Ayininuola Curriculum Vitea
CURRICULUM VITAE
I (a) Name: Gbenga Matthew Ayininuola
(b) Date of Birth: 3 July, 1971
(c) Department: Civil Engineering
(d) Faculty: Technology
II (a) First Academic Appointment: Lecturer II (02 January, 2001
(b) Present Post (with date): Reader (01 October, 2014)
(c) Date of Last Promotion: 01 October, 2014
(d) Date Last Considered (in cases where promotion was not through): Not Applicable
III University Education (with dates):
(i) University of Ibadan, Ibadan (1991 - 1997)
(ii) University of Ibadan, Ibadan (1998 - 2000)
(iii) University of Ibadan, Ibadan (2002 - 2010)
IV Academic Qualifications (with dates and granting bodies):
(i) B.Sc. (Civil Engineering) (University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria) 1997
(ii) M.Sc (Structures) (University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria) 2000
(iii) Ph.D. (Civil Engineering) (University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria) 2010
V Professional Qualifications and Diplomas (with dates):
(i) Registered Engineer; Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) R10974; 14 September, 2005.
VI Scholarships, Fellowships and Prizes (with dates) in Respect of Undergraduate and Postgraduate work only):
(i) The best graduating student in the Department of Civil Engineering – 1997
(ii) Train-the-Trainer of the University Lecturers Skill Enhancement Training Programme in Grenoble Paris (Grenoble Consortium) by Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) - 2014.
VII Honours, Distinctions and Membership of Learned Societies:
(i) Corporate Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers (Membership No. 12779); 15 September, 2002.
VIII Details of Teaching/Work Experience:
(a) Lecturer Grade II, University of Ibadan: 2001 - 2006
(b) Lecturer Grade I, University of Ibadan: 2006 - 2010
(c) Senior Lecturer, University of Ibadan: 2010 - 2014
(d) Reader, University of Ibadan: 2014 to date
Teaching Experience at the University Level:
Undergraduate Level:
Course code |
Course Title |
Units |
Sessions Taught |
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TCE 211 TCE 222 |
Introduction to Civil Engineering Theory of Structures |
2.0 3.0 |
2001/2002 to 2005/2006 2014/2015 to 2017/2018 2003/2004 |
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TCE 311 TCE 313 |
Land Surveying Structural Analysis I |
3.0 3.0 |
2000/2001 to 2009/2010 2009/2010 to 2011/2012 |
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TCE 314 |
Structural Design I |
3.0 |
2004/2005 to 2007/2008 |
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TCE 322 |
Soil Mechanics |
3.0 |
2005/2006 to 2014/2015 |
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TCE 412 |
Foundation Engineering I |
3.0 |
2004/2005 to 2010/2011, 2015/2016 to 2017/2018 |
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TCE 413 |
Structural Analysis II |
3.0 |
2001/2002 to 2003/2004, 2009/2010 to 2010/2011 |
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TCE 415 |
Hydrology |
3.0 |
2001/2002 to 2003/2004 |
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TCE 516 TCE 517 |
Water Resources Management Public Health Engineering |
3.0 3.0 |
2003/2004 to 2004/2005 2004/2005 |
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TCE 522 |
Foundation Engineering II |
3.0 |
2005/2006 to 2010/2011, 2015/2016 to 2017/2018 |
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TCE 524 TCE 527 TCE 528 |
Advanced Structural Mechanics Water Supply Waste Management Engineering |
3.0 3.0 3.0 |
2001/2002 to 2004/05 2000/2001, 2002/2003, 2010/2011 2002/2003 to 2003/2004 |
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Postgraduate:
Course TCE 703 TCE 738 |
Course Title Advanced Soil Mechanics Soil Testing Theory |
Units3.0 3.0 |
Sessions Taught 2011/2012 to 2017/2018 2012/2013 to 2017/2018 |
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TCE 741 |
Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering |
3.0 |
2012/2013 to 2017/2018 |
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TCM 701 |
Project Management Principles |
3.0 |
2016/2017 |
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TCM 706 |
Research for Policy and Practice |
3.0
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2015/2016 to 2017/2018 |
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Research Supervision:
Completed:
MSc - 30
PhD - 1
MPhil - 0
Ongoing:
MSc - 6
PhD - 4
(c) Administrative Responsibilities:
-Member, Faculty Board of Technology; 2001 - 2018
-Faculty Representative in ICT and Computer Committee; 2004 - 2008
-Departmental Undergraduate Coordinator; 2004 - 2009
-Departmental Representative at Industrial Training Coordination Centre; 2004 - 2009
-Member, Departmental Computer, Examination and Result Committee; 2001 - 2018
-Faculty Representative, Board of Survey; 2008 - 2010, 2016 to 2018
-Departmental Postgraduate Coordinator; 2010 – 2013, 2015 - 2018
-Assistant Hall Warden, Independence Hall; 2011 - 2014
-Member, Faculty Cleaning Committee; 2007 - 2018
-Member, Civil Engineering Department Finance Committee; 2015 - 2018
-Departmental Representative on Faculty of Technology Curriculum & Time Table
Committee; 2004 - 2008 and 2010 – 2004
-Chairman Technical Sub-committee, Senior Staff Hosing Committee; 2012 – 2018
- Faculty Representative, Junior Staff Appointment and Promotion Committee; 2016 - 3018
IX Research:
(a) Completed:
(i) Development of Software and charts for analyzing stability of slip surfaces or sloped Soils.
