Crack control in buildings - case study of five selected bakeries in Katsina Department:Building Technology By: Realone83 Project ID: 7751 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1 Price:₦4000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThe aim of this project is to know what causes the cracks in bakeries and to know the ways to control those cracks that affect most of our bakeries in the Katsina metropolis. The study has really examined the various causes of cracking in bakery clay ovens. It shows that movements of different kinds, acting singly or jointly, generally cause cracking and the extent of these movements determines the degree of cracking. Settlement, thermal movement, shrinkage and poor construction practices are the common causes responsible for cracking the structure under study. It can be concluded from the research study that thermal movement was the major cause of cracking in the clay oven under study and so long as the source of these causes cannot be stopped, the effect will still remain unchanged. From the conclusion of the various causes of cracks, the cracks can be controlled if adequate measures which will be listed below are severally taken into consideration during the execution of the bakery clay oven structures the type of clay to which bakery structures are to be constructed should be such that it is able to withstand the total load of the oven and to be able to withstand temperature, structure and should be water retentive so as to minimize the settlement effect of cracking if the clay available cannot withstand the temperature, salt and iron filings can be added to the clay as it adds more structural integrity to the soil called for expansion joint to resist lateral movement of structural members thereby reducing the cracks which are caused by thermal movement....Preview Download Preview +Other Building Technology project topics and materials you might be interested in»Causes of project abandonment in building construction industry and remedial measures»Causes of construction project failures and abandonments in Nigeria»Safety procedures and accident prevention methods in construction sites»Control of Noise Pollution and Sound Insulation in Buildings ( A Case Study of a Broadcasting Studio)»The implication and benefit of the use of softwares in building project construction (case study of selected software and firm)»Maintenance and servicing problems of specialist works in building»A study of prospects and problems of timber as external material in building production in hot climate region»The effect of quality control in the building construction process (a case study of Afikpo, Ebonyi state)»The impact of budgeting and budgetary control in construction project delivery in Nigeria»The use of building survey for maintenance of building in Nigeria ( A case study of one storey building at Owerri, Imo state)»Project planning and programming as tools for effective project delivery»Challenges of low-cost housing delivery in Nigeria (Case study of Imo state)»Use of formwork design and construction of high building»Effects of labour management in building construction site - case study of Owerri, Imo state»Design and construction of office complex for school of environmental design technology