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Politics › Re: FG Plans Dialogue With Militants To End Vandalism - Lai Mohammed, Kachikwu by Miscellaneous(m): 11:38pm On May 23, 2016

Is buhari sensible at all ? Dialogue about what ? Amnesty? These people don't want amnesty. Now, what they are saying is that you, buhari, should deal with this unfair allocation of oil blocs!!!! How many farmlands in the north are owned by southerners? Ab.oki nor go ever free make southerner dey control him backyard. Now, the same abo.ki dey person backyard dey share oil bloc wey go block him throat. You see, not until the problems are addressed, bombing of pipelines will never cease. You are only buying time & this why I always laugh at those who praise yar'adua .... the guy only bought time & postponed that day to today & the circle continues.bNiger deltans are not all greedy they are saying you shoukd give them 60% .... is that really too much to ask? Do you think if northerners have these oil blocs this country would still be whole?

I like the whites for one thing... they always address problems as it is.

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Celebrities › Re: Monalisa Chinda And Stephanie Linus At DALA Awards by Miscellaneous(m): 9:11pm On May 23, 2016

one chance thread

Education › Re: The Most Beautiful Igbo Girl In Uniben by Miscellaneous(m): 7:29pm On May 23, 2016

DEGREE2466:
Meet the most beautiful Igbo girl in Uniben –Dike Cynthia.

Dike Cynthia Chinonye emerged as the winner of the maiden edition of Adaigbo Uniben beauty pageant held on 22nd May, 2016.

She is a 100 level Mass Communication student, Faculty of Arts. She is an indigene of Nwangele Local Government in Imo State.

Her delicate rhythm tremble through the crevices of opposite sex. She is an epitome of stainless beauty. Her cheeks looks like ripe tomatoes and the eyes are like those of doe. Her look is harmonious with natural contour.

http://unibencampusvilla..com.ng/2016/05/meet-most-beautiful-igbo-girl-in-uniben.html?m=1

op ... she is not the most beautiful ibo girl joor. I am in uniben & girls dey wey fine pass am anyhow azzzzinnnn dust am throwaway..... she still fine sha but she dey learn work for where some girls dey... that's the hard pill. Hope you can swallow it ?

Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Miscellaneous(m): 5:10am On May 23, 2016

A column normally resists axial compressive force, & I know it is also possible for it to resist bending (called a "beam column" ). Now, to the engineers, how can we make a beam resist bending? Or better put, what are the applications of a "beam column" ?

Education › Re: Students Going Into Relationships On Campus, Do Or Don’t? by Miscellaneous(m): 4:20am On May 23, 2016

Baba, use eye gum your book ooo. Girls are like 8credit load in school (I.e they can crush your g.p.a)

Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Miscellaneous(m): 4:14am On May 23, 2016

lastpage:
That would be great!
Research-based education brings about unquantifiable development.

In the course of my own build, we noticed that we had to use even more water as the Stone dust seems to consume/swallow the water and it dries up very quickly.

Now, l am thinking, "all things being equal", if you use the same amount of water in the tow mixes (Sharp sand ...and Stone dust), the Sharp sand will likely come out stronger because the Stone Dust appears to be "starved of water" and like if you starve a sharp Sand mix of water, it will definitely not attain maximum strength.
This is just a "postulation" of mine as l dont have "accurate, scientific data" to back it up, having not done any controlled experiment, as you have done.
Please keep it at it as you would be contributing something meaningful to the industry.
Just do it as a "further project" or if you are in your 1st degree finals, enrol for "higher degrees" and pursue it further on a larger scale, with more time to spare.

Lastpage!