(ii) Production of charts to evaluate geotechnical properties of soils contaminated with inorganic salts.
(iii) Evaluation of termites’ impact on soils geotechnical properties.
(iv) Use of cow bone, wood and rice husk ashes as soil stabilisers
(v) Geotechnical evaluation of Calcined Clay in soil geotechnical properties improvement.
(b) In Progress:
(i) Development of cold solution of expanded polystyrene, pet bottle, nylon and disposed serviette materials as soil stabilisers. These waste materials would be processed and used to stabilise both good and poorly graded soils found in South Western Nigeria. The geotechnical properties of the mixture (soil plus stabilizers) would be determined. Emphasis would be placed on how to convert the waste materials to better usage such as in the construction of road base of flexible pavements.
(ii) Generation of geotechnical charts for quick estimation of geotechnical properties of soil within the same geological zone. This is referred to as knowledge-based evaluation of soil geotechnical properties. The research will involve dividing the chosen area into geological zone base on its parent rocks. Soil samples will be collected from each zone and their geotechnical properties measured in laboratory. For each zone, charts of fine to coarse aggregate ratio against soil geotechnical property would be plotted. The charts would be used for approximate determination of soil geotechnical properties. The study will be out carried for major cities in South Western Nigeria.
(iii) Stablisation of weak earth (soil) with fibers referred to as soil reinforcement. Local fibers would be obtained from bamboo, rattan cane, worn out tires, jutes, etc. The fibres would be subjected to durability test and mixed with soils in different proportions. The soil fibre mixtures’ geotechnical properties such as index, permeability, confined compression, shear strength, California bearing ratio and settlement rate would be monitored.
(iv) The study of interaction between structures and soils. This would address few failures of earth structures and soil settlement.
(c) Project, Dissertation and Thesis:
(i) Ayininuola, G. M. (1997). A Generalised Method of Analysing Slip Surface. B.Sc Project, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ibadan.
(ii) Ayininuola, G. M. (2000). The Effect of Hydrostatic Pore Water Pressure Forces on the Stability of Earth Embankments. MSc Project, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ibadan.
(iii) Ayininuola, G.M. (2010), ‘Geotechnical Evaluation of Soils Contaminated with Inorganic Salts as Foundation Based Materials’. Ph.D. Thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering. University of Ibadan.
X Publications:
(a) Books already published: Nil
(b) Chapters in Books already published:
1 Ayininuola, G.M. and Mustapha, H. (2005). Our Environment and Refuse: Olorunda Local Government Area Osogbo as a Case Study. In Okoko, E., Adekunle, V.A. and Adeduntan, S.A. Adeduntan (Eds.) Environmental Sustainability and Conservation in Nigeria. Akure: Environmental Conservation and Research Team, Federal University of Technology, Akure. 97-102pp. ISBN: 978-37981-0-3. (Nigeria) Percentage (Contribution: 75%).
2. Franklin, S.O. and Ayininuola, G.M. (2012). Influence of the Phreatic Level on the Stability of Earth Embankments: In Dr X. Perpinya (Eds.) Infrastructure Design, Signaling and Security in Railway. Croatia: Sasa Leporic. 375-394pp. ISBN: 978-953-51-0448-3. (Croatia) (Contribution: 50%).
*3. Adekitan, O.A. and Ayininuola, G.M. (2018). Calcined Clay-Cement Stabilisation – Physicochemical Attributes and Stabilised Strengths of a-1-a and a-2-6 Soils. In Matirena, F., Fairier, A. and Scrieverer, K. (Eds.) Calcined Clays for Sustainable Concrete Proceeding of the 2nd International Conference on Calcined Clays for Sustainable Concrete. Cuba: Springer. 1-7pp. ISBN: 979-94-024-1206-2. (Cuba) (Contribution: 50%).
(c) Articles that have already appeared in Refereed Conference Proceedings
4. Ayininuola, G.M. and Moody, T.T. (2011). Brine influence on Cement Stabilised Bricks Compressive Strength. Proceeding of Civil 2011 Failure Menace 3rd Annual Conference, University of Ilorin, 6-9 July, 2011. 94 – 99pp. (Nigeria) (Contribution: 70%).
