Furthermore, the case of naval building, abuja, nigeria was examined by fakere et al 2012 as quoted by. Nigeria has suffered its share of building collapse in the past with several cases of buildings collapsing and killing scores of people. May 16, 2014 he revealed that part of measures to curb further cases of building collapse in the country was to amend the criminal law so as to sanction defaulters. May 27, 2016 the spates of building collapse in nigeria in the past twenty years have assumed a very worrisome dimension as many lives are lost and huge investments wasted. The causes of building collapse in nigeria has been traced by ede 2010a to abnormal factors not obtainable in many other developing nations. In the recent time, nigeria as a country, had recorded a number of collapsed building.
Ede 2010b was further of the opinion that apart from the generally known causes of building collapse such as design flaws, ageing, material fatigue, extreme. In nigeria, the common causes of building collapse have. Introduction he frequency of collapse of building structures in nigeria in the past few years had become very alarming and worrisome. The lagos state government said in a statement that preliminary reports suggest the building construction was illegal, with the builders having been. Top 10 causes of building collapses in nigeria inside mosaic. He said the agency would not rest till incidence of. A building collapse in an upmarket area of nigerias biggest city, lagos, has killed at least 34 people, according to officials. Construction standard and regulation in nigeria ruya fadason, chitumu danladi, and jatau tchad sharon, nigeria 1. Obi department of architecture, university of nigeria, enugu campus. The age less interaction between man and his built environment has. A lot of building specifically in port harcourt and lagos state have collapsed and thereby causing a huge economic waste and lost of lives. Fourstorey building collapses in lagos nigeria and world news. The lagos state government has expressed its condolences over the death of construction site workers who lost their lives on tuesday as.
Pdf causes of building failure and collapse in nigeria. The spates of building collapse in nigeria in the past twenty years have assumed a very worrisome dimension as many lives are lost and huge investments wasted. Failures in building can occur during different stages of construction process itself, as well as after. The loads are the weights of people and objects, the weight of rain and the pressure of windcalled live loadsand the dead load of the building. Incessant incidents of building collapse in nigeria. Why building collapse is rampant in nigeria blueprint. Since independence, the nigeria government has desperately continued to make concerted effort in the area of quantitative but not qualitative supply of mass housing through huge budgetary and policy provisions but, surprisingly, the rate at which existing.
Sa woman trapped in nigeria building collapse for five. The issue of punitive measures that should be given to offenders were stressed. A threestorey building located at 31 ilufe, ojo alabama, lagos collapsed on tuesday morning. The problems range from faulty design, negligence, incompetence, faulty construction, foundation failures, extraordinary loads and corruption. Building failure and collapse in nigeria covenant university.
Building collapses archives the guardian nigeria news. Fadil elegbede, is a lagosbased builder and general secretary of the nigerian institute of building niob. Although every society has its own problems and nigeria is not an exception yet the very recent challenges of buildings collapsing in various locations ha ve been giving the various arms of government and the people of nigeria sleepless nights in view of the enormous loss of huge investments in. In the past thirty seven 37 years 19742010, lagos state has recorded quite a number of cases of building collapse in areas like ebute.
A lot of building specifically in port harcourt and lagos state have collapsed and thereby causing a huge economic waste and lost of lives of people and. Construction company blamed after lagos building collapse. The collapse of storey buildings in nigeria, especially in lagos usually goes along with it attending casualties which can be more than 20. Another building collapses in lagos premium times nigeria. Causes of building failure and collapse in nigeria. There was, however, no casualties as residents have already deserted the building located at 21 saka okoro. A residential fourstorey building collapsed in lagos, nigeria on tuesday. I have decided to open a thread on the collapse of buildings. Fourstorey building collapses in lagos 2 nov 2017 nigeria the general manager in a statement restated the state governments zero tolerance to building collapse and avoidable death of its. In recent times, nigeria have witnessed upscale in building collapse resulting in death of hundreds of citizens most prominent of which includes september 2014 the synagogue church of all nation guest house collapse and the reigners bible church building collapse at akwa ibom state south south nigeria with a combine death of over 300. Investigation into causes of building collapse in nigeria.
Recently, there was another multistorey building collapse in cantonments that recorded three deaths. A building, once properly constructed is expected to be in use for a very long time. Construction industry in nigeria has been facing challenges. What are the possible causes of building collapse in nigeria. Pdf causes of building collapse and prevention in nigeria. Since independence, the nigeria government has desperately continued to make concerted effort in the area of quantitative but not qualitative supply of mass housing through huge budgetary and policy provisions but, surprisingly, the rate at which existing ones are. The causes, effects, consequences 41 issn 20556578print, issn 20556586online and remedies. Ibrahim farinloye, from the national emergency management agency of nigeria, said in a statement that investigation on the cause of the collapse has started by various federal and state agencies.
The result reveals that the frequency of building collapse in nigeria is at an alarming rate and the impact is moderately major. The building housed offices and residences of church officials, the nation reports. A study of control measures of building collapse in lagos state, nigeria olufemi adedamola oyedele, nd building technology, bsc. The research started with the analysis of the basis for the realization of robust structures that live up to expectations, then followed by what is obtainable in the nigeria built environment and the measures to bring the failures under control. Tackling causes of frequent building collapse in nigeria. Introduction, particle size distribution of a given soil sample a, evaluation of % passing, for sample a, for sample b, data presentation and evaluation, evaluation of. Pdf building collapse in nigeria 2009 2019, causes and. A threestorey building collapses in lagos nigeria youtube. Pdf an examination of the causes and effects of building. O 1 department of architecture, covenant university, ota, ogun state nigeria. An examination of the causes and effects of building collapse. Abstract building collapse is a regular occurrence in lagos state in nigeria. It is thought the accident was caused by poor construction.
