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1. THE EFFECTS OF BUDGET DEFICITS ON SELECTED MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES
» ABSTRACT This study investigates the effects of budget deficits on selected macroeconomic variables in Nigeria and Ghana using annual time series data of both economies covering from 1970 to 2013; and taking previous empirical studies as its point of departure. The specific objectives of the study include: to examine the effects of budget deficits on interest rates, inflation, and economic grow...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 3,414 engagements | Source: Economics Projects & Research Materials
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2. THE EFFECT OF POPULATION FACTORS ON AGGREGATE ENERGY USE AND CARBON EMISSION IN ...
» Abstract Population factors are the dynamics that affect economic growth which comprises population growth, mortality, fertility and age structural change as well as urban growth/urbanization. Owing to these, human population is increasingly affecting global climate through energy consumption. Globally, among several pollutants contributing to climate change, carbon (CO) emissions account for m...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 3,235 engagements | Source: Economics Projects & Research Materials
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3. RELATIVE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS ON AGRICULTURAL AND MANUFACTURING SE...
» ABSTRACT The study investigates relative impact of financial sector reforms on agricultural and manufacturing sector growth in Nigeria. To guide the study, Ordinary Least Square technique was adopted and Eviews 8.0 econometric software was utilized for the analysis. A time series quarterly data sourced from Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin 2009 and 2013and it covered the period 1970 20...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 3,726 engagements | Source: Economics Projects & Research Materials
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4. INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY AND STOCK MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
» ABSTRACT This study was motivated by the growing concern on the impact of Institutional Quality on economic outcomes. The study focused specifically on the Nigerian Stock Market due to its critical role in the economy as a vehicle for efficient resource allocation. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds testing procedure is employed using data from 1985 to 2012. The study used the ARD...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 3,653 engagements | Source: Economics Projects & Research Materials
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5. DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF THE VARIATIONS IN INFANT MORTALITY IN N...
» ABSTRACT This research work focused on the assessment of the demographic and economic determinants of infant mortality in Nigeria. To achieve the objectives of the study, infant mortality rate (measure of child health outcome) was regressed on government health expenditure, real GDP, inflation, population growth rate and population density in Nigeria. From the results, the major explan...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 3,215 engagements | Source: Economics Projects & Research Materials
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6. ANALYSIS OF STOCK PRICES AND EXCHANGE RATE INTERACTIONS IN NIGERIA
» ABSTRACT The need to capture stock market and foreign exchange market nexus in Nigeria is underscored by the rapidly expanding financial markets integration due to trade and financial liberalization policies which seem to have enhanced the inflow of capital as well as accelerated investment/business interactions. Theoretically, the relationship between stock prices and exchange rate can be eith...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 3,377 engagements | Source: Economics Projects & Research Materials
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7. THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS...
» ABSTRACT This study examines the overall impact of Financial Liberalization on the Performance of Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in Nigeria. The study is specifically directed towards analyzing the rationale of executing a financial liberalization policy; preparing an account of the evolution, process and sequencing of the financial liberalization; and evaluating the impact of the various liberaliz...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 3,191 engagements | Source: Economics Projects & Research Materials
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8. MODELS FOR PREDICTING THE STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SAND-QUARRY DUST BLOCKS
» ABSTRACT In this work, models for predicting six structural characteristics and cost of sand quarry dust blocks were developed. Three model equations namely Scheffe’s simplex lattice design (pseudo component), Scheffe’s simplex lattice design (component proportion) and Osadebe’s model were developed for each property. The properties investigated were Compressive strength, Water absorp...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 5,036 engagements | Source: Civil Engineering Projects & Research Materials
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9. THE EFFECT OF BIOREMEDIATION ON THE COMPACTION PARAMETERS, CBR, AND PERMEABILITY...
