The following factors were considered as the bases of causes and effects of building collapse the findings. If not controlled, building collapse can be disastrous. Interestingly, many of the causes of building collapse are attributed to structural defect, bad design, violation of building codes, use of substandard construction. This implies that the problem of building collapse in developing countries with particular reference to nigeria is a function of the negative contribution of the policy decision makers, the professionals and the public. A strong foundation will help you eliminate the potential of a building collapse by over 50 percent. Clearly the use of substandard material is responsible for todays collapse and that is because engineers cut corners by colluding with. Building failure and collapse in nigeria covenant university. Building collapse is a defect or imperfection, deficiency or fault in a building element or component. Any type of building can collapse but multi storey buildings are more prone to catastrophic collapse. Recent building collapse in nigeria particularly in lagos state in recent weeks are as a. Data for the study were derived from both primary and secondary sources.
This situation necessitated the evolvement of national building code in 2006. The issue of punitive measures that should be given to offenders were stressed. Contemporary issues in building collapse and its implications for. Incessant incidents of building collapse in nigeria. For over three decades, nigeria has experienced frequent building failure and collapse. In nigeria, the trend is on the increase and religious housesbuildings are not left out. Case study of building collapse i n nigeria adedeji joseph adeniran department of architecture, federal university of technology, akure, nigeria. Death toll rises to 8 a fourstory building collapsed at massey street on lagos island on tuesday around 2. Building collapses archives the guardian nigeria news.
Causes, prevention and remedies, ondo state, nigeria. The spates of building collapse in nigeria in the past twenty years have assumed a very worrisome dimension as many lives are lost and huge investments wasted. A building collapse in an upmarket area of nigerias biggest city, lagos, has killed at least 34 people, according to officials. Structural collapse occurs all over the world, but the rate of occurrence in nigeria is beyond bound.
For instance, after every incidence of building collapse in nigeria, investigations are usually carried out and actions are taken. Construction company blamed after lagos building collapse. Collapse of buildings is not new to nigeria, neither is it only peculiar to nigeria, however that will not stop us from taking critical look at the situation and finding a solution to it. Amongst the recent building collapse was a church pavilion collapse in uyo, akwa ibom state which claimed about 200 lives on 10th december, 2016 35. A school, housing 100 students, was located on the third story of the building, leading to the story gaining significant coverage in local and international media. In january 2018, a survey conducted on building collapse in nigeria revealed that the southwest region of nigeria has the highest record of building collapses in the last eight years, with lagos state accounting for about 4 deaths and 159 injuries2. The age less interaction between man and his built environment has always had positive and negative impacts on the two.
In recent times, nigeria have witnessed upscale in building collapse resulting in death of hundreds of citizens most prominent of which includes september 2014 the synagogue church of all nation guest house collapse and the reigners bible church building collapse at akwa ibom state south south nigeria with a. Collapse of building though can happen to any kind of building but the casualty of multistorey buildings can be so terrible. The causes of building collapse in nigeria can be traced to abnormal factors not obtainable in many other developing nations. Another threestory building has collapsed in ojo area of lagos, southwest nigeria. This study is of significance to policy makers in making proactive measures at curbing the ugly trend of building collapse in nigeria. The resultant effect is that the structure is eventually overloaded. Uniprojects aim of providing investigation into causes of building collapse in nigeria project research material is to reduce the stress of moving from one school library to another all in the name of. People and traffic on a busy street in lagos, nigeria, may 24, 2005. Building collapse is more common and devastating in developing world. Building collapse established to be caused by many factors is one of such disasters wielding its great impact of loss of lives and properties on man. Others include collapse of multistorey building in mokola, ibadan,oyo state 1974. On march 2019, a three story building in the ita faaji area of lagos, nigeria suffered a structural collapse, killing 20 people and leaving over 40 trapped. Failures in building can occur during different stages of construction process itself, as well as after. Pdf building collapse in nigeria 2009 2019, causes.
Lagosin a bid to stem recurrence of building collapse in the state, the lagos state building control agency, lasbca, said, yesterday, it has pulled down 30 out of 80 distressed buildings marked. Building collapse in nigeria has been on the increase in recent times. To investigate this phenomenon, primary data were collected through a. How to prevent building collapse in nigeria the sun nigeria. The cause of the collapse could not be immediately ascertained as rescue operators among who were officials of lasema, lagos state fire service. For instance, folagbade 2001 and chinwokwo 2000 enumerated forty two 42 cases of building collapse as occurring between 1980 and 1999 in nigeria while makinde 2007 listed fiftyfour 54 cases occurring between january 2000 and june 2007 alone. Many cases of building collapse have been reported in nigeria. The study aimed at examining the cases of residential building collapse in nigeria with a view of identifying the causes, effect and solution. Most builders economize to the detriment of the owner of the by using substandard and low priced materials which end up putting the house in an unsafe situation which exposes it to collapse easily by any of the factors that cause building collapse, this is the major cause of most building collapse in nigeria.
