APPRAISING THE CAUSES, EFFECTS AND REMEDIAL MEASURES OF COLLAPSE BUILDING IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Incessant cases of Collapse of buildings are issue of serious concern in Nigeria construction industry
today. A building when properly constructed should be able to last for a longer period of time without any
sign of deformation. A building is considered to be collapse when any of its part or the entire structure has
fallen down and subsequently failed to serve its intended purpose. This study appraises the view of
construction professionals in the building industry regards to the causes, effect and possible measures to the
incessant cases of building collapse in Nigeria. Data for this research study were obtained through a wellstructured questionnaires distributed to 81 selected sampled construction professionals within Abuja FCT.
Findings from the analysis shows that the major causes and effect of building collapse is defective
construction and loss of live & property. It was then recommended that emphasis should be made on the need
for increased awareness on the importance of engagement of professional to handle a construction work from
inception to commissioning of the project which can be achieve through the participation of various relevant
professional bodies.