Published Article

The study examined the determinants of building collapse in Akwa Ibom State. Three specific research objectives were formulated to guide the study. The research design was an Expost Facto type. The population of the study comprised of all architects, civil engineers, quantity surveyors, electrical engineers and teachers of building technology and technical education. 200 respondents incorporating the above personnel were randomly selected for the study. The instrument known as “determinants of building collapse Questionnaire (DBCQ)” was used to collect data. The instrument was subjected to reliability test, using Crombach Alpha technique method and it produced high average reliability coefficient of 0.84 which helped justify the use of the instrument. The findings from the data collection and analysis show various factors responsible for building collapse in Akwa Ibom State to include inadequate preliminary works, adoption of wrong foundation, poor concrete mix ratio, improper walling, lack of approved structural design, poor building material specification, ineffective supervision and climate. The result also proved significant influence of the factors on the incessant building collapse in Akwa Ibom State. It was concluded that there are various determinants of building collapse in Akwa Ibom State. Among others, it was recommended that Uyo Capacity Municipality should be strict in their inspection and approval of the building plans as well as giving effective supervision during the building process.