The Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers, NICE has lamented the rising cost of building materials, including Cement, warning that such could contribute to building collapse this year. National Vice Chairman of NICE, Engr.Lola Adetona, gave the warning at Civil Engineers’ Annual Dinner and Public Lecture, that took place in Lagos, recently. The
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Being able to identify the various types of walls on a structural plan is an essential skill, but it’s also important to know what makes each type of wall unique. What is a shear wall? While columns and load-bearing walls keep buildings standing up, carrying the compression load of the structure
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A major constraint with developing and maintaining rural roads is the fact that they are, unfortunately, rural. The areas where they are needed are often difficult to access, logistics become complicated, local contracting capability is limited, engineers are few and far between, and younger engineers especially, are not keen to
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The concept of drip irrigation systems is simple: tiny holes inserted at various points along a hose allow small quantities of water to trickle slowly into the soil over long periods. The disadvantage of sprinkler systems is that a lot of water is wasted, owing to evaporation of the spray droplets
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For more than 180 years, engineers have been working meticulously on the compressed air car, but without any economically viable results. The Luxembourg-based company MDI has come a long way in its development and pledges to launch the zero-emission AirPod 2.0 soon. Researchers at the University of Ontario Institute of
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Nine platforms controlled by the Big Tech Masters of the Universe have blacklisted or restricted President Donald Trump. Twitter, Google, Apple, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, Pinterest, Shopify, Reddit, TikTok, Twitch, and Discord have all either banned or restricted President Trump from their platforms. The severity of action taken against Trump varies
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Trump superfans are heading for the exits. Just hours after President Trump was permanently banned from Twitter, his diehards on the platform vowed they would move on as well. “Goodbye Twitter” trended during the early morning hours Saturday as people continued to come to grips with the leader of the free world
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There has been a 45% increase in cyberattacks on healthcare organisations worldwide in the last two months, making healthcare the most targeted industry by cyber criminals, according to new research from Check Point. The Increase in global cyberattacks on healthcare sector is double the increase (+22%) in cyberattacks on all other
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