Background of the study
The construction sector makes a considerable contribution to the economy, and its operations are vital to fulfilling national socioeconomic development goals such as supplying housing, infrastructure, and jobs (Anaman & Osei-...
Background to the study
Technical and Vocational Education and Training has been regarded as the bedrock to sustainable technology development programs in entrepreneurship, occupational professionalism, self-reliance, poverty alleviation, wealth creatio...
Background to the Study
Examination has been generally accepted as the best means of assessment. It is a formal test of knowledge or ability. Infact, in a school setting, examination is a means of evaluating the quantity of knowledge a student has acqui...
Background of the study
A peripheral language used among Nigerians to aid communication requirements in particular interaction circumstances, Pidgin English (also known as Nigeria Pidgin) or Brokin English (another name for Pidgin English) is a phrase that is used to in...
Background to the Study
The term "fake news" refers to "false information that has been purposefully spread by individuals who have minimal regard for the truth but intend to further certain (sometimes extremist political objectives and e...
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The capacity to convey one's thoughts through a set of signs (text), gestures, and noises is referred to as language. It is a distinguishing property of humans, who are the only organisms with such a system. Speech is the oldest and most exte...
ABSTRACT
This work is an attempt to evolve a means for statically and dynamical balancing of mechanical components. This will no doubt evolve greater success in ensuring sound fabrication of our local machine and ensuring that life span of such machine...
ABSTRACT
Prototyping or model making is one of the important steps to finalize a product design. Traditional Rapid Prototyping (RP) is commonly referred to as layered manufacturing or solid free form fabrication. It is used for the physical modelling of a new produc...
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This work presents the design, fabrication and performance evaluation of a multiple sandcrete blocks moulding machine (MSBMM) for simultaneously moulding three of 6 inches sandcrete blocks of size 450 x 150 x 225mm. The machine was designed to operate at speed of 151.8 rad/s, a...
ABSTRACT
This project deals with the construction and fabrication of a two face gas burner. The gas components consists of the following major components; burner, injector opening, mixing tube, burner support, etc. The gas stove was constructed from medium carbon steel...
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The successes recorded at the laboratory for the synthesis of zeolite Y and ZSM-5 using Kankara kaolin sourced from Katsina state, Nigeria as starting material necessitated the need for upscale of the production process. This thesis focused on the development of three pilot siz...
INTRODUCTION
Camp bed is used universally for relaxation, emergency eases such as war and in other several ways, and it is the acknowledgement of these resources that led to the design of the foldable camp – bed. All the...
ABSTRACT
This study used natural extracts from Lawsonia inermis L. (Henna), Terminalia catappa L. (Tropical Almond), and Mangifera indica L. (Mango) as photosensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells. The mango and tropical almond extracts were extracted using ethanol while the henna ex...
ABSTRACT
Aluminium in Nigeria is a popular metallic element. Widely used to produce single domestic appliances and even industrial engine components. These components display a decrease in performance level after many years of service are discarded and they become waste that tend to be...
Background to the Study
The fundamental emphasis of technical and vocational education programme is skills development. Technical education borders on acquisition of knowledge and skills in trades like woodwork, metalwork, electrical installations, electronics, block/bricklaying and con...
ABSTRACT.
The design and construction of temporary military structures, built to house personnel in theater, have changed little since World War II. While lightweight, rapidly deployable, and quick to erect, these gage metal or wood frame structures provide minimal ballistic and blast p...
ABSRACT
Some physical and mechanical properties of two Nigerian beniseed accessions (Yandev-55 and E8) were determined at 5 moisture content levels of 5.3, 10.6, 16.1, 22.4, and 28.3 per cent (wet basis). These were used as inputs into designing a beniseed oil expeller, as available one...
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The journal bearing demonstration rig is an apparatus which is used to study how pressure would vary around the section of a journal bearing at various speed of the shaft and loading conditions. The design of the journal bearing was done by the use of standard design procedures...
Statement of Problem
The act and practice of smoking cigarette also impacts differently amongst respective societies, cultures and ecosystems but generally can be viewed under common mitigating factors(Suhrcke et al., 2006; Townsend et al., 2006; WHO, 2004; WHO, 2011a). As reported, (AS...