» ABSTRACT Environmental pollution with petroleum and petrochemical products has been recognized as one of the most important and serious challenges facing environment engineers. Disposal from mechanic sites, accidental leakages from petroleum carrying ships, vandalization of pipelines, have all contributed to the current common oil pollution in Nigeria today. The currently used physical...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 4,894 engagements | Source: Civil Engineering Projects & Research Materials
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10. EFFECT OF LOCUST BEAN WASTE ASH ON CEMENT-MODIFIED BLACK COTTON SOIL
» ABSTRACT Black cotton soil classified as an A 7 6 (24) soil on AASHTO classification collected from new Marte area of Borno state was modified with up to 4% cement and LBWA up to 8% by weight of the soil. The effect of locust bean waste ash (LBWA) on the cement modified soil was studied with respect to particle size distribution , Atterberg limits, compaction characteristics and shear strength ...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 4,918 engagements | Source: Civil Engineering Projects & Research Materials
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11. ISO-SAFETY DESIGN OF FLAT SLABS IN ACCORDANCE WITH EUROCODE 2
» ABSTRACT This research work focuses on the development of Iso safety design charts for flexural design of flat slabs at predefined reliability levels in accordance with Eurocode 2 (2004) design criteria. Constitutive models for reinforcing steel and concrete were selected in accordance with the Eurocode 2 design requirements and subsequently the flexural limit state function was derived. Charts...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 4,460 engagements | Source: Civil Engineering Projects & Research Materials
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12. RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE DECKS SUBJECT TO FATIGUE
» ABSTRACT In this thesis the reliability analysis of reinforced concrete bridge decks subjected to high cycle fatigue was undertaken. A simply supported (single span) reinforced concrete bridge deck was specifically used for the investigation. The statistical models of capacity loss were derived. The uncertainties in structural resistance and the applied loadings were fully accommodated using...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 4,499 engagements | Source: Civil Engineering Projects & Research Materials
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13. STOCHASTIC ASSESSMENT OF NIGERIAN TIMBERS FOR BRIDGE DECKS IN ACCORDANCE TO AASH...
» ABSTRACT This work provides results for stochastic safetyevaluation of Nigerian timbers for bridge decks in accordance to American Association of State Transportation and Highway Officials (AASHTO) Load Resistance Factored Design (LRFD) design specifications.A timber bridge is modeled in accordance to AASHTO LRFD, 2010, to represent real life experiment in order to depict the structural beha...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 4,248 engagements | Source: Civil Engineering Projects & Research Materials
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14. AN APPROACH TO MITIGATING RISK OF SEISMIC-INDUCED BUILDING COLLAPSE IN NIGERIA
» ABSTRACT Buildings world wide are one of the most essential assets of humanity, and they serve as a major contributor to the sustainable development of any nation. The consequences of building collapse is usually colossal ranging from loss of lives, damage to property and its attendant socio economic implications, etc. This menace appears to be worse off in developing countries like Nigeria ...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 4,306 engagements | Source: Civil Engineering Projects & Research Materials
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15. DESIGN OF A WATER STORAGE AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR WASTEWATER REUSE
» ABSTRACT This research is focused at designing of water storage facilities of size 875,000 litres (750,000 litres for underground water storage, and 125,000 Litres for elevated steel tank) of treated wastewater and its transmission system for the storage and re use of treated wastewater. The project is aimed to structurally design water storage facilities and its transmission system from ...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 5,386 engagements | Source: Civil Engineering Projects & Research Materials
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16. A FRAMEWORK FOR RURAL ROADS ACCESSIBILITY PLANNING
» ABSTRACT The concept of public participation and how it can be incorporated in transport planning was studied. Current planning methods and steps were reviewed, and a tool which incorporates public participation in planning (questionnaire) was developed. This study was carried out using questionnaires that incorporate socioeconomic factors that affect transportation in the rural areas of Kaduna...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 4,709 engagements | Source: Civil Engineering Projects & Research Materials
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17. COST EVALUATION OF ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN NIGERIA USING HUMAN CAPITAL APPROACH
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF STUDY An unpalatable incident that occurs uncertainly or unexpectedly is referred as Accident.; it can be characterized as an occurrence that happens by some coincidence. Road traffic accident is hence is an unforeseen marvel that happens due to the utilization of vehicles, and trucks, on the highway, when a traffic accident happens it could be lethal, bringi...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 50 pages | 5,641 engagements | Source: Civil Engineering Projects & Research Materials
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18. EFFECT OF MIX RATIO AND CURING WATER ON THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF OIL PALM SHE...
