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Design of foundations, analysis and design of plates and shells as well as reinforced concrete frame design. Pre-stressed concrete classification to Eurocode. Pre-stressing methods, materials and equipment for pre-stressing. Properties of steel and concrete for pre-stressed concrete. Analysis of sections subject to axial and eccentric pre-stressed forces. Determination of minimum pre-stressed force. Retaining walls, types of retaining walls; joints in water retaining walls, analysis of retaining walls for stability, reinforcement details in retaining walls. Basic knowledge of design consideration and procedures. Composite structures. Design of shallow foundations.

Site layout, setting out, design of simple buildings, studio works, site supervision and building production management, documentation and management.

Entrepreneurial theories, interpersonal or personal character and behavioral traits. External aspects of entrepreneurship. Operational functions of an entrepreneur (production, marketing, financial management, accounting). Basic consideration in starting business. Organization and management of business. Business ethics, social responsibility of business. Business promotion agencies in Nigeria. Business and government. Role of Nigerian government in business. Business promotion agencies in Nigeria. Problems of Nigerian business enterprises. Peculiarities of construction business enterprises. Construction and property business in Nigeria. Service organization, labor management relations. Case studies in construction entrepreneurship. National occupational standards for building trades. National skills qualification framework for building industry in Nigeria. Skills Sector Council, Awarding Body and Training Provider. Skills acquisition in construction and supervision of building trades in construction.

Basic principles of soil mechanics and their application to the solutions of problems in earthwork and foundation engineering. Soil moisture content, California Bearing Ratio – liquid and plastic limit. Classification, identification, properties of soils, soil components, clay minerals, organic, volcanic and made-made solids Grain size, particle shape -plasticity and the Atterberg limits. Soil as a multiple phase system. Seepage analysis, groundwater and soil moisture. Permeability tests, Graphical solution of seepage problems. The flow nets (Two-dimensional seepage analysis) Consolidation. Bearing capacity of soils. Laboratory testing of liquid limit, plastic limit. Special type of soil. Soil exploration.

Study of the characteristics and behaviour of soil as it relates to the design and construction of buildings. Topics include compaction, seepage, subsurface stress, shear strength and settlement. Laboratory sessions are devoted to testing soil samples for relevant properties.

Fundamentals of static equilibrium are applied to the analysis of beams, trusses, and frames. Free bodies, shear and moment diagrams, and sectional area properties are covered. Flexibility method: Basic concepts, member flexibility matrix and application to pin-jointed redundant truss, plane frame, continuous beam and space frame. Stiffness Method: Basic concepts and formulation of the stiffness matrices, application to Pin- jointed redundant truss, plane frame, continuous beam and space frame. Analysis of structures by the method of forces. Programmes design/Analysis by software application. Introduction: Structural forms, systems and elements, stability of structural systems, statically and kinematic indeterminacy. Moment Distribution Method: Concepts and theories, application of the method to the analysis of continuous beam, frames with and without sway action. Slope-Deflection Method: Concepts and theories, application to continuous beam, frames with and without sway action. Application of matrices to the slope-deflection method. Lateral load analysis in High-rise Buildings Cantilever and Portal frame methods. Finite element analysis, and yield line analysis.

Opportunity Identification (Sources of business opportunities in Nigeria, Environmental scanning, Demand and supply gap/unmet needs/market gaps/Market Research, Unutilised resources, Social and climate conditions and Technology adoption gap). New business development (business planning, market research). Entrepreneurial Finance (Venture capital, Equity finance, Micro finance, Personal savings, small business investment organizations and Business plan competition). Entrepreneurial marketing and e-commerce (Principles of marketing, Customer Acquisition & Retention, B2B, C2C and B2C models of e-commerce, First Mover Advantage, E- commerce business models and Successful E-Commerce Companies,). Small Business Management/Family Business: Leadership & Management, Basic book keeping, Nature of family business and Family Business Growth Model. Negotiation and Business communication (Strategy and tactics of negotiation/bargaining, Traditional and modern business communication methods). Opportunity Discovery Demonstrations (Business idea generation presentations, Business idea Contest, Brainstorming sessions, Idea pitching). Technological Solutions (The Concept of Market/Customer Solution, Customer Solution and Emerging Technologies, Business Applications of New Technologies - Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual/Mixed Reality (VR), Internet of Things (IoTs), Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Renewable Energy. Digital Business and E-Commerce Strategies).

Uses and maintenance of Tools and equipment in carpentry/woodwork, concreting, plumbing workshop, Factory Acts and workshop and site safety, types bonding in block work.

Practical works in Carpentry, block work, Fitting work, concreting, interior and exterior finishes. Plumbing piping and installation of plumbing fitting. 300 Level