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THE MENACE OF BUILDINGCOLLAPSE IN NIGERIA: CAUSES

AND REMEDIES

A PRESENTATION IN COMMEMORATION OF

ACES WEEK 2011

PRESENTED BY:

BABARINDE, OLUWATOBI

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INTRODUCTION:

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A Collapsed 8-Storey hotelbuilding in Maryland Lagos.

This hotel was completed,furnished and ready for usewhen it collapsed on the eve

of its official opening (1989).

A 3-Storey building that

collapsed on the 12th of June

HISTORY OF COLLAPSE IN

NIGERIA :

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A Report on the collapseof Saque Comprehensive

Primary and SecondarySchool Port-Harcourt, Rivers

State, in which over 50

pupils died on the 15th ofJune 1990..

HISTORY OF COLLAPSE IN

NIGERIA :

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BAD DESIGN FAULTY CONSTRUCTION & CONSTRUCTION

PRACTICES

FOUNDATION FAILURE (Inadequate SiteInvestigation)

EXTRAORDINARY LOADS (Natural Disasters)

UNEXPECTED FAILURE MODES CHANGE OF USE OF THE BUILDING

STRUCTURE

COMBINATION OF CAUSES

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FORMS AND CAUSES OF

COLLASPE :

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LOSS OF LIVES LOSS OF PROPERTIES AND

INVESTMENTS

ADDITIONAL COSTS INCURREDFOR CLEARING ANDRECONSTRUCTION

TARNISHING OF IMAGE

CONSEQUENCES OF

COLLAPSE:

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ENGAGING THE SERVICES OFQUALIFIED DESIGNERS &CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS

THOROUGH SITE INVESTIGATION

QUALITY CONTROL AND ASSURANCE

PROPER PROJECT PLANNING ANDSCHEDULING

REGULAR MAINTENANCE OFREINFORCED STRUCTURE

PUBLIC ENGLIGHTMENT TO DRAWATTENTION TO THE DANGERS OF

REMEDIES AND

RECOMMENDATION:

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