BUILDING COLLAPSE IN NIGERIA: THE TREND OF CASUALTIES IN THE LAST DECADE (2000 -2010)

BUILDING COLLAPSE IN NIGERIA: THE TREND OF CASUALTIES IN THE LAST DECADE (2000 -2010)

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Over the last 10 years, the incidence of building collapse in Nigeria has become so alarming and does not show any sign of abating. Each collapse carries along with it tremendous effects that cannot be easily forgotten by any of its victim. These include loss of human lives, economic wastage in terms of loss of properties, jobs, incomes, loss of trust, dignity and exasperation of crises among...
 
Volume 10
Issue 6
Pages 32-42
Published in 2010
 
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Dr Anthony Nkem Ede
Ede Anthony N. » Anthony N. Ede, PhD, is a Covenant University Associate Professor of Structures and Materials. Immediate past Head of Department (2017-2019). Has been the College of Engineering Examination Officer from 2014-2017. Dr. Ede has a Laurea (combined BSc and MSC) in Civil Engineering with specialization in Structures from the “Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna, Italy, in 2001. He... view full profile
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