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RESEARCH UNDERTAKEN

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Durability properties of recycled aggregate concrete (2018-2019)

1. Developing a mix design and an associated mix procedure for structural concrete incorporating CCA, GGBS and superplasticizer.
2. Testing concrete samples for compressive strength, sorptivity, rapid chloride migration, and rapid and bulk resistivity.
3. Investigating the microstructure of the ITZ between cement paste and aggregate in recycled concrete using SEM.

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Fire safety Awareness and Management (2016-2017)

1. Fire Safety Awareness and Management in Multi-Storey Students’ Hostels.
2. Challenges to fire safety management in multi storey students’ hostels.
3. Fire safety management in the central business district of Kumasi
4. Assessing Urban Fire Risks in the Central Business District of Sekondi Takoradi.
5. Assessing Urban Fire Risks in the Central Business District of Accra

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Post Occupancy Evaluation of Buildings (2015-2017)

1. Post occupancy evaluation of postgraduate hostels on KNUST campus

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Construction Education, Research and Information Technology (2015-2019)

• Incorporating Information Technology in Quantity Surveying Practice in Ghana

2. Rethinking research utilization in the built environment: A critical look at push and pull factors.
3. Putting Research into Practice: Exploring the Inherent Challenges of Research Uptake in the Built Environment Faculties in Ghana

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RESEARCH UNDERTAKEN

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Utilization of indigenous construction materials (2014-Date)

1. Factors inhibiting the use of indigenous building materials
2. Barriers hindering the use of burnt clay bricks in construction
3. Using bamboo as an alternative construction material to timber

1. Comparing the Structural Properties of Sandcrete Blocks Produced with Different Types of Cements

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Sustainable and Lean Construction (2013-Date)

1. Application of Lean Principles in the Ghanaian Construction Industry
2. Materials waste reduction through lean principles
3. Incorporating environmental sustainability into construction procurement
4. Implementation of environmentally sustainable construction principles in the Ghanaian construction industry
5. Environmental considerations in procurement decisions
6. Environmental impact of construction site activities in Ghana

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Dampness and defects in Ghanaian residential buildings (2013-Date)

1. Sources and causes of dampness in residential buildings
2. Building survey and diagnosis
3. Treatment of dampness in buildings
4. Diagnosing defects associated with government buildings
5. Rising damp in Ghanaian buildings
6. Controlling rising damp in new buildings