Building collapse can be as a result of any number of reasons. Some are man-made reasons while others are natural in nature. Usually, we can do a lot to prevent our buildings from collapsing, especially when it is as a result of an artificial factor. However, natural disasters like the earthquake, tsunami, floods and the likes can not be stopped, some of them can be controlled.<\/p>\n
Luckily for us in Nigeria, we are not burdened with so many natural disasters, hence, most of our building collapse are as a result of human errors and negligence.<\/p>\n
This blog would be talking about the various reasons for building collapse in Nigeria:<\/p>\n
Weak Foundations<\/strong> Poor Maintenance<\/strong> Absence of Building or Planning Permit<\/strong> Defective Construction<\/strong> Nigerian Building Collapses<\/strong><\/p>\n Building collapse can be as a result of any number of reasons. Some are man-made reasons while others are natural in nature. Usually, we can do a lot to prevent our buildings from collapsing, especially when it is as a result of an artificial factor. However, natural disasters like the earthquake, tsunami, floods and the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-real-estate"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5261"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5261"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5263,"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5261\/revisions\/5263"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nStrong foundation is essential for the overall structural integrity
\nof a building. When the suitability of the terrain and soil\u2019s bearing capacity isn\u2019t conducted, it sets the pace for a weak foundation. In the long run,
\nfoundations resting on poor soil or at low depth result in the movement of the building as the soil settles eventually.<\/p>\n
\nNo building can exist throughout its lifespan without the need for one
\nform of maintenance or the other. Poor maintenance culture would result in decay, degradation, and reduced performance, that leads the building structure to collapse over time.<\/p>\n
\nIt is illegal to commence construction works without approved drawings from the approving authorities. When developers bypass the appropriate bodies for approval, defective designs and drawings aren\u2019t vetted, and are initiated into construction. The result is a shoddy performance which can lead to building collapse.<\/p>\n
\nSometimes, in a bid to maximize profit, contractors fail to carry out the project by architects\u2019 and engineers\u2019 specifications. The non-adherence to these specifications can be major contributor to structural failures of buildings.<\/p>\n\n