The Role of Construction Materials in Building Collapse in Nigeria: A Review
2019
Building failure or collapse happens both in the developed and developing countries
but the rate of occurrence in the developing country such as Nigeria is quite alarming
and therefore call concern. The menace of building collapse in Nigeria is very
alarming and appalling. Building collapse in Nigeria has become the norms they are
easily swept under the carpet whenever it occurs. It is rather unfortunate that both
human and economic loss we record each time there is a failure or building collapse
is rather humongous. There is also a lot of blame game among professional
stakeholders in the industry once failure or collapse of building occur and
unfortunately, there is no proper scientific investigation in most developing countries
such as Nigeria to ascertain the cause of failure or collapse as the case may be in order
to avoid any future occurrence. In the cause of this review, it was discovered that
building materials such as reinforcing steel, cement, sand, granite, sandcrete blocks
and concrete play huge important role in either the collapse or stability of buildings in
Nigeria. The roles of these materials are so vital that they contribute immensely to the
collapse of buildings. It was concluded that 10-25% of buildings that collapse in
Nigeria are as a result of the use of poor quality building materials. The review has
extensively dealt with building collapse in relation with the role of building materials
during construction.
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