The General Manager of Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Mrs. Abiola Kosegbe, an engineer, has called for collaboration of professional bodies in the built environment to rid the state of quackery in the construction industry. She made the call at the recently concluded first virtual national workshop of the Nigerian
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You may not have realized it, but praseodymium, terbium, and gadolinium are as important to your work as the soldering iron, multimeter, and oscilloscope. Respectively, these rare earth elements (REEs) help make possible lasers and certain magnets, fluorescent lamps and sonar systems, computer memories and X-ray tubes. There are seventeen REEs, and
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Climate Change Vs. Coronavirus. Whether their state is opening up or locking down again, Americans are generally staying home more during the COVID-19 pandemic. One result has been a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, which could be as much as 7 percent lower in 2020 than they were in 2019. What
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One person was killed and three others injured in a Midtown scaffolding collapse on Thursday — just blocks away from the scene of a partial building collapse earlier in the day, authorities said. Just how the 4:30 p.m. scaffold collapse unfolded wasn’t immediately clear, but photographs of the aftermath on East
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A high-rise building is a building with a small footprint, small roof area, and immense facades. High-rise buildings have the potential to decongest urban sprawl as they can deal with high-density issues and lack of available land for development. The approach towards the construction of a high-rise building is challenging and
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The chemical reaction which takes place between cement and water is known as hydration of cement. This reaction is exothermic in nature, which means heat is released during the reaction, and the evolved heat is called as heat of hydration. Typically, cement produces 89-90cal/gm of heat in 7 days and 90-100cal/gm
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Bridgestone has brought its low rolling resistance tyre technology called ENLITEN to the roads in Volkswagen’s all-electric ID.3 ENLITEN Technology enables a super low rolling resistance to help conserve the ID.3’s battery power. Battery power is also conserved by the fact that tyres with ENLITEN Technology are lighter, requiring up to 2kg
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Consent has become a big topic in the wake of the Me Too movement. But consent isn’t just about sex. At its core, it’s about respect and meeting people where they are at. As we add connected devices to homes, offices, and public places, technologists need to think about consent. Right
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Underwater drones are being employed to hunt for trillions in riches trapped beneath the ocean floor, according to a report. The drones survey the seafloor above the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, which is about 15,000 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean and home to untapped reserves of rare-earth metals, CNBC reported. Under
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