5. Ayininuola, G.M. and Agbede, O.A. (2012). Development of Predictive Model for Investigating Effect of Sodium Chloride on Soil Geotechnical Properties. Proceeding of the IASTED Int. Conf. Modelling and Simulation (AfricaMS 2012). 3-5 September, 2012. Gaborone. 126–132pp. (Botswana) (Contribution: 80%).
6. Ayininuola, G.M. and Denloye, A.O. (2014). Influence of Bone Ash on Soil California Bearing Ratio. Proceeding of the SRIC International Conference on Emerging Trends For Sustainable Development And Human Capacity Building In The Third World Nations ICETSDHCB. University of Ghana, 28–31 May, 572–574pp. (Ghana) (Contribution – 80%).
*7. Ayininuola G.M. and Kwashima O.F. (2015). Effect of Diesel Oil Contamination on Soil Natural Recharge of Groundwater. Proceeding of 2nd International Conference on Geological and Civil Engineering. Flora Grand Hotel in Dubai UAE. 10–11 January, 2015. 43–46pp. (UAE). (Contribution: 80%).
*8, Ayininuola G.M. (2015). Enhancement of Soil Particles Binding Energy Using Terassil Solution. Proceedings of 1st Faculty of Technology Conference. Conference Centre University of Ibadan, Nigeria. 6–8 July 2015, 228–231pp. (Nigeria) (Contribution: 100%).
*9. Ayininuola, G.M. Akinyemi, T.S. and Adekitan, O.A. (2017). Potentials of cement-blast Furnace Slag Mixture on Compaction Characteristics and California Bearing Ratio. Proceedings of the Faculty of Technology Conference 2017, Conference Centre and Guest House Limited Obefemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife Nigeria. 24-27 September, 2017, 23–30pp. (Nigeria) (Contribution: 50%).
*10. Adekitan, O.S. and Ayininuola, G.M. (2017). Potentials of Calcined Clay as Cement Supplement in Lateritic Soil Stabilisation. Proceedings of the Faculty of Technology Conference 2017. Proceedings of the Faculty of Technology Conference 2017, Conference Centre and Guest House Limited Obefemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife Nigeria, 24-27 September, 2017, 52–57pp. (Nigeria) (Contribution: 50%).
*11. Ayininuola, G.M. and Moshood, M.O. (2018). Utilisation of Animal Hair Fibre for Soil Stabilisation. Proceeding of the 2018 International Conference on STEM: A driven force for Sustainable Development COLENG 2018. Federal University Agriculture, Abeokuta.14-17 May, 2018. 513–518pp. (Nigeria) (Contribution: 75%).
(d) Patents and Copyrights: Nil
(e) Articles that have already appeared in learned journals:
12. Ayininuola, G.M. and Olalusi, O.O. (2004). Assessment of Building Failures in Nigeria: Lagos and Ibadan Case Study. African Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 5. No. 1: 73- 78. (Kenya) (Contribution: 75%).
13. Ayininuola, G.M. and Popoola, M.O. (2004). Physical and Chemical Hazards of Solid Wastes: Ibadan North as Case Study. Journal of Civil Engineering Research and Practice Vol. 1. No. 2: 17-26. (Kenya) (Contribution: 75%).
14. Franklin, S.O. and Ayininuola, G.M. (2006). Development of Stability Charts for Homogeneous Sloped Soil. Botswana Journal of Technology, University of Botswana Vol. 15. No. 2: 5-14. (Botswana) (Contribution: 50%).
15. Ayininuola, G.M. and Muibi, M.A. (2008). An Engineering Approach to Solid Waste Collection System: Ibadan North as Case Study. Waste Management Vol. 28. 1681–1687. (USA) (Contribution: 75%).
16. Ayininuola, G.M. (2009). Variability in Geochemical Properties of Termitaria: University of Ibadan case study. Pacific Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 10. No. 1: 567-572. (USA) (Contribution: 100%).
17. Ayininuola, G.M., Agbede, O.A. and Franklin, S.O. (2009). Influence of Calcium Sulphate on subsoil cohesion and angle of friction. Journal of Applied Sciences Research, Vol. 5. No. 3: 297–304. (USA) (Contribution: 60%).
18. Ayininuola, G.M. (2009). Water Quality Effect on Concrete Compressive Strength: Ogunpa Stream Water Case Study. Civil Engineering Horizon.
Link: http://horizon.webinfolist.com/materials/2009/ayininoula/ogunpa.htm (USA) (Contribution: 100%).
