Vol. 36 No. 3 (2017)

Published: 2017-06-30

Preliminary Pages & General Engineering

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editor NIJOTECH

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Building, Civil & Geotechnical Engineering

INVESTIGATION OF SHALLOW FOUNDATION SOIL BEARING CAPACITY AND SETTLEMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF MINNA CITY CENTRE DEVELOPMENT SITE USING PLAXIS 2D SOFTWARE AND EMPIRICAL FORMULATIONS

AB Salahudeen, JA Sadeeq

663-670
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STRENGTH CHARACTERIZATION OF FOUNDATION SOILS AT FEDERAL UNIVERSITY LOKOJA BASED ON STANDARD PENETRATION TESTS DATA

JA Sadeeq, AB Salahudeen

671-676
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AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE USE OF POLYPROPYLENE WASTE IN BITUMINOUS MIX

HS Otuoze, AA Shuaibu

677-685
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SUITABILITY OF BURNT AND CRUSHED COW BONES AS PARTIAL REPLACEMENT FOR FINE AGGREGATE IN CONCRETE

NM Ogarekpe, JC Agunwamba, FO Idagu, ES Bejor, OE Eteng, HO Ndem, EO Oloko

686-690
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THE EFFECT OF CERAMIC WASTE AS COARSE AGGREGATE ON STRENGTH PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE

EE Ikponmwosa, SO Ehikhuenmen

691-696
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FLEXURAL IMPROVEMENT OF PLAIN CONCRETE BEAMS STRENGTHENED WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE

MN Isa

697-704
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EXPERIMENTAL AND ANALYTICAL COMPARISON OF TORSION, BENDING MOMENT AND SHEAR FORCES IN REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS USING BS 8110, EURO CODE 2 AND ACI 318 PROVISIONS

CP Amulu, CA Ezeagu

705-711
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PREDICTION OF FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF CHIKOKO POZZOLANA BLENDED CEMENT CONCRETE USING OSADEBE’S REGRESSION FUNCTION

DO Onwuka, S Sule

712-723
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ANALYTICAL BENDING SOLUTION OF ALL CLAMPED ISOTROPIC RECTANGULAR PLATE ON WINKLER’S FOUNDATION USING CHARACTERISTIC ORTHOGONAL POLYNOMIAL

EI Ogunjiofor, CU Nwoji

724-728
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GEOPHYSICAL AND WELL CORELLATION ANALYSIS OF OGO FIELD: A CASE STUDY IN NIGER DELTA BASIN OF NIGERIA

MO Ehigiator, NC Chigbata

729-733
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INFLUENCE OF SUPERPLASTICIZER AND VARYING AGGREGATE SIZE ON THE DRYING SHRINKAGE AND COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF LATERISED CONCRETE

F Falade, B Ukponu, OJ Ugbaja

734-739
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STABILISATION OF NIGER DELTA FAT CLAY WITH BLEND OF BINDERS FOR SUBGRADE APPLICATION - PART 1

FM Alayaki, A Al-Tabbaa, MJ Ayotamuno

740-748
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ASSESSMENT OF TRAFFIC FLOW ON ENUGU HIGHWAYS USING SPEED DENSITY REGRESSION COEFFICIENT

HK Ugwuanyi, FO Okafor, JC Ezeokonkwo

749-757
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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BS 8110 AND EUROCODE 2 IN STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS

CU Nwoji, AI Ugwu

758-766
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FIRST PRINCIPLES DERIVATION OF A STRESS FUNCTION FOR AXIALLY SYMMETRIC ELASTICITY PROBLEMS, AND APPLICATION TO BOUSSINESQ PROBLEM

CC Ike

767-772
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BESSEL FUNCTIONS FOR AXISYMMETRIC ELASTICITY PROBLEMS OF THE ELASTIC HALF SPACE SOIL: A POTENTIAL FUNCTION METHOD

CC Ike, HN Onah, CU Nwoji

773-781
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Chemical, Industrial, Materials, Mechanical, Metallurgical, Petroleum & Production Engineering

GLASS-FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES: THE EFFECT OF FIBRE LOADING AND ORIENTATION ON TENSILE AND IMPACT STRENGTH

O Adekomaya, K Adama

782-787
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PRODUCTION OF PARTICLE BOARDS USING POLYSTYRENE AND BAMBOO WASTES

SA Abdulkareem, AG Adeniyi

788-793
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EFFECT OF ALUMINUM DROSS AND RICE HUSK ASH ON THERMAL AND MOULDING PROPERTIES OF SILICA SAND

EF Ochulor, HOH Amuda, SO Adeosun, SA Balogun

794-800
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PRESSURE ANALYSIS AND FLUID CONTACT PREDICTION FOR ALPHA RESERVOIR (A PARTIALLY APPRAISED FIELD) ONSHORE NIGER DELTA.

