Vol. 37 No. 4 (2018)

Published: 2018-09-30

Preliminary Pages & General Engineering

Editor's Note: CONCLUSION OF VOLUME 37, ISSUES 1 TO 4, 2018

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TABLE OF CONTENTS, VOL. 37. NO. 4, OCTOBER 2018

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Building, Civil & Geotechnical Engineering

MAINTENANCE STRATEGY IN PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS USING DEFLECTION MODEL AND SITE RECONNAISSANCE METHODS

H Mohammed, EF Elufowoju, VC Mgboh, MK Ajibade

861-866
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SUITABILITY OF SANDS FROM DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AT NSUKKA AS BACKFILL MATERIAL FOR VIBROFLOTATION

JH Pogu, CC Okafor, JC Ezeokonkwo

867-874
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EFFECTS OF TYRE STEEL FIBRE REINFORCEMENT ON SANDCRETE BLOCKS

NM Musa, M Abubakar

875-879
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VARIATION IN THE PHYSICO–MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF GRANITIC AGGREGATES IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA

SS Omopariola, AA Jimoh

880-884
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LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY AND GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF LIMESTONE DEPOSITS AROUND KUSHIMAGA AREA IN YOBE OF NORTH-EASTERN NIGERIA

UA Usman, AB Abdulkadir, JM El-Nafaty, M Bukar, S Baba

885-897
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REGRESSION MODELING OF THE STRENGTH PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE REINFORCED WITH POLYPROPYLENE FIBER AND ALKALI RESISTANT GLASS FIBRE

AW Otunyo, AJ Odebiyi

898-906
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Chemical, Industrial, Materials, Mechanical, Metallurgical, Petroleum & Production Engineering

STATIC FATIGUE ANALYSIS ON THE LOAD CONTAINER OF A LOW-COST VEHICLE FOR NIGERIAN RURAL FARMERS

SA Yahaya, KO Abdulrahman

907-912
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TECHNO-ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY STUDY OF BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM A COMBINED CELLULOSE AND SUGAR FEEDSTOCK IN NIGERIA: 1-MODELING, SIMULATION AND COST EVALUATION

T Oyegoke, F Dabai

913-920
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TECHNO-ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY STUDY OF BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM A COMBINED CELLULOSE AND SUGAR FEEDSTOCK IN NIGERIA: 2-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

T Oyegoke, F Dabai

921-926
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EXERGOECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF IHOVBOR GAS POWER PLANT

SA Aliu, PI Ochornma

927-935
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THERMODYNAMICS ANALYSIS OF RECOVERING HEAT FOR REFRIGERATION SYSTEM OF A FISHING VESSEL

R Poku, EA Ogbonnaya

936-944
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COMPUTER AIDED MODELLING OF LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE PYROLYSIS TO PRODUCE SYNTHETIC FUELS.

AG Adeniyi, OAA Eletta, JO Ighalo

945-949
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DEVELOPMENT OF CUTTING FLUID FROM SPENT ENGINE OIL

CP Nwadinobi, JU Okoli

950-956
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BENEFICIATION OF AZARA BARITE ORE USING A COMBINATION OF JIGGING, FROTH FLOTATION AND LEACHING

HE Mgbemere, EO Obidiegwu, E Obareki

957-962
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RELIABILITY STUDY OF KOLO CREEK GAS TURBINE POWER STATION

YP Olisa, AE Amos

963-966
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ENERGY OUTPUT ASSESSMENT OF LAFIA-OBI COAL IN A FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTOR

EO Ilyas, BZ Adewole, SA Adio, OT Popoola, AA Asere

967-974
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COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELLING OF AN AERODYNAMIC REAR SPOILER ON CARS

TD Ipilakyaa, LT Tuleun, MO Kekung

975-980
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DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A CATALYTIC MEMBRANE FOR VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND COMBUSTION

MN Kajama, Y Yildirim

981-988
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SUITABILITY OF RICE HUSK ASH MOULD ADDITIVE FOR THIN WALL DUCTILE IRON GRAPHITE CHARACTERISTICS

EF Ochulor, MOH Amuda, SO Adeosun, SA Balogun

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PID CONTROLLER DESIGN FOR A ONE-DIMENSIONAL HEATED ROD USING ORTHOGONAL COLLOCATION

AOF Williams, VO Adeniyi

999-1007
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THE MODELLING AND CONTROL OF THE DRIVE SYSTEM OF AN ACKERMANN ROBOT USING GA OPTIMIZATION

EI Adamu, MO Afolayan, S Umaru, DK Garba

1008-1014
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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY AND COMPETITIVENESS OF MODULAR REFINERY IN NIGERIA