19. Ayininuola, G.M. (2009). Influence of Diesel Oil and Bitumen on Compressive Strength of Concrete. Journal of Civil Engineering IEB Vol. 37, No. 1: 65–71 (Bangladesh) (Contribution: 100%).
20. Ayininuola, G.M. and Agbede, O.A. (2009). Influence of Sodium Chloride on Subgrade Soil California Bearing Ratio. Pacific Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 10. No. 1: 573-580. (USA) (Contribution: 80%).
21. Ayininuola, G.M. and Franklin, S.O. (2010). A Generalised Method of Analysing Stability of Sloped Soils. Journal of Applied Sciences Research Vol. 6, No.11: 1771-1780. (USA) (Contribution: 80%).
22. Ayininuola, G.M. and Ojo, O.M. (2010). Wastewater Recycling: University of Ibadan a Case Study. International Journal of Environmental Issues, Development Universal Consort Vol. 7, Vol. 1: 22 – 35. (Nigeria) (Contribution: 75%).
23. Franklin, S.O. and Ayininuola, G.M. (2010). Stability Tables for Sloped Soils Using Simplified Approach. Journal of Applied Sciences Research Vol. 6, No. 11: 1871-1879. (USA) (Contribution: 50%).
24. Ayininuola, G.M. and Agbede, O.A. (2012). Effect of Brine Intrusion on Soil Bearing Capacity. Ozean Journal of Applied Science Vol. 5, No. 3: 200–208. (Turkey) (Contribution: 80%).
25. Ayininuola, G.M. and Agbede, O.A. (2013). Influence of Inorganic Salts on Soil Liquid and Plastic Limits. Civil Engineering Dimension Vol. 15, No. 1: 51–60. (Indonesia) (Contribution: 80%).
26. Oyegbile, O.B and Ayininuola, G.M. (2013). Laboratory Studies on the Influence of Crude Oil Spillage on Lateritic Soil Shear Strength: A Case Study of Niger Delta Area of Nigeria. Journal of Earth Sciences and Geotechnical Engineering Vol. 3, No. 2: 73-83. (UK) (Contribution:– 50%).
27. Ayininuola, G.M. and Olaosebikan, O.I. (2013). Influence of Rice Husk Ash on Soil Permeability. Transnational Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 3, No. 10: 29–33. (Turkey) (Contribution: 80%).
28. Ayininuola, G.M. and Oyedemi, O.P. (2013). Impact of Hardwood and Softwood Ashes on Soil Geotechnical Properties. Transnational Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 3, No. 10: 1–7. (Turkey) (Contribution: 80)..
31. Ayininuola, G.M. (2014). Decomposed Solid Waste Impact on Soil Shear Strength and California Bearing ratio. IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Vol. 11. No. 3: 15–17. (USA) (Contribution: 100%).
33. Ayininuola, G.M. and Agbede, O.A. (2014). Sodium and Calcium Salts Impact on Soil Permeability. Journal of Earth Sciences and Geotechnical Engineering Vol. 4, No. 3: 37–45. (UK) (Contribution: 80%).
*34. Ayininuola G.M. and Ayodeji, I.O. (2016). Influence of Sludge Ash on Soil Shear Strength. Journal of Civil Engineering Research Vol. 6, No. 3: 72–77. (USA). (Contribution: 75%).
*35. Ayininuola, G.M. and Oladotun, P.O. (2016). Geotechnical Properties of Coconut Coir Fibre. Journal of Civil Engineering Research Vol. 6, No. 4: 79–85. (USA) (Contribution: 75%).
*36. Ayininuola, G.M. and Akinniyi, B.D. (2016). Bone Ash Influence on Soil Consolidation. Malaysian Journal of Civil Engineering Vol. 28, No 3: 407–422. (Malaysia) (Contribution: 75%).
*37. Ayininuola, G.M. and Adekitan, O. A. (2016). Characterisation of Ajebo Kaolinite Clay for Production of Natural Pozzolan, International Journal of Civil, Environmental, Structural Construction and Architectural Engineering, Vol. 10, No 9, pp 1222 – 1229, (Turkey) (Contribution: 75%).
*38. Adekitan, O.A. and Ayininuola, G.M. (2017). Optimizing the Thermal Treatment of Abeokuta Kaolin (south-west Nigeria) for Production of Natural Pozzolan. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development Vol. 7, 361-365. (UK) (Contribution: 50%)
*40. Ayininuola, G.M. amd Fadele, O. (2017). Stabilising Sandy Soil Using Reworked Earth Material. Journal of Environmental and Earth Science Vol. 7, No. 3: 75-79. (USA) (Contribution: 70%).
*41. Ayininuola, GM. and Abidoye, S. P. (2018). Soil Stabilisation Using Bitumen Emulsion and Cement Combination as Additive. Journal of Earth