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OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE OF A BATTERY OF WELLS USING A CCMPUTER SIMULATION MODEL

ABSTRACTThis study investigates the optimum use to which a number of wells, sunk for water supply to the Ipaja Housing Estate in Lagos State could be put. The study is in two parts. The first part involves graphical analysis of the available pumping test data from sixteen wells located within the...

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📄 80 pages | 🧠 11163 words | 📚 5 chapters

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STRUCTURAL SYNTHESIS USING STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING

ABSTRACTThis paper reports the investigation on the reliability levels implicit in the BS8110 requirements, probability-based optimum design and sensitivity tests for singly reinforced continuous beams. These are accomplished with the aid of the modern reliability analysis (First-Order Reliabilit...

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📄 84 pages | 🧠 8658 words | 📚 5 chapters

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Settling Characteristics of Kubanni Dam Water

ABSTRACTThis study investigates the settling characteristics of the raw water of Kubanni Dam at the main campus of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. The investigation included plain sedimentation and sedimentation of coagulated water samples using aluminium sulphate (alum) as coagulant. Coagulation...

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📄 98 pages | 🧠 8690 words | 📚 5 chapters

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STRAIN-RATE INFLUENCE ON SHEAR STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPACTED FADAMA CLAY

ABSTRACTThis study is concerned with the investigation of strain-rate effects on shear strength characteristics of saturated compacted Fadama Clay. The experimental program consisted of consolidated undrained triaxial test with controlled strain-rate. The rates of strain adopted are 0.0024, 0.006...

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📄 94 pages | 🧠 11537 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE COMPARISON OF SPEED, COST AND ACCURACY OF TRAVERSING USING EDM, ODM AND STEEL TAPE

ABSTRACTThe Comparisonof Speed, cost and^accuracv of traversing usinq EDM, ODM and Steel tape A built-up area (Faculty of Enqineerinq) within the Ahmadi Bello University. Samaru Campus was traversed emplovinq theodolite with three methods of linear measurements. The obiective was to comparatively...

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📄 85 pages | 🧠 12975 words | 📚 5 chapters

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QUALITY OF SANDCRETE HOLLOW BLOCKS PRODUCED IN BENUE STATE

ABSTRACTThe project is a study of the physical properties of sandcrete hollow blocks produced in Benue State for the purpose of ascertaining their quality. Following a careful site survey of thirty block industries across the state, five block industries were chosen for assessement and about fift...

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📄 98 pages | 🧠 7015 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DIURNAL, SEASONAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL EFFECTS ON VERTICAL REFRACTION

ABSTRACTIn this investigation, the effect of season, time of the day and topography has been examined. Two lines, one on water of length 1098.650 meters and the other 1287.05 meters on land were selected for the study. Coefficient of refractions on these two lines for different time of the day - ...

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📄 84 pages | 🧠 10824 words | 📚 5 chapters

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TOLL BOOTH CONGESTION STUDIES AT THE LAGOS - IBADAN EXPRESSWAY

ABSTRACTThe problems of organization to meet the rising tide of traffic congestion, patron complaint and increased costs appear, for some time now, to characterize the operation of vehicular toll collection at the Lagos - Ibadan expressway toll booth. It is the principal purpose of this research ...

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📄 81 pages | 🧠 8416 words | 📚 5 chapters

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A REVIEW OF AREAS AND VOLUMES IN EARTHWORKS

ABSTRACTVarious approaches for computing cross sectional areas in earthworks are treated. Proofs of different formulae in the calculations are given, including some examples on the applications. Each method is analysed with sufficient depth in order to easily infer its merit and limitations. The ...

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📄 82 pages | 🧠 12878 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DEVELOPMENT OF SHEET STEEL GROUNDCOAT ENAMEL FROM LOCAL RAW MATERIALS

ABSTRACTAn investigation into the development of sheet steel groundcoat enamel from local raw materials was carried out. These local raw materials included: feldspar, quartz, magnesite, whiting, baryte and manganese dioxide. Several formulations were made. Of the five formulations that yielded be...

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📄 94 pages | 🧠 12222 words | 📚 5 chapters

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A STATISTICAL MODEL OF FLOW LEVELS IN RIVER LOKKO - ADAMAWA STATE

ABSTRACTMonthly water levels for four years in Lokko river were studied statistically using the time series theory, and an ARMA (1.1) model was identified as suitable to describe the data. An estimation model was developed, the results obtained were found to be satisfactory, except in the rainy s...

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📄 89 pages | 🧠 10892 words | 📚 5 chapters

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RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF PRESTRESSED ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION CONCRETE POLES

ABSTRACTReliability and economy are inherently competing demands; the study of which is becoming an increasing concern for the designers of electric transmission line structures and more generally to the profession of Structural Engineering. The work covered in this study deals with the assessmen...

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📄 95 pages | 🧠 12891 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ESTIMATION OF STREAMFLOW IN THE UPPER BENUE RIVER BASIN USING CLIMATIC WATER BUDGET METHOD

ABSTRACTWater is a fundamental element in the economic and social development of any country. A survey of surface water development in the Upper Benue Basin is made here in and availability of necessary data for water resources development discussed. A set of average monthly Temperature and Rainf...

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📄 91 pages | 🧠 9684 words | 📚 5 chapters

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SAMPLING OF LAND USE FROM LARGE SCALE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS

ABSTRACTA land use classification has been developed for the inventory of land use in a Nigerian forest area, Sabon Gida Ora, using large scale aerial photography. The dot grid method of sampling covering 14% of the area is used in estimating the various land use categories. Bonnor (1975) and Kol...

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📄 97 pages | 🧠 11835 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DEVELOPING STATISTICAL PROGRAMS ON A MICRO COMPUTER FOR SURVEYING DATA ANALYSIS

ABSTRACTThe project produces a statistical computer package for analysis of survey data. The computer programes are sequentially developed to cover statistical concepts such as, measure of central tendency, measures of dispersion, graphical presentation of data (Histogram, Stemplot, Boxplot, Freq...

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📄 83 pages | 🧠 7901 words | 📚 5 chapters

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