NO Ogbon, OB Otanocha, A Rim-Rukeh

1015-1025
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PYROLYTIC ANALYSIS OF COCOA POD FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION

AO Akinola, JF Eiche, PO Owolabi, AP Elegbeleye

1026 - 1031
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ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENTS OF CARBONIZED CATTLE BONE/EPOXY COMPOSITE FOR ELECTRICAL INSULATION

AD Omah, EO Oji, SC Madu, EG Okonkwo, IC Ezema

1032-1038
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Computer, Telecommunications, Software, Electrical & Electronics Engineering

IMPROVED LEAVE SCHEDULING ALGORITHM FOR IMPROVED SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

BU Stephen, GA Chukwudebe, DO Dike, N Chukwuchekwa

1039-1048
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RADIO FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL INVESTIGATION USING SOFTWARE-DEFINED RADIO IN MATLAB AND SIMULINK ENVIRONMENT

SO Ugwuanyi, MA Ahaneku

1049-1057
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INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE TRANSFORMER INRUSH CURRENT PROBLEM

AO Ekwue, B Raun

1058-1064
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AN APPROACH FOR CRITICAL EVALUATION OF EXAMINATION QUESTIONS IN AN ENGINEERING FACULTY USING THE CLASSICAL BLOOM TAXONOMY

L Ogunwolu, EO Ajibola, A Sosimi

1065-1075
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CLEAN ENERGY GENERATION USING GROUNDNUT OIL MILL EFFLUENT WITH MICROBIAL FUEL-CELL

SM Lawan, I Abba, BD Bala, AY Abdullahi, A Aminu

1076-1082
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ANALYSIS AND CONTROL OF OFFBOARD BIDIRECTIONAL PLUG - IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE (PEV) CHARGER FOR VEHICLE TO GRID OPERATION

JO Haruna, SO Sanni

1083-1086
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STUDENT PERFORMANCE PREDICTION BASED ON DATA MINING CLASSIFICATION TECHNIQUES

YK Saheed, TO Oladele, AO Akanni, WM Ibrahim

1087-1091
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IMPROVING THE TRANSIENT STABILITY OF THE NIGERIA 330KV TRANSMISSION GRID USING THYRISTOR CONTROLLED SERIES COMPENSATOR

IK Okakwu, EA Ogujor, PE Orukpe

1092-1098
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CONSUMERS’ PREFERENCE AND SATISFACTION OF GSM SERVICE PROVIDERS AMONG STUDENTS OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

AM Opele, OJ Afolabi, TA Onifade

1099-1109
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IMPROVED DISTANCE METRIC TECHNIQUE FOR DERIVING SOFT RELIABILITY INFORMATION OVER RAYLEIGH FADING CHANNEL

OO Ogundile, MO Oloyede, OA Osanaiye, FA Aina

1110-1119
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Agricultural, Bioresources, Biomedical, Food, Environmental & Water Resources Engineering

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF LEAD IN AMAONYE FOREST SOILS OF ISHIAGU COMMUNITIES IN EBONYI STATE OF NIGERIA

E Atikpo, NI Ihimekpen

1120-1127
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STUDY OF BACTERIAL ASSOCIATED WITH KOLANUT SOIL PLANTATION AND WASTE LOOKING AT THEIR BENEFITS TO MAN AND HIS ENVIRONMENT

TB Fabunmi, DJ Arotupin, DV Adegunloye

1128-1136
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QUALITY ASSESSMENT ON SOME SOAPS SOLD IN NIGERIA

O Idoko, SA Emmanuel, AA Salau, PA Obigwa

1137-1140
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CALORIFIC VALUES OF SELECTED AGRICULTURAL WASTES

JO Awulu, PA Omale, JA Ameh

1141-1146
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ASSESSMENT OF THE BIODEGRADATION OF 1-METHYL NAPHTHALENE USING IMMOBILIZED PSEUDOMONAS MACERANS AND BACILLUS SUBTILIS ON PERIWINKLE SNAIL SHELL

KI Omoniyi, SS Ibrahim, EC Gimba, NC Nwokem, S Atobiliye

1147-1153
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ERGONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CLASSROOM FURNITURE IN A NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY

OP Fidelis, B Ogunlade, SA Adelakun, O Adukwu

1154-1161
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FLOOD INUNDATION AND HAZARD MAPPING OF RIVER ZUNGUR WATERSHED USING GIS AND HEC-RAS MODELS

AB Olasunkanmi, S Dan'Azumi

1162-1167
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REFURBISHMENT AND EVALUATION OF A TWO-WHEELED TRACTOR

JN Nwakaire, AC Ezeagba, OC Ogoegbulem

1168-1175
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF VARIETIES OF BEANS (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) INFLUENCED BY MATURITY STAGE

E Eboibi, H Uguru

1176-1184
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