ABSTRACT Soils containing large quantities of clay and silt are the most burdensome to the engineer. These soils exhibit marked changes in volume with changes in water content and consequently affect the function of any layer lain upon it due to its shrink and up heave behavior when used as a subgrade or a layer built of it. The test assesses the geotechnical characteristics of silty clay soil in order to increase the shear strength and decrease the compressibility of the soil, so that the b...
ABSTRACT This study comparatively analysed biogas production from three waste materials: Grass - Axonopus compressus, cow dung and pig waste slurry, with respect to the effects of carbon/nitrogen (C:N) ratio on biogas yield. A mixing ratio of 1:10 (one (1) part of substrate to ten (10) parts of water) was used. Nine 2L plastic digesters, were used for the study. Digestion was carried out in triplicates, 3 digesters for each substrate. The C:N ratios of the substrates were as follows: Axonop...
Creating a friendly workplace which is devoid of pollution is a top priority globally. This study assesses the impact of noise from a polythene nylon production and recycling factory. The HD600 Datalogging Sound Level Meter was used for the assessment of noise within the factory and at twenty-three sampling points outside the factory. A World Health Organization standard questionnaire was also administered to selected respondents within and outside the factory to obtain information on su...
The spread of pollutant in an area is partly a function of wood burning in local kitchens by the population of the area. This pollution generated through combustion of wood fuels presents difficult environmental challenges to societies as it could degrade the environment and affect human health and quality of life. Wood burning emissions are major contributors to air pollution in rural areas as they contain harmful gases. The level of carbon monoxide in the air in two location in oleh town ...
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ABSTRACT Traditional power grids are now transformed into Smart Grids (SGs) in order to solve the problems of energy wastage, energy control, uni-directional flow of information, growing energy demand, reliability, measurement and security. Smart grids increase the automation, coordination and connectivity between these electricity suppliers, electricity users and networks used in local distribution tasks and long distance transmission. Smart Grids offer bi-directional energy flow between ele...
ABSTRACT A traffic light also known as a traffic signal, stop light and go light, robot or semaphore is a signally device positioned at four (cross) junction, pedestrian crossing or other locations in other to indicate when it is safe to drive or walk using a universal color code ( and in precise sequence for those that are color blind). Traffic light system operate on a turning mechanism that changes the light after a given interval of 7-120 seconds depending on the traffic congestion on t...
ABSTRACT This research study the concentration of certain toxic metals in street dust along road construction site and relate the finding to the standard control measure to determine the extent to which environmental uncontrolled process can pollute the environment. This study therefore investigate the Physicochemical parameters of street dust and concentration of three toxic metals; Nickel (Ni), Copper (Cu) and Cadmium (Cd) in Arakale – NEPA Road in Akure City of Ondo State. A total numbe...
The effect of magnetic treatment of water on the growth, yield and germination of maize seed has a positive impact in Agricultural crop production
Abstract Indirect combustion noise had not been attracting research in the past, but recent indication seems to prove that it could be a threat in the future if not addressed. Means of reducing this type of noise to a low decibel value was also included. Noise is due to the ingestion of distorted atmospheric turbulence, as the two set of blades rotate in different direction. Open rotor noise is higher since the rotors are fully exposed to oncoming turbulence and lack ducting or a nacelle to a...
ABSTRACT This project presents the results of the investigation conducted on a lightweight foamed concrete using different reagents; Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS) and Lithofoam, with a view to determining its potential as a construction material in Nigeria. The properties investigated on the foamed concrete having target density of 1800kg/m3 were: workability, bulk density and compressive strength. The foamed concretes produced using SLS were developed using a w/c ratio of 0.5 and a mix ratio ...
Wireless power transfer (WPT) technologies have been widely used in many areas, e.g., the charging of electric toothbrush, mobile phones, and electric vehicles. This project introduces fundamental principles of three WPT technologies, i.e., inductive coupling-based WPT, magnetic resonant coupling-based WPT, and electromagnetic radiation-based WPT, together with discussions of their strengths and weaknesses. Several WPT applications are described. Open research challenges are then presented wi...
ABSTRACT The adsorptive removal of the colour pigment (due to high content of carotenoids) from palm oil using ortho-phosphoric acid activated kaolin clay was investigated in this research. The clay was activated at different acid concentrations to improve its adsorptive capacity. In order to study the effect of process variables on the bleaching efficiency of the raw and activated clay ...
Focuses on the maximum volume of waste generated in a particular month in a particular area and uses a heuristic model for it's analysis. Research Problem A proper, efficient, reliable and hygienic waste handling and disposal technique tells more of our maintenance culture but the capacity and ability to efficiently manage the waste becomes inadequate. The need for this study a rose because effective waste management is a tool for sustainable development. This can be achieved...
Abstract In this report, we perform a comparison of two gas condensate stabilization techniques: fractional distillation and multi-flash vaporization. Our prime objective is to compare relevant parameters .e.g. Reid vapor pressure (RVP) and associated costs in order to determine the more effective method for the stabilization of our gas condensate feed. The Aspen Plus software application suite was extensively used for the process design and simulation as well as the economic analysis for thi...