http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/2007/09/causes-of-building-collapse/ Building Construction Blog for Professionals and Laymen. Mon, 14 May 2012 20:23:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/2007/09/causes-of-building-collapse/comment-page-1/#comment-99356 Akpoatimifa Teinane Mega Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:05:08 +0000 http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/?p=9#comment-99356 This publication wil go a long way to expose to Nigerians the causes of building failure and probably the remedy. And if properly taking into practice will reduce the risk of building failure, lost of property and life. This publication wil go a long way to expose to Nigerians the causes of building failure and probably the remedy. And if properly taking into practice will reduce the risk of building failure, lost of property and life.

]]> http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/2007/09/causes-of-building-collapse/comment-page-1/#comment-93453 Engr. Seth Chuks Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:57:03 +0000 http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/?p=9#comment-93453 A lot of Nigerians believed in paper work, that is certificates. Nowadays lot of quack engineers and contractors pretend to be graduates or degree holders without knowing where to start erecting building. These quack contractors and engineers really makes more money than the expertize ones, they make quick money, build overnight without knowing the major steps of CURING IN BUILDING. Some clients decide to execute their projects to some contractors/engineers simple because they have relationships with them, that's very wrong to take such risk. As a client, ask questions, find out some relevant informations regarding to whom you prefer, also find out how many professional jobs and experiences the workmen has gotten and their artistic appearances in construction and designing. All building materials and components has their terms and way of using them. Failure to knowing this simple ideas will also amount to shear forces or collapses. Well more ahead. A lot of Nigerians believed in paper work, that is certificates. Nowadays lot of quack engineers and contractors pretend to be graduates or degree holders without knowing where to start erecting building. These quack contractors and engineers really makes more money than the expertize ones, they make quick money, build overnight without knowing the major steps of CURING IN BUILDING.
Some clients decide to execute their projects to some contractors/engineers simple because they have relationships with them, that’s very wrong to take such risk. As a client, ask questions, find out some relevant informations regarding to whom you prefer, also find out how many professional jobs and experiences the workmen has gotten and their artistic appearances in construction and designing. All building materials and components has their terms and way of using them. Failure to knowing this simple ideas will also amount to shear forces or collapses. Well more ahead.

]]> http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/2007/09/causes-of-building-collapse/comment-page-1/#comment-63825 Muhammed Hammed Olanrewaju Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:36:47 +0000 http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/?p=9#comment-63825 Government should enforced the involvement of qualified building professionals in every stages of building design & construction Government should enforced the involvement of qualified building professionals in every stages of building design & construction

]]> http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/2007/09/causes-of-building-collapse/comment-page-1/#comment-43445 Prince laiyembi Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:19:35 +0000 http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/?p=9#comment-43445 lack op expertize, 2. technical know how and negligence by the government, i.e good building materials and poor infrastructures like drainage. lack op expertize, 2. technical know how and negligence by the government, i.e good building materials and poor infrastructures like drainage.

]]> http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/2007/09/causes-of-building-collapse/comment-page-1/#comment-42194 emma Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:38:15 +0000 http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/?p=9#comment-42194 By monitoring the building projects when is on, work and make compulsory the plans done by professionals. The authority should be more responsible to their duties etc By monitoring the building projects when is on, work and make compulsory the plans done by professionals. The authority should be more responsible to their duties etc

]]> http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/2007/09/causes-of-building-collapse/comment-page-1/#comment-42193 emma Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:36:32 +0000 http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/?p=9#comment-42193 Thats very untrue, one plank is approximately 300mm in width, so two of it is merely 600mm. There have been cantilevers of 900mm and more but this depends on the structural design and the types of reinforcements you use for it. To save yourself though one of the precautions to take is to do two planks and make sure the Iron rods returns are up to 1200mm in lenghts. Guess I have to write a topic on this. Thanks Thats very untrue, one plank is approximately 300mm in width, so two of it is merely 600mm. There have been cantilevers of 900mm and more but this depends on the structural design and the types of reinforcements you use for it.
To save yourself though one of the precautions to take is to do two planks and make sure the Iron rods returns are up to 1200mm in lenghts. Guess I have to write a topic on this.
Thanks

]]> http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/2007/09/causes-of-building-collapse/comment-page-1/#comment-42135 joseph Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:25:14 +0000 http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/?p=9#comment-42135 Is it true that cantelevering of more than 2 planks requires a pillar to support it. How safe is a cantelevering of 3 to 5 planks? Is it true that cantelevering of more than 2 planks requires a pillar to support it. How safe is a cantelevering of 3 to 5 planks?

]]> http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/2007/09/causes-of-building-collapse/comment-page-1/#comment-42101 Zayyana Yakubu Kurfi Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:34:01 +0000 http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/?p=9#comment-42101 Do not manage the building materials. Do not manage the building materials.

]]> http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/2007/09/causes-of-building-collapse/comment-page-1/#comment-42100 Zayyana Yakubu Kurfi Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:34:01 +0000 http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/?p=9#comment-42100 Do not manage the building materials. Do not manage the building materials.

]]> http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/2007/09/causes-of-building-collapse/comment-page-1/#comment-38937 longman olofin Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:53:32 +0000 http://buildingcontractorsecrets.com/?p=9#comment-38937 what do you think we can do to stop all these messed in nigeria building collapsing. what do you think we can do to stop all these messed in nigeria building collapsing.

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