Causes, effects and remedies to the incessant building. Another threestory building has collapsed in ojo area of lagos, southwest nigeria. It is a pity that building collapse has become a regular occurrence in nigeria especially in lagos area. Nigerian president visits synagogue church collapsed building. Many lives and properties have been lost in the collapse of buildings mostly in port harcourt, abuja and lagos. Causes of building failure and collapse in nigeria american. Why buildings collapse in nigeria properties nigeria. Though building collapse is not limited to nigeria alone or the developing economies, the scope and frequency of the menace in the country has reached quite embarrassing proportions. The general manager in a statement restated the state governments zero tolerance to building collapse and avoidable death of its citizenry. May 18, 2018 though building collapse is not limited to nigeria alone or the developing economies, the scope and frequency of the menace in the country has reached quite embarrassing proportions. Department of architecture, bells university of technology ota. Causes, prevention and remedies, ondo state, nigeria. Causes of building collapse and prevention in nigeria.
The age less interaction between man and his built environment has always had positive and negative impacts on the two. Sep 28, 2007 collapse of building though can happen to any kind of building but the casualty of multistorey buildings can be so terrible. Mar 09, 2016 the lagos state government has expressed its condolences over the death of construction site workers who lost their lives on tuesday as a result of the collapse of a fivestorey building under. Case study of building collapse i n nigeria adedeji joseph adeniran department of architecture, federal university of technology, akure, nigeria. Although every society has its own problems and nigeria is not an exception yet the very recent challenges of buildings collapsing in various locations have been. For over three decades, nigeria has experienced frequent building failure and collapse.
Interestingly, many of the causes of building collapse are attributed to structural defect, bad design, violation of building codes, use of substandard construction. Building can be explained as a structural that provides shelter to lives and properties, it could be a school, church, shop, or factory that has roof, walls. Oke 8 carried out a research on the causes and effects of building collapse in nigeria and identified the following as the consequences of building collapse. Guardian nigeria if you have seen a building collapsed in nigeria before. A threestorey building collapses in lagos nigeria arisenewschannel. At least two people have died, and another fourteen people have been rescued from.
Amongst the recent building collapse was a church pavilion collapse in uyo, akwa ibom state which claimed about 200 lives on 10th december, 2016 35. An empirical ascertainment of the causes of building failure. This article examines the case of structural failure that occurred recently to a hotel building that was under construction in akure, nigeria. Finding lasting solution to building collapse in nigeria. Collapse of building though can happen to any kind of building but the casualty of multistorey buildings can be so terrible. Collapse of buildings is not new to nigeria, neither is it only peculiar to nigeria, however that will not stop us from taking critical look at the situation and finding a solution to it. The site of building collapse scattered across the length and breadth of nigeria is quite alarming that it is unimaginable 37 oke ayodeji fadamiro in 2002 defined building asan enclosure for spaces designed for specific use, meant to control local climate, distribute services and evacuate waste. Reported cases of building collapse between 1978 and 20 in lagos, nigeria the analysis of data on reported cases of building collapse in lagos shows that between 1978 and 1986, 12. The july collapse was a disaster that occurred on july 18, 2006 when a fourstory block of flats collapsed in lagos, nigeria. Building collapses in nigeria have been on the increase in recent times. Mar 09, 2016 a building collapse in an upmarket area of nigerias biggest city, lagos, has killed at least 34 people, according to officials.
A study of control measures of building collapse in lagos. Nov 24, 2012 it is a pity that building collapse has become a regular occurrence in nigeria especially in lagos area. Tackling causes of frequent building collapse in nigeria citeseerx. Optical emission spectrometer was used to carry out the chemical analysis, while the microstructure was examined using an optical microscopy.
On december 10, 2016, nigeria was hit by a tragedy when a church collapsed in uyo, the capital of akwa ibom. The building was a residential building composed of 36 flats. Introduction the importance of good structures building, road etc. An assessment of building regulations and standards and the implications for building collapse in nigeria proceedings of a workshop on building collapse. Top 10 causes of building collapses in nigeria credit.
In this interview with tope sunday, he speaks on how building collapse is persistent in nigeria, among other issues in the built environment. Dec 30, 2016 the study aimed at examining the cases of residential building collapse in nigeria with a view of identifying the causes, effect and solution. A onestorey building belonging to christ chosen church of god in edo state collapsed today. He revealed that part of measures to curb further cases of building collapse in the country was to amend the criminal law so as to sanction defaulters. Chapter four of this investigation into causes of building collapse in nigeria project work is available, order and download full work chapter four of investigation into causes of building collapse in nigeria contains. This paper is set to examine the causes and effects of building collapse on the nations economy with a view to providing information that will forestall future occurrences in the. Emmanuel tv shuts its door after nigeria church collapse. The president refuted claims that substandard cement was the cause of building collapses and added that cement manufacturers in nigeria adhered to safety standard. Pdf building collapse in nigeria 2009 2019, causes. Causes of building failure and collapse in nigeria in nigeria, building failures have been attributed to so many factors ranging from the use of substandard materials, poor workmanship, low quality of blocks, concrete and other factors.
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