Yea, I'm beginning to understand you. But, the purpose of carrying out the workability test (I.e compacting factor test / slump test ) was to see if water was okay or not. A true slump was gotten (meaning water was infact adequate although, the one for sharp sand was slightly better ). So, after doing that in the lab, I won't really buy the idea of water starvation... in construction sites, do you leave an already mixed cement paste in the open air for long hours, like say 6hrs? (why allow those labourers to mix 12 bags of cement & open it for long hours ? some labourers will even eat morning & afternoon food for already mixed cement head. Why not split the mixing in 4's ? These things does affect strength in sites, although negatively. )

Regards the research stuff, I would see what I can do. Me, in Finals ? lol... I'm still in year 3 oooo.... I never even go for my year4 IT programme not to mention start year5 project, that was just my lab experiment, it was even a group work in the sense that I got assistance from some of my mates but I just decided to discuss on it with those already in the construction sector. Believe me, I'll re-conduct this test even if they don't allow me for now. Had I been in year 5, they would easily allow me.

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Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Miscellaneous(m): 7:51pm On May 22, 2016

n3xt:
Ask Hajji Mufutau55 and lastpage. Na them I dey copy. Ask them Wetin dem see.

lol

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Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Miscellaneous(m): 7:45pm On May 22, 2016

lastpage:
Is there a possibility that the two mixes have different "curing rate" ...and we need to see the results for the standard 28days.
If you can create time, it will be god to take the research further, for completeness

I am interested in these tests because l am a big fan of Stone Dust (did a four flats, one storey build recently that l did not use Sharp sand at all.... all concrete works were a mixture of Granite, Stone dust, adequate Cement and TAP Water ..... and the result was awesome, though the cost was prohibitive).

@Brabus: I am also interested in those ideas of yours. Bring it on pls.

Lastpage!

You see, if I were to defend the granite dust, I would say that the granite dust tend to be somewhat reactive with the cement paste in the sense that it delays the hydration of the cement. Under normal circumstances, only cement ought to be reactive but, we are sometimes faced with situations where the aggregate might be reactive as I'm attributing to granite dust in this very instance. And because of this delayed hydration, the intended strength of granite dust couldn't be gotten at the 7-day period but, MAYBE overtime it would achieve it's desired strength, just maybe. Until I one day undergo a repeat of this test in future (using a 28-day period ), I'll always say granite dust is far inferior to sharp sand... & I don't think the strength tested in the lab has anything to do with the curing. I, myself, am particularly interested in the cause of the discrepancies as much as you do thus, I would find a way to conduct the test for a 28-day period.... I just hope they allow me.

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Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Miscellaneous(m): 6:39pm On May 22, 2016

n3xt:
I'm not taking you up on that. I'm just making citing those things that could lead to the figures gotten.

Brabus

OK man. But, why do you always append brabus at the end....

Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Miscellaneous(m): 3:08pm On May 22, 2016

n3xt:
The truth is coming out gradually. 28 days no too lengthy for concrete cube test.

lol.... I gave my reason that I needed to submit the report within 2wks

Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Miscellaneous(m): 12:50pm On May 22, 2016

n3xt:
Where's your location? I want an open test with video recording and we will send to LSMTL for lab test. Is that fine?

Maybe that will really help us here.

Edo state, Benin city. You see, I would really love to if given the opportunity to re-conduct the test, you see, 16N/mm² was just too low & what gross mistake could have been made to reduce the strength that much? It only goes to show that granite dust is inferior, if it was say 24N/mm², I can even accept I made a slight mistake. As regards, re-conducting the test, I must confess, it won't be easy in a school environment. Moreover, we are on strike....

Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Miscellaneous(m): 12:43pm On May 22, 2016

KolaShangOne:
That's serious.. 26kN to 16kN.. Those results were after 28days?

After a 7-day period (because 28-day period was too lengthy since I needed to submit a report within two weeks). Look at the mix ratio used.... it is a strong mix ratio.

Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Miscellaneous(m): 10:31am On May 22, 2016

adanny01:
In that case, something somewhere went wrong. The difference between the two couldnt be that much.

It left even me amazed except for the supervisor.

Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Miscellaneous(m): 10:29am On May 22, 2016

n3xt:
3 cubes. Agreed. But manual mix without adequate water is a capital NO! Manual mix on the ground or inside a water-tight/non-absorbent container?