A Ogbamikhumi, AH Akanzua-Adamczyk, L Ahiwe

801-805
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MODELING, OPTIMISATION AND ANALYSIS OF RE-ENTRANT FLOWSHOP JOB SCHEDULING WITH FUZZY PROCESSING TIMES

L Ogunwolu, A Sosimi, S Obialo

806-813
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DESIGN AND OPERATIONS CHALLENGES OF A SINGLE TOGGLE JAW CRUSHER: A REVIEW

C Okechukwu, OA Dahunsi, PK Oke, IO Oladele, M Dauda, BM Olaleye

814-821
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ALUMINA PHASE TRANSFORMATION FROM THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF AMMONIUM ALUM SYNTHESIZED FROM KANKARA KAOLIN

SG Bawa, AS Ahmed, PC Okonkwo

822-828
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DEVELOPMEMT OF PILOT SCALE DEALUMINATION UNIT OF 2.5 kg METAKAOLIN PER BATCH CAPACITY

SG Bawa, AS Ahmed, PC Okonkwo, SM Waziri

829-834
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EFFECTS OF METAL INERT GAS WELDING PARAMETERS ON SOME MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL IN ACIDIC ENVIRONMENT

IMB Omiogbemi, DS Yawas, IM Dagwa, FG Okibe

835-843
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EVALUATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GAKEM AND ABOUCHICHE CLAY SAMPLES IN BEKWARRA LGA OF CROSS RIVER STATE FOR USE AS REFRACTORY MATERIALS

FA Ovat, DE Ewa, EA Egbe

844-848
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TECHNO-ECONOMIC INVESTIGATION OF DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES OF IMPROVING SIMPLE GAS TURBINE INTEGRATION OPTIONS

MA Sulaiman, MA Waheed, WA Adesope, A Noike

849-857
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Computer, Telecommunications, Software, Electrical & Electronics Engineering

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE APPLICABILITY OF NATURAL LOAD VARIATION SCHEME TO THE MEASUREMENT OF ENERGY YIELD OF PHOTOVOLTIC MODULE

EA Anoliefo, O Oparaku

858-866
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SPEED CONTROL OF DC MOTOR ON LOAD USING FUZZY LOGIC CONTROLLER (A CASE STUDY OF EMERGENCY LUBE OIL PUMP MOTOR OF H25 HITACHI TURBINE GENERATOR)

II Ekpoudom, IE Archibong, UT Itaketo

867-875
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF DIJKSTRA'S SHORTEST PATH ALGORITHM FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND LOGISTIC PLANNING

AH Eneh, UC Arinze

876-888
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IMPROVEMENT OF POWER SYSTEM QUALITY USING VSC-BASED HVDC TRANSMISSION

OJ Eyenubo, P Oshevire

889-896
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SIMPBOARD –A MONGODB IMPLEMENTATION OF A SIMPLIFIED ONLINE BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM FOR INFORMATION DISSEMINATION IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

AE Ibor, KE Eyong, EB Edim

897-903
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MULTIBAND MILLIMETER WAVE T-SHAPED ANTENNA WITH OPTIMIZED PATCH PARAMETER USING PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION

AH Jabire, A Abdu, S Salisu

904-909
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DEVELOPMENT OF MICROCONTROLLER BASED BINAURAL DIGITAL HEARING AIDS FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED PEOPLE

DBN Nnadi, NC Onu, SE Oti, CU Ogbuefi

910-916
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NEW MODEL FOR SOLAR RADIATION ESTIMATION FROM MEASURED AIR TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN NIGERIA

S Salisu

917-922
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DETERMINATION OF WEIBULL PARAMETERS AND ANALYSIS OF WIND POWER POTENTIAL IN COASTAL AND NON-COASTAL SITES IN AKWA IBOM STATE

YN Udoakah, US Ikafia

923-929
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MODELLING GAIT SYNDROME IN HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE: THE GENETIC ALGORITHM APPROACH

OOE Ajibola, L Ogunwolu

930-935
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Agricultural, Bioresources, Biomedical, Food, Environmental & Water Resources Engineering

SOME MOISTURE DEPENDENT THERMAL PROPERTIES AND BULK DENSITY OF Prosopis Africana SEEDS (OKPEYE)

FU Asoiro, CJ Ohagwu

936-943
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HIGH AND LOW WATER PREDICTION AT LAGOS HARBOUR, NIGERIA

OT Badejo, SO Akintoye

944-952
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DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A DISCOMFORT INDEX METER FOR DETERMINATION OF STRESS IN LIVESTOCK

FR Falayi, MO Olanipekun

953-959
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OPTIMIZATION OF NICKEL (II) AND CHROMIUM (III) REMOVAL FROM CONTAMINATED WATER USING SORGHUM BICOLOR

LT Adewoye, SI Mustapha, AG Adeniyi, JO Tijani, MA Amoloye, LJ Ayinde

960-972
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EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AFZELIA AFRICANA SEED UNDER COMPRESSIVE LOADING

CO Nwanjika, CU Onuegbu, DO Amaefule

973-978
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DEVELOPMENT OF U-CHANNEL SCREW JACK FOR VEGETABLE OIL EXTRACTION

MM Odewole, MO Sunmonu, SK Oyeniyi, OA Adesoye, PP Ikubanni

979-986
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PROXIMATE AND ULTIMATE ANALYSIS OF FUEL PELLETS FROM OIL PALM RESIDUES

UP Onochie, AI Obanor, SA Aliu, OO Igbodaro

987-990
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