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Month: January 2024

ESSENTIAL SOIL PARAMETERS TESTING FOR FOUNDATION PURPOSES (A CASE STUDY OF A BORROW-PIT AT ITU IKPE, IKOT EKPENE, AKWA IBOM STATE POLYTECHNIC, IKOT OSURUA)

ESSENTIAL SOIL PARAMETERS TESTING FOR FOUNDATION PURPOSES (A CASE STUDY OF A BORROW-PIT AT ITU IKPE, IKOT EKPENE, AKWA IBOM STATE POLYTECHNIC, IKOT OSURUA)

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ABSTRACT Soil sampling and testing is one of the most important steps to attain success in construction project. Soil testing provides information on type of soil, bearing capacity of soil   Test such as liquid limit, plastic limit, atterbergs, compaction, plastic index test and differential free swell test are done for testing the suitability and stability of soil for the construction of commercial complex. TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents                                                                                                Pages Title Page    –         –         –         –         –         –         –         –         –        …

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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CONCRETE STRENGHT USING DIFFERENT BRANDS OF ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CONCRETE STRENGHT USING DIFFERENT BRANDS OF ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT

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ABSTRACT This study comprises quality of different Brands of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC).Three brands of Portland cement commonly available in Nigeria were investigated through series of tests conducted to determine their strength characteristics, setting time, soundness, workability and fineness among others and examine if they meet the minimum standard as stipulated by the British Standard Institute. Three brands of cement considered were Brand A, Brand B and Brand C. The strength characteristics of these three brands are similar with slight…

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AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE USING LATERITE AS FINE AGGREGATE

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE USING LATERITE AS FINE AGGREGATE

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ABSTRACT During the pre-independence of the building culture in Nigeria, laterite were mainly used for making blocks which were accurate durable and accessible enough for them to meet their housing needs. One of the aim and objective of this project is to determine the compressive strength of concrete cubes. The sample was collected from Julius Berger borrow pit located at ukana opposite sunshine battery in Essien Udim  L.G.A Akwa Ibom State. According to the aims and objective of this work,…

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INSTALLATION OF 5 KVA SOLAR INVERTER

INSTALLATION OF 5 KVA SOLAR INVERTER

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ABSTRACT This project work on installation of 5KVA solar inverter to power a building. The solar panel brings down (DC) voltage cause it directly from the sun, then the inverter convert the (DC) voltage to (AC) voltage. In this project the battery used are up to 48V that i.e. each of the solar battery has 12V. Rechargeable  battery that integrates a solar cell with battery power storage, while a charge controller control is the total amount of voltage to be…

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ESTATE SECURITY AND ITS EFFECTS ON PROPERTY VALUE

ESTATE SECURITY AND ITS EFFECTS ON PROPERTY VALUE

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ABSTRACT It is an understatement that security remains one of the principal challenges bedeviling the nation’s real estate. Also as crime and insecurity in estates and its environs keeps mounting daily, there is need to make estates, its dwellers and their properties safe. Therefore it’s on this premise that the study examined the effects of Estate Security and Its Effects on Property Value; Taking Ikot Osurua in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area as a case study. Then the following are…

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EFFECT OF CHURCH LOCATION ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUE (ABAK/IKOT EKPENE ROAD UYO)

EFFECT OF CHURCH LOCATION ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUE (ABAK/IKOT EKPENE ROAD UYO)

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ABSTRACT The aim of this study to investigate the effects of church location on residential property values with particular reference to Abak/IKot Ekpene Road in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Questionnaire was used to collect data from 448 respondents who lived around the church locations. GPS was also used to collect data on distance between church location and residential properties. The results revealed that church location did not have significant effects on the rental values of residential property. It further revealed…

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PIONEER NEWSPAPER CAMPAIGNS AND THE FIGHT AGAINST CAMPUS CULTISM IN AKSU, OBIO AKPA CAMPUS

PIONEER NEWSPAPER CAMPAIGNS AND THE FIGHT AGAINST CAMPUS CULTISM IN AKSU, OBIO AKPA CAMPUS

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 ABSTRACT The aim of this study was  to examine the pioneer newspaper campaigns and the fight against campus cultism in AKSU, Obio Akpa campus. The objectives of  this study were; to ascertain the extent of awareness of student of AKSU, Obio akpa campus to Pioneer campaigns against cultism, to examine the adequacy of the content of  Pioneer newspaper in the fight against cultism, to determine the perception of the student of AKSU Obio Akpa campus to Pioneer newspaper  Campaigns against…

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INFLUENCE OF INSPIRATION FM PROGRAMME “COMMUNITY CORNER” ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (A Case Study of Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area)

INFLUENCE OF INSPIRATION FM PROGRAMME “COMMUNITY CORNER” ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (A Case Study of Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area)

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ABSTRACT This study was aimed at investigating the influence of Inspiration FM programme “Community Corner” on community development in Ikot Ekpene. The objectives of this study were; to ascertain if the residents of Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area listen to the Inspiration FM programme “Community Corner”, to determine the extent to which the Inspiration of FM programme “Community Corner” encouraged meaningful discussion of issues of public interest in Ikot Ekpene, to examine the influence of the Inspiration programme “Community Corner”…

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INFLUENCE OF GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP ON NEWS GATHERING IN NTA CHANNEL 12, UYO

INFLUENCE OF GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP ON NEWS GATHERING IN NTA CHANNEL 12, UYO

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ABSTRACT This study was aimed at assessing the influence of government ownership on new gathering of NTA channel 12, Uyo. The objectives of this study were: To find out if government ownership of NTA, Uyo influences the gathering of news by the station, To find out the extent to which the ownership influences the gathering of news by the station, to find out how ownership influences the gathering of news by the station and to  find out the means through…

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ETHICAL ISSUES AND JOURNALISM PRACTICE IN INSPIRATION F.M, UYO

ETHICAL ISSUES AND JOURNALISM PRACTICE IN INSPIRATION F.M, UYO

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ABSTRACT This study examines the ethical issues and journalism practice in inspiration FM, Uyo. The study survey research design and question naira was used as the instrument for data collection. The sample size for the study was thirty (3). The findings of this study revealed that both internal and external factors greatly influence journalism practice in inspiration FM, The study further revealed that inspiration FM did not have and as such were not influence by the issue of managerial incompetence…

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