GEOLOGICAL MAPPING OF OKUSU AREA AND ITS ENVIRONS IFE SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OSUN STATE , NIGERIA

CHAPTER ONE 1.0   INTRODUCTION The word petrology by its definition is the branch of geology which deals with the study of rocks and the conditions under…

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GEOLOGY OF BOLORUNDURO AREA, ATAKUMASA LOCAL GOVERNMENT IFE-NORTH, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA

CHAPTER ONE 1.1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION Geological field mapping exercise is the preliminary study usually carried out to understand the geology of an area. A geological…

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GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF SOME LATERITIC SOILS IN OSUN STATE (A CASE STUDY OF IFELODUN AND BORIPE L.G.A)

CHAPTER ONE   1.0     INTRODUCTION The study of geotechnical properties of lateritic soil in Osun State is our main focus and objective, the lateritic soil…

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GROUNDWATER QUALITY IN DUMP SITE AREAS

CHAPTER ONE 1.0     GENERAL INTRODUCTION The total amount of water in the earth is virtually constant but it’s distribution over time and space varies to…

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IMPROVEMENT OF BEARING CAPACITY OF SANDY SOIL BY GROUTING

CHAPTER ONE   1.0  INTRODUCTION The construction of structure on weak ground often requires the soil to be improved in order to ensure the safety and the…

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PETROGRAPHIC STUDIES OF SELECTED BARIUM SULPHATE DEPOSITS IN BENUE TROUGH OF NIGERIA

CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Barytes is an orthorhombic mineral with chemical composition BaSO4. It possesses one perfect cleavage and two good cleavages, as do the…

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REMOTE SENSING ANALYSIS OF IFEWARA-ZUNGERU MEGALINEAMENT IN NIGERIA

CHAPTER ONE 1.0    INTRODUCTION The Precambrian basement complex of Nigeria as an integral part of the west African craton  is known to have been…

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STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS OF RESIDUAL SOILS ON THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE (FUTA) CAMPUS, SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA

CHAPTER   ONE 1.1    INTRODUCTION Residual soils are products of the in-situ physical and chemical weathering of bedrock, and are commonly situated above the groundwater table. They are…

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THE GEOLOGICAL MAPPING OF ILAKA AND ITS ENVIRONS IFE SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   General Introduction Field mapping is an indispensable exercise in geology because geology is a field oriented discipline. It is in…

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THE PALYNOSTRATIGRAPHIC STUDIES OF RAST WELL 13 NIGER DELTA BASIN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA 3000FT

CHAPTER ONE 1.0  GENERAL INTRODUCTION Niger delta is one of the sedimentary basins in Nigeria. It is a pericratonic basin found at the margin of craton…

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