FLUME BY COMPARING RECTANGULAR BLOCK WIER AND SLUICE GATE

This experiment was conducted in order to have a broader knowledge on hydraulic jump and its  applications. It was performed in the hydraulic laboratory of the department of Water Resources  and Environmental Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, using the TQH23, 2.52m flow  rectangular channel and the HID hydraulic bench which provides... Continue Reading

59) ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF POLYPROPYLENE POLYMER (CRUSHED PLASTIC WASTE) ON OVEN DRIED LATERITE BRICKS

ABSTRACT The sandcrete blocks have been a major material for the construction of structures in Nigeria. This material have provided a means of constructing walls and partition. However, the sandcrete blocks also have the disadvantage of cost and unavailability of materials such as granite, cement and other combining aggregates. Laterite, a readily... Continue Reading

60) EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TREATMENT OF FINE-GRAINED LATERITIC SOIL USING SUGARCANE BAGASSE ASH (SCBA) FOR USE IN MODERN DAY CONSTRUCTION

ABSTRACT Sugarcane as an agricultural product is a readily available source of food for its sugar content. However, Sugarcane Bagasse Ash (SCBA) is the bi- product formed at sugar industries from the burning of sugarcane after the sugar content has been extracted. Sugarcane Bagasse Ash (SCBA) is a fibrous waste product containing mainly aluminum... Continue Reading

61) GEOTECHNICAL CLASSIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SOILS IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OYE-EKITI IKOLE CAMPUS

ABSTRACT This research project investigates the geotechnical characteristics of soils in Federal University Oye Ekiti, lkole campus. In this research project, disturbed soil samples were obtained from five labelled TP 1, TP 2, TP 3, TP 4, TP 5 at different locations and at various intervals along the university and were taken to laboratory for... Continue Reading

62) ACCESS TO IMPROVED WATER SUPPLY FOR DOMESTIC USE IN OOTUNJA IKOLE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, EKITI STATE

ABSTRACT This project is designed to determine households’ access to safe water supply in Ootunja,  Ikole-Ekiti, in terms of quality and quantity as the importance of improved water supply to human health cannot be over emphasized. However, safe/improve water supply to most Nigerian cities is still inadequate. In the study area the relationship... Continue Reading

63) MINIMIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ENERGY BY OPTIMIZATION ENERGY MIX TECHNIQUE

ABSTRACT The development and utilization of energy has led to environmental degradation with associated health hazard. Hence the trust of this project is to optimize energy mix in a reliable, affordable, available, safe, efficient, effective and sustainable way at control cost subject to environmental constraints. In other to achieve the desired... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:CVE0215
  • Pages:181

64) COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF BIOREMEDIATION OF HEAVY MEALS USING MICRO-ORGANISM AND PLANT

ABSTRACT In this research work, Bioremediation technology was used to reduce the heavy contents of the soil collected from the bank of the sewage pond of the University of Nigeria Nsukka. The heavy metals were; zinc (Zn) cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pd). In the bioremediation process, fungi, bacteria and plants were used. The bacteria used were Bacillus... Continue Reading

65) MODELING AND SIMULATION FOR WATER SEALING PROBLEM IN LOW LEVEL SLUICE RADIAL GATES AT MEROWE DAM

The present research discusses a problem of seal damages in dam gates due to  influence of water flow through sluices passage way. The low level sluices (L.L.S) of  Merowe dam were taken as a research field to investigate the influence of flow on the  gate seal. The core of the problem is that the rubbery seal of L.L.S gates is damaged  and... Continue Reading

66) THE EFFECT OF BIOREMEDIATION ON THE COMPACTION PARAMETERS, CBR, AND PERMEABILITY OF OIL POLLUTED SOIL.

ABSTRACT Environmental pollution with petroleum and petrochemical products has been recognized as one of the most important and serious challenges facing environment engineers. Disposal from mechanic sites, accidental leakages from petroleum carrying ships, vandalization of pipelines, have all contributed to the current common oil pollution in... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:CVE0212
  • Pages:111

67) RESIDUAL CHLORINE DECAY IN WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

ABSTRACT The study was undertaken to measure the variational change in residual chlorine decay in water distribution network. A total of 330 water sample were collected at different periods of the day for ten days. Ten water sample locations at water stand taps, were taken for the study area in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:CVE0211
  • Pages:133

68) DESIGN OF A WATER STORAGE AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR WASTEWATER REUSE IN COVENANT UNIVERSITY

ABSTRACT This research is focused at designing of water storage facilities of size 875,000 litres (750,000 litres for underground water storage, and 125,000 Litres for elevated steel tank) of treated wastewater and its transmission system for the storage and re-use of treated wastewater. The project is aimed to structurally design water storage... Continue Reading

69) REPLACEMENT OF SAND WITH QUARRY DUST IN CONCRETE PRODUCTION

ABSTRACT Concrete is a mixture of fine aggregate (sand), coarse aggregate (rock), cement, and water. The increasing demand of concrete for construction and development of infrastructure has drawn the attention of many researchers in searching for less expensive alternatives to the traditional materials employed in the construction industries in an... Continue Reading

70) THE STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS OF CONCRETE CONTAINING EMPTY PALM OIL FRUIT BUNCH ASH (EPO-FBA) AS PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT IN CONCRETE (OPC)

ABSTRACT In an attempt to reduce non-renewable material usage, reduce green-house substances and at the same time be relevant to our environment, this research presents the progress of investigation going on to evaluate some properties of EPO-FBA as partial replacement of cement in the production of structural concrete. This research work is... Continue Reading

71) GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION OF CAUSES OF ROAD FAILURES IN IKOLEAREA

ABSTRACT The condition and adequacy of the highway is often _judged by the smoothness or roughness of the pavement, deficient pavement conditions can result in increased user costs and travel delays, unnecessary braking and fuel consumption, vehicle repairs and probability of increased crashes. Pavement failure is usually a result of several... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:CVE0207
  • Pages:111

72) VARIATION IN THE STRENGTH PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE USING WASTE GLASS AS PARTIAL REPLACEMENT FOR DIFFERENT COARSE AGGREGATES GRADING

ABSTRACT The Reuse of waste glass in concrete production is among the attractive option of achieving waste reduction and preserving the natural resources from further depletion thereby protecting the environment and achieving sustainability. This present study examined the variation in the strength prope1ties of concrete using waste glass... Continue Reading

73) EFFECT OF OIL PALM FROND ASH ON THE GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF A LIME STABILIZED LATERITIC SOIL

ABSTRACT Agro-based and bio-wastcs generally referred to as solid wastes are good stabilization materials. Different solid wastes have been used by various researchers combining two or more at different times to treat soil and improve its engineering properties since the long term performance of any construction project depends on the soundness of... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:CVE0205
  • Pages:139

74) EFFECTS OF OIL PALM FROND ASH ON THE GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF A LIME STABILIZED LATERITIC SOIL

ABSTRACT Agro-based and bio-wastcs generally referred to as solid wastes are good stabilization materials. Different solid wastes have been used by various researchers combining two or more at different times to treat soil and improve its engineering properties since the long term performance of any construction project depends on the soundness of... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:CVE0204
  • Pages:139

75) THE EFFECT OF RICE HUSK ASH AND GRINDED RICE HUSK ON THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE

ABSTRACT Rice Husk Ash (RHA) is one of the most active research areas that encompass a number of disciplines including civil engineering and construction materials. Grinded rice husk (GRH) and RHA is an agricultural waste product which is produced in large quantities globally every year. As the rice husk is piling up every day, there is a pressure... Continue Reading
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