The supervisor was just standing by as an observer because you complained about workability of the CGF. Otherwise, he would have told you to use a mixer or add a little more water to the granite dust/cement mix until the concrete is of desired consistency. How long did the test took before results came out? How much time for curing? 7 or 28 days?

Brabus

Workability wasn't really that bad ... I was saying in comparism to the sharp sand. A compacting factor test was also done (had I snapped the report, you would have seen everything). My supervisor was not surprised about my result. He has worked in the construction industry for close to 20years & he said he knew that granite dust was not it & that most engineers always argue like you are doing now. & who said it was mixed in an airtight container ? Don't assume man.... it doesn't help. The container of the automated mixer was used.... (not the rotating automated but, the automated mixer that has about 4 turning blades starting from top of the container cover, through & ending at the bottom of the container). & as a matter of fact, the mix didnt even reach 1/2 of the container. Water-cement ratio used was 0.55 for all.... water shouldn't be added arbitrarily in a lab. It is a test to compare, moreso.

Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Miscellaneous(m): 10:18am On May 22, 2016

mavverick:
I have not seen your full report but I think I have an idea on the conclusion.
A quick question for you, so is stone dust not good for interlock production ?
Can interlock be made months before use or better to be made just before use ?
Thanks in advance

Honestly, I'm not yet in the construction industry & I'm still a civil engr student. But to your question, I believe it is well suited for interlock production & nothing else. For your second question, pls ask others since I'm not well grounded in that...

cc: spyder880 , Abdulwastecx , n3xt , Egunmogaji, lastpage

Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Miscellaneous(m): 12:05am On May 22, 2016

adanny01:
Let me point out that

Laterite is NOT the same thing as sharp sand. Laterite is a soil which is rich in iron which gives it a reddish colour while sharp sand is sand which is free from dirt or soil and of angular shapes.

Secondly, on point 3. To conclude on that compressive strenght, i expected that you have done the tests properly. Properly means casting a minimum of 3 standard cubes of 1000cm³ or 3,375cm³ each for granite dust and sharp sand, the average of the compressive strengths taken. Also, the proper test should have compared atleast average compressive strenght at 7days and at 28days not forgetting curing by complete submersion in water.

This way alot of errors should have been eliminated.

Before your experiment is considered, i have to be sure it meets minimum standard since casting just one cube is still an inconclusive result. I have seen where concrete from the same batch had a wide difference in compressive strength. Imagine having a result like 25, 27 and 14N/mm2 on 3 cubes of the same concrete batch. Thats even machine mixed o, not to talk of hand mix that gives alot of consistency errors.

man, 3 cubes was tested & average taken ...& did u believe I wouldn't do all aforementioned under supervision ? Man, I did all that. The only mistake I made was not snapping pix before submission of the detailed report

cc: n3xt

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Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Miscellaneous(m): 2:10pm On May 21, 2016*

Okay. The test was conducted for the sole purpose to see how fine aggregate as do coarse aggregate influence the desired strength of concrete. For this purpose, two tests were conducted with one using granite dust as fine aggregate & the other using the popular laterite (sharp sand). You see, before now, there have always been mixed reactions concerning this granite dust but, the below results nipped it in the bud. Now, my findings:

1. The granite dust gave a blending color to the mix as oppose to sharp sand.
2. The granite dust proves very difficult to bond with the mix ( I used trowel for both experiments & I'm certain it is same even with an automated mixer)
3. The desired strength was 25N/mm² but, sharp sand gave me 26N/mm² while granite dust gave 16N/mm²
4. For some reason, I believe the workability of sharp sand is better than granite dust.

Since it was a time limited experiment, I couldn't make a general conclusion but, however, the strength is what really left me dazed.
N:B ==> A mix of 1: 3/2 : 3 ( 4: 6: 12) was used which I believe does not have any detrimental effect on the suppose granite dust. It's just a mix, afterall.

I made the summary as short as I could.

Cc: Abdulwastecx, Egunmogaji , n3xt

Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Miscellaneous(m): 7:44am On May 20, 2016

abdulwastecx:
Can you publish the summary of your report here for all to see, so that we can all learn from it

I would give the detailed report later in the day. I need to use the right values in my summary . Moreover, NEPA is not helping for now.....

Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Miscellaneous(m): 7:40am On May 20, 2016

n3xt:
Just yesterday, I had expert roof design company visit one of my site to design a minimal load yet safe and sturdy roof trusses on my structure.

We planned using exposed beam trusses in some areas.

please, help me ask the engineer how complex it is to carry out the design & analysis in terms of duration because, I am thinking it is time consuming even more than slab, beam & stairs altogether.

Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Miscellaneous(m): 7:37am On May 20, 2016

EgunMogaji:
So it fails strength test I'm assuming in high tensile usage areas.

I believe that it gives superior look and feel quality, can it be used in areas where ultimate strength is not required?

Thanks.

you are right but, the look & feel shouldn't be enough. Let's be really sincere, is there any structure where the best ( I.e ultimate ) strength is not required at least for serviceability?

Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Miscellaneous(m): 7:32am On May 20, 2016

n3xt:
Because Naija pros are using it. Meanwhile, the real pros constructing on the Atlantic uses sharp sand. Even Julius Berger (they don't know it all) got dredging site all over Lagos with well treated sharp sand.

yea, many pros are using it. But, we all know that they feel it is good because of it's colour enhancing properties & engineers always neglect tests to ascertain it's credibility.….

Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Miscellaneous(m): 12:17am On May 20, 2016

Another analysis was carried out, many people use granite dust in their construction of houses and they always argue that it is very good but in my lab tests, I observed that the granite dust seems very hard to bond with the cement & coarse aggrega8 and when I tested the cube strength, it was far below the required value for a 7-day period. Now, why is granite dust still preferred as a fine aggregate even, when it ought to be rejected by all sane human ?

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Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Miscellaneous(m): 12:01am On May 20, 2016*

podosci:
Foundation depth is not governed by any universal standard but rather by the below mentioned factors -
- Selected Foundation type affects the depth
- Soil test result ( we generally dont do soil test in Nigeria out of ignorance and cost)
- Estimated load of the structure
Overal, your foundation should generally start from where you encounter a reasonable good soil with adequate bearing capacity depending on the foundation type.

What are the reason to then select a foundation type for a structure if soil tests are not done ? I suppose you are not a magician to accurately predict the bearing capacity.….. do u choose a foundation based on the fact that it is popular to a city ? e.g strip , is popular in Benin & so, if u were to build, u choose strip ? Or what then is the basis for selection ?

Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Miscellaneous(m): 11:54pm On May 19, 2016

Now, why is it that most engineers don't design roofs? From analysis carried out, it has been observed that those carpenters that construct roof trusses for houses, most of the truss members( abt 40%) are zero force members ( I.e redundant)... & this falls back to my initial question. why ?

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Food › Re: When Tomato Is 4 For N500 (Photo) by Miscellaneous(m): 7:06pm On May 18, 2016

VocalWalls:
I pity Nigerians. We are not smart.

The government created fuel scarcity, only to jerk the price up.

The South has been shouting resource control, the north has acted, under the guise of tomato sickness.

Do you really think the price of tomato will ever be the same again?

The next time tomato comes back, we'll be happy to get 3balls for 200 naira.

The next time dangote's tomato company will open again, we'll hear a small tin is now N100

All my northern customers that trade currencies have been changing their cars.

You think Buhari is dumb? You think the north isn't outsmarting the 'schooled' South?

Think again.

And for zombies, don't quote me without visiting my website.

