PREFACE The whole information conveyed in this book has been planned and written for proper understanding of structural detailing of a building. The approach in this book is to provide the readers sound and basic knowledge in structural detailing in a building. Consequently, I have given more details than is normally given in a book concerning detailing of structural members, which include slabs, beam, stairway and column. This book will also provide some bases as a prerequisite in detai...
ABSTRACT Since some secondary schools are known to offer guidance services to their students in Bendel State, it is logical to expect that certain benefits are likely to be derived by the beneficiaries. Already, there is a growing awareness in Nigeria about the usefulness of these services but there is a dearth of concrete date for assessing the role fulfilled by counselling in the growth and development of secondary school students. It is also known that some Nigerians do not believe in the ...
ABSTRACT The open concrete-lined Calueque-Oshakati canal has been operational since the 1970s, carrying raw water from the Calueque Dam on the Kunene River in the Southern region of Angola to the Central Northern region of Namibia. This raw water is conveyed to the purification plants along the canal, where it is purified before distribution to towns and villages through pipelines. This thesis presents the findings on the estimation of evaporation losses using the stable isotopic composition ...
A feasibility study of a conceptual nuclear design of a facility capable of producing high thermal neutron fluxes using isotopic neutron sources in a multiplying medium was carried out. The one-dimensional multigroup neutron diffusion equation was solved using the finite difference technique. A computer code SUNDES was written in FORTRAN 77 programming language and used to study the effect of reflectors, shielding materials and strength of isotopic neutron sources on the production lev...
ABSTRACT This study examines the process of economic transition from palm oil to crude oil and its impact on the Niger-Delta communities from 1895 to 1995. It highlights the dilemma between crude oil exploration and exploitation in the region and the attendant environmental outcomes. The study discusses the Niger-Delta crises within the context of the contemporary global political economy, particularly the imperial permutations of the Great Powers seeking the control of energy supplies the wo...
ABSTRACT This paper uses the Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) framework to analyse the missing links in attempts to address the problems of flooding in Nigerian cities. Previous flooding and the recent ones have been attributed to heavy downpour, blockage of water channels and drainages, indiscriminate dumping of refuse and building of houses along channels. Areas that are neglected but pertinent to flood mitigation include: (1) degreening activities that remove green cover; (2) ...
ABSTRACT Modern form of Co-operative leave their origin in the tension and opportunities created by industrialization and urbanization in the nineteenth Century in Europe. Much of the early interested in co-operative structure seemed from deep regards to the social consequence of industrial capitalism, critics of the new order not simply a framework for business organisation but also as a vehicle for the reutilization of radical social and political goals. However, much concepts of c-operativ...
Building cracks are most common type of problem in any type of building. So, it is important to understand the cause and the measures to be taken for prevention. Though cracks in concrete cannot be prevented entirely but they can be controlled by using adequate material and technique of construction and considering design criteria. Due to some faulty steps during construction or some unavoidable reasons different type of cracks starts to appear on various structural and non-structural parts o...
ABSTRACT The study examines how the English language has been used by President John Dramani Mahama in three of his political speeches. The main focus of the study is to analyse the use of lexical items and the functions they play in political discourse from the stylistic perspective. The Linguistic and Stylistic Categories by Leech & Short (2007) and the Ideational metafunction in the Systemic Functional Grammar Theory by Halliday and Matthiessen (2014) are applied as theoretical frameworks...
ABSTRACT Street food vendors make a significant contribution to the lives of the impoverished in the society and the economy at large. However, it seems the sector has become stagnant in growth and expansion. A large number of street food vendors have been operating in the same place for numerous years with no concrete progress. This reason influenced the choice of my thesis topic so that the problem can be investigated and appropriate measures taken to help boost the sector. The research stu...
ABSTRACT A major economic policy of the first military regime in Nigeria, 1966-79, was the indigenisation of the national economy. The aim was to put Nigerians, to a greater extent, in control of the economy of the nation. The history of the nation's indigenisation policy, close to policy flirtation by the colonial masters, was broached in 1946, and again in 1956. In 1964, under a post-colonial government, the policy was mooted, but a concrete formulation, perhaps delayed because of the polit...
ABSTRACT Metaphors enrich a language and help people understand abstract or unfamiliar content. By linking abstract information to a concrete concept, it becomes easier for people to understand the information. This thesis is an investigation into the meaning of metaphors that appear in the editorials of the New Era newspaper. The purpose of the study was to examine the use and functions of different types of metaphors and how metaphors contribute to conveying the meaning of the message in t...
EXTENDED ABSTRACT Smallholder dairy farmers produce about 70% of cow milk in Tanzania. As the dairy industry grows, it is increasingly becoming important to focus on milk quality and safety in order to produce and retain the existing markets. This study was conducted in order to assess the milk quality and safety in smallholder dairy farming systems in Mbeya rural and Mbozi districts. A cross sectional study was conducted using a structured questionnaire, observation as well as collection of...
Abstract The highway system of a developed country contains thousands center line kilometers of streets. Such systems consist of asphalt, concrete or composite streets ranging in condition, in recent years, several road network monitoring and maintenance programs have been established in order to monitor the on-going performance of the road network, to predict future road conditions and assess long term needs, to support investment planning and decision making, and to identify rehabilitation...
ABSTRACT This research is based on the results of Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) released by the West African Examinations Council in elective and core subjects of study at Potsin T. I. Ahmadiyya Secondary School from 2000 to 2003. The elective programmes of study are General Arts, Business, Home Economics and Technical subjects. The data also includes the gender and religious affiliation of candidates. The main objective of the study is to identify variables that sig...