Building Failure Causes in Nigeria and Mitigating Roles by Engineering Regulation and Monitoring

Tanko, Joseph Apagu; Ilesanmi, Felix Aromo; Balla, Sunday Kilkabu

doi:10.4236/eng.2013.52026

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“…Kuroshi condemned the way and manner construction processes were being managed and executed in the country because of the belief that all the professions should be involved in the building process. Tanko et al (2013) affirmed that quacks had penetrated the engineering profession at all levels, from design to construction and maintenance phases of engineering structures and services. They explicated how these activities have led to human and financial losses due to the engineering failure of buildings by pointing out typical examples of the failure of buildings either during or after construction being experienced regularly.…”

Section: An Overview Of Quackery In Built Environment Professions In Nigeriamentioning

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Diagnosing the Causes of Quackery in Quantity Surveying Practice in Lagos State, Nigeria

Dada

Bamigboye²

2021

JCBM

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The purpose of this paper is to examine the causes of quackery in quantity surveying practice to address the menace for enhanced service delivery. Using survey research design, primary data were collected through the administration of structured questionnaires on quantity surveyors in the 125 registered quantity surveying firms in Lagos State, Nigeria. The respondents were asked to rate the identified 34 causes of quackery in quantity surveying practice on a 5-point Likert scale. The elicited data were analysed using mean score analysis. Factor analysis was, after that, used to explore and detect the underlying relationship among the identified variables and categorise them into key factors. The results of the mean score statistics identified 32 important causes of quackery in quantity surveying practice, with the four most important ones being an unwillingness to seek professional advice and consultation, unwillingness to pay for professional services, lack of effective systems of punishment for quacks and inadequate monitoring by the quantity surveying professional association and regulatory body. It was concluded that the causes of quackery in quantity surveying are multidimensional and can be narrowed down to unethical practices, client engagement, job security, regulatory and corruption-related issues. The identified causes of quackery in quantity surveying practice will be useful in formulating policy and serve as future research agenda towards eradicating the menace and engendering an enhanced service delivery. Keywords: Causes of quackery; Nigeria; Quackery; Quantity surveying; Service delivery.

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Diagnosing the Causes of Quackery in Quantity Surveying Practice in Lagos State, Nigeria

Dada

Bamigboye²

2021

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“…2. Education enlightenment on the public on the need to prevent building collapse rather than managing situations: Another top-ranked factor is enlightening the public, with the high frequency of building collapse witnessed, continuing professional development need be emphasised on modern practices to keep members abreast with the new trends in construction [41]. This broadens the knowledge of the public and is a conservative method of reducing building collapse.…”

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Identification of the Key Causes and Measures to Prevent Building Collapses in Nigeria

Nwosu

Zima

2021

Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports

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Buildings collapse in the Nigerian major urban cities continues to engender an excessive number of fatalities, injuries and property damage. The collapse of building infrastructure, though prominent in developing economies, is a worldwide issue. Building developments collapse at the construction stages and in some cases after commissioning. Examples abound in recent times in Abuja and Lagos. The major problem is the unquantifiable resources wasted when building construction development collapses. If the answer to this endemic problem is proper project management, it becomes imperative to institutionalize its activities in Nigeria. Building Collapse is an occurrence that has been notorious over the decades. It is caused by many factors which have their great impact on the lives and properties of man. This study reviews current causes in the building industry. In view of this development, this study is aimed at demonstrating how real estate project management strategy helps in building collapse. Data from the primary source were basically from the designed instrument, which were distributed to the population of 100 professionals in the building industries. In this paper, it was concluded that the key causes of building collapse are weak/faulty foundations, inefficient stringent quality control in material utilization, and management, boycotting the professionals, absence of proper site investigation, the absence of proper site investigation and the engagement of inexperienced personnel. The aim of the study was to identify the factors influencing the occurrence of construction disasters in Nigeria in order to prevent them in the future. However, the analysis of the results gathered, reveal that, there was variance in opinions, as to the causes of building collapse among professionals in an attempt to exonerate themselves from the blame for building collapse. These were classified as the areas in the building sector that were prone to building collapse. Therefore, this study claims that the above-listed causes of building collapse are predominant in the Nigerian construction industry.

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“…Building failure and collapse are common occurrences in Nigeria; 64 reported building collapses between 1974 and 2011 resulted in approximately 300 fatalities (Tanko et al, 2013). Building failure and collapse have been a persistent problem in Nigeria for more than ten years, and they are becoming more frequent at an alarming rate (Hamma-adama and Kouder, 2017).…”

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Review of the Impact of geo-environmental toxicity on soil bearing pressure

Kayode-Ojo

Idiata²,

Okonofua

2023

LAUJOCES

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Soil is a widely distributed naturally occurring material derived primarily from rocks and rocky minerals. Because soil is a natural product, it has some changeable and complicated characteristics by definition. When it comes to foundation design, the most important soil feature to consider while choosing a soil type is bearing pressure. The bearing capacity is one of the key soil properties required in foundation designs. How well a structure’s foundation performs depends on the nature and properties of the soil beneath it in relation to its capacity to withstand pressure. However, it is important to note that the bearing pressure of soils is affected by contaminants or pollutants in the geo-environment which produce a negative effect on the soil engineering characteristics.

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Building Failure Causes in Nigeria and Mitigating Roles by Engineering Regulation and Monitoring

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Diagnosing the Causes of Quackery in Quantity Surveying Practice in Lagos State, Nigeria

Diagnosing the Causes of Quackery in Quantity Surveying Practice in Lagos State, Nigeria

Identification of the Key Causes and Measures to Prevent Building Collapses in Nigeria

Review of the Impact of geo-environmental toxicity on soil bearing pressure

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