Please, sit back and study the below research material carefully. There was, however, no casualties as residents have already deserted the building located at 21 saka okoro. This study assessed the scale of human casualties from reported cases of building collapse in some selected nigerian cities for twenty years between 1990 and 2009. This article examines the case of structural failure that occurred recently to a hotel building that was under construction in akure, nigeria. List of survivors from collapsed building in lagos daily. We were recently enlisted as one of their columnist and in this post, i talked about 5 guaranteed solutions to building collapse in nigeria enjoy. In nigeria, building failures have been attributed to the following causes. Apart from the generally known causes of collapse such as. On december 10, 2016, nigeria was hit by a tragedy when a church collapsed in uyo, the capital of akwa ibom. Investigation into causes of building collapse in nigeria project material.
The reasons a building collapses can be due to poor structural design, poor compliance with specifications, poor quality control, faulty construction methodology. Causes and effects of building collapse in lagos state, nigeria oseghale, g. What are the causes of building collapses in nigeria. This paper examines contemporary issues in building collapse and its implications for sustainable development in nigeria. The study examines the incidences of building collapse in nigeria. Causes, effects and remedies to the incessant building collapse in lagos state, nigeria 1 akande basirat f. Analysis of incidences of collapsed buildings in lagos.
Causes of building failure and collapse in nigeria american. Table 1 show the summary of name of the building, information on past building collapse in type of the building private or public, nigeria as detailed in the appendix. Causes of building failure and collapse in nigeria. Nigeria has suffered its share of building collapse in the past with several cases of buildings collapsing and killing scores of people. Causes, effects and remedies to the incessant building. Tyler 1981 noted that the growth of strength with age is an important factor in concrete works. Everyone can contribute to the causes of collapse, how to prevent collapse and remedies to building collpase. This paper studied the building collapse control measures put in place by the lagos state government to avert the incessant building collapse in nigeria. I have decided to open a thread on the collapse of buildings. A brief history of structural failure in developed countries and how such failures have been reduced to the barest minimum level is also examined. The method of collection of primary data included field investigation and site inspection.
It explores whether the approach to construction by. In nigeria, building collapse has become the subject of much academic discourse, albeit without many tangible improvements. Pdf causes of building failure and collapse in nigeria. Many lives and properties have been lost in the collapse of buildings mostly in port harcourt, abuja and lagos.
There are frequent media reports of collapsed buildings in major nigerian cities and other parts of the world. Construction industry in nigeria has been facing challenges. This is my 6th publication on lamudi nigerias largest online property marketplace. The objective of study is to examine effects of building collapse on the following. Hall 1984 ascribed faulty design, faulty execution of work and use of faulty materials as major causes of structural failures. The research started with the analysis of the basis for the realization of robust structures that live up to expectations, then followed by what is obtainable in the nigeria built environment and the measures to bring the failures under control. At least 30 people were killed when a house collapsed in lagos after the owners attempted to add more floors to the building. Again fourstorey building collapses in lagos vanguard news.
Top 10 causes of building collapses in nigeria inside mosaic. In his report, adeoye 1998 noted that between december 1976 and january 1995, there were over 30 cases of collapse of buildings reported across the country, with well over 250 persons losing their lives and several others being severely injured. O 1 department of architecture, covenant university, ota, ogun state nigeria. Typical examples of collapsed buildings are listed in tables 1,11, 111. Building collapse, building industry, extraordinary loads, faulty design, lasting solution. In addition, amandaayafa 2000 noted that between may 1987 and april 2000 over 22 cases of. Atleast 41 people are reported to have survived the collapse of a threestorey building which trapped many occupants and students at ita faji, lagos. Issues and challenges adebowale philips akinyemi, gambo makanju dare. Monumental effects of building collapse in nigerian cities. Incidences of building collapse in nigeria are posing serious challenges to all the stakeholders in the building industry building consultants, governments, developers, landlords and users. An assessment of building regulations and standards and the implications for building collapse in nigeria proceedings of a workshop on building collapse. Due to the incessant collapse of buildings in nigeria.
This paper examines the contemporary issues in building collapse and their implications for sustainable construction industry development in nigeria. Causes of building collapse building contractor secrets. Analysis of incidences of collapsed buildings in lagos metropolis, nigeria 333 in its components, noticeable as weakened foundation, cracks in floors, walls, and roofs. Fourstorey building collapses in lagos 2 nov 2017 nigeria the general manager in a statement restated the state governments zero tolerance to building collapse and avoidable death of its. This paper is set to examine the causes and effects of building collapse on the.
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