» ABSTRACT In this study, the compressive strengths and Modulus of elasticity of lightweight Concrete with oil palm shells as partial replacement of coarse aggregate was presented. The different types of mixing water were used, namely, clean water from Ahmadu Bello University Water Works, Salt water, obtained from Lagos Shore and Pond water obtained from Nagoye, Zaria. Also three mix ratios we...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 67 pages | 5,274 engagements | Source: Civil Engineering Projects & Research Materials
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19. EVALUATION OF SAW DUST ASH AS MINERAL FILLER IN ASPHALT MIXTURE
» ABSTRACT The quest for economy in asphalt production using locally available materials necessitated this research which is aimed at evaluating the suitability of Saw Dust Ash (SDA) as mineral filler in asphalt mixture.Chemical analysis, sieve analysis, specific gravity and plasticity index tests were performed on SDA. Asphalt briquettes prepared using Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) without saw ...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 5,380 engagements | Source: Civil Engineering Projects & Research Materials
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20. INCORPORATION OF RELIABILITY INTO NIGERIAN EMPIRICAL MECHANISTIC PAVEMENT ANALYS...
» Abstract This work was aimed at providing the most appropriate Nigerian Empirical Mechanistic Flexible Pavement Analysis and Design method (NEMPAD) by incorporating Reliability, using First order reliability method (FORM), considering all the input variabilities, uncertainties, and seasonal variations, with the aid of Matlab to express the algorithms. A frame work was developed for computation ...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 3,675 engagements | Source: Civil Engineering Projects & Research Materials
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21. RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF A PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BEAM
» ABSTRACT The Reliability Analysis of a Prestressed Concrete Beam (PCB) was presented using First Order Reliability Method and Eurocode 2 procedures to carry out the analysis. The results show that the safety of the PCBin bending decreasedfrom 2.9 to 1.0 and 3.1 to 2.6 as prestress force and the depth from the extreme compressive fiber to the neutral axis of the beam increased from 20kN to 100kN an...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 100 pages | 4,979 engagements | Source: Civil Engineering Projects & Research Materials
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22. STOCHASTIC EVALUATION OF OFFSHORE CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE PLATFORMS ON ...
» ABSTRACT A stochastic evaluation of the performance of Carbon Fibre Offshore Plastics (CFRP) offshore platform consideringsubmerged and partially submerged environmental conditions wasanalyzed usingSwedish code,Boverket (2004). A Probability based analysis using First Order Reliability Method (FORM) was used to determine the safety index of the deck considering varied load ratios, effective dep...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 3,866 engagements | Source: Civil Engineering Projects & Research Materials
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23. STOCHASTIC SECTION MODULUS REQUIREMENT FOR CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED PLASTIC PULTR...
» ABSTRACT Six Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) pultruded beam section from The Pultex® Pultrusion Design Manual Volume 4 Revision 8 Copyright © 2004 by Creative Pultrusions Inc., were assumed to be simply supported doubly symmetric I section, with uniformly distributed load of 3.5kN/m2 applied over the length of 3.050m each. A comparative analysis of section modulus effect under the lo...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 3,758 engagements | Source: Civil Engineering Projects & Research Materials
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24. WATER TREATMENT PLANT MODEL
» ABSTRACT The technical report of this project deals with the design of a water treatment plant model which consists of five tanks. Water treatment plant model is made up of glass with pipe joining them together to allow movement of water from one tank to another. 6mm plain glass is used for base and 5mm plain glass is used for other component. These glasses are joined together with addition of sil...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 9,941 engagements | Source: Civil Engineering Projects & Research Materials
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25. COMPARING FLOOD FREQUENCY ANALYSIS USING ANNUAL PEAK RAINFALL DATA
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Flood is a basic phenomenon of nature, it occurs during or immediately after an intensive rainfall or large and sudden snow melt due to increase in temperature (in the glacial/temperate countries). Also, flood is a high water stage in which overflows its natural or artificial banks onto normally dry land such as a river inundated its f...Continue Reading »
Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 4,429 engagements | Source: Civil Engineering Projects & Research Materials