Politics › Re: NLC Members Protest In Benin City (Photos) by Miscellaneous(m): 6:52pm On May 18, 2016

DaMotivator:
dat first pic was taken from bedc building...saw them there not long ago...menh see us closing our office door make dem nor near our side....lol...but dis strike is worthless sha...NLC trying to be relevant since 1800...push for increase in minimum wage den i'll support ur course...not all dis subsidy dats being paid to d cabals

Please sir, don't be fooled. You really don't know what is happening, do you ? NLC should go on strike for even 5years, it is the best choice, believe me. The elites or say, the rich have a way of getting what they want. Who are the cabals? Why not go for them and spare the masses the agony! Even if fuel is to be sold for #300, the common man in the streets is still the one losing. The cabals are already blowing up with money & will always resort to better ways of looting money. The masses should never be made to suffer for what they had no part in. We Africans are in this state because we refuse to see things for what they really are. Oh, I heard someone saying buhari said the country is broke. Are we, the masses , that stupid ? You see, those who wrecked this nation are those who will still loot the money recovered from the subsidy removal , just like before. Oh, you think they will use the supposed subsidy money to standardize this country? C'mon man, they won't. They will buy jeeps, trucks, mansions et al. The gap between the poor and the rich is getting wider each minute, the naira is been devalued as price of goods are getting higher.… or when last did you buy fresh tomatoes ? Last year? We need to do things right and the poor masses who has no part in looting the country's resources shouldn't be made to near the brunt for they ( the elites) ought to know that the country was not their handbag. Don't be deceived by the word "cabals" the rich intend to use in stripping us this time around , they are only seeking to enrich their purse and once they saw the country has no " money" they want to generate money from the subsidy removal & of course, loot ....as usual.

Education › Re: 2016/2017 Uniben Admission Thread Guide. by Miscellaneous(m): 4:15pm On May 15, 2016

KPhantom:
i knw this sir, but there's no where in this NIGERIA that they will consider anybori ahead of someone that chose the course as first choice.. If a med aspirant scored 69, and d cut off is 72 for example, there's no way on earth he will be considered first for animal science ahead of the person that chose the course as first choice.. The school must have made sure they admit those that chose d course first (aggregate of 50) before they can open doors for others, anyway it still all about GOD.. BTW, last yr's cut off for Animal science is 50.

Well, u may be right. We are not in the IT DEPARTMENT where they do all the maths in admitting students so we can only give the best speculations. But believe me when I tell u that most of the time aggregates play a key role btw related fields. I'm in engineering faculty so it's hard keeping up to date with agric faculty.... but , 50 seems low , although I'm not saying you are wrong.

Education › Re: 2016/2017 Uniben Admission Thread Guide. by Miscellaneous(m): 3:37pm On May 15, 2016

KPhantom:
65?? bros, d dept of Animal science need to admit atleast 150 persons every yr, but just 72 persons applied for animal science dis yr, hw come p-ume cut off is 65? I thought schools set their cut off based on d number of applicants and performance..

animal science is the number 1 in agric faculty.... I.e the most sought after. It is not a must to admit 150 students it can even be 100.... there are others with very high aggregate who will not be given medicine & will inturn increase ur supposed "72" to even 250... Just do your best & leave the mathematics for God. Some people will not even get their choice of course even if they pass cutoff mark... It all falls back to God , I tell u.

Education › Re: 2016/2017 Uniben Admission Thread Guide. by Miscellaneous(m): 12:57pm On May 15, 2016

KPhantom:
chai, see as una don turn my beloved Animal science to dumping ground.. btw, do u have an idea of the cut off mark for animal science?

62 aggregate as at 2012.…. nowadays, too many people pass jamb unlike b4.. so it could be within 62-65

Celebrities › Re: Uju Stella Who Is "Pregnant For Burna Boy" In New Photos by Miscellaneous(m): 6:32pm On May 14, 2016

Lol @ poster above me

the girl nor fine for face but her body is to die for .... abi na only me get eyes ?

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Education › Re: 2016/2017 Uniben Admission Thread Guide. by Miscellaneous(m): 11:18am On May 14, 2016

CaptainEColeJnr:
I know .. but what I was pointing out was that uniben will never give u pharmacy in place of medicine

OK man.... got your point

Education › Re: 2016/2017 Uniben Admission Thread Guide. by Miscellaneous(m): 11:18am On May 14, 2016

buharisbae:
Lol no the agg for mbbs is. 70...wah I'm saying is if I score 68/70 nko

68 will give u optometry

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