Aims: Vehicle security is critical in today's world because car thefts are on the rise. robbery, and impersonation are among the crimes committed against automobiles. As a result, keeping track of and safeguarding vehicles has grown to be a significant problem in modern life. Stu...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i217444
Failure and abandonment of government projects have been a global phenomenon. The study aims at evaluating factors involved in the abandonment of the proposed hospital building projects in the 27 local government areas in Imo State, Nigeria; with a view to developing a framework...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i217442
Modern construction is characterized with complex designs, new and innovative materials that are sensitive with high precision. In addressing the accompanying challenges, mechanization of construction process is said to be the guarantee especially in this era of crash programmes...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i217443
The use of solar energy is widespread due to increase in its demand across the world. This is because this form of energy can supply steady, stable, regular and clean energy. Evaluation of PV (photovoltaic) model with maximum power point tracking (MPPT) using matlab/simulink cel...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i217440
The Bond standard grindability test provides a Work Index that is widely used to estimate the energy required for ore grinding. The research investigates the work index of Anka Manganese ore at Anka deposit in Zamfara state, Nigeria. The reference ore (Quartz) was sourced from th...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i117441
The choice of building materials and the rising cost of construction materials have continued to plaque the building and construction industry without an immediate solution. Industrialists and scholars are investigating several naturally occurring materials for concrete composite...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i117439
Aims: Vehicle accidents on most highways had caused a lot of losses. Many sustained injuries that marred them and left families helpless. Nigeria highways are not exempted. Drunk-driving increases tendency, severity and causality of crashes. Effects of auto crash damage to lives...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i117437
Treating cracks in asphalt pavements is a major stage of each maintenance work for engineers. The goal of any crack cure is to limit the water intrusion into underlying pavement structure layers. Such water infiltrates in to base layers of the pavement and may cause damage to the...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i117436
This study assessed the production management practice being adopted in the manufacture of quality sandcrete blocks in selected sampled parts of Owerri municipal, Imo State, Nigeria. Myriads of literature identify sandcrete blocks as a significant material being used in the build...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i117435
This study presents the results of an experimental investigation into the behaviour of ferrocement beams after exposure to various types of ferrocement and ferrocement layers. In the experimental programme, seven simply supported beams were tested up to failure under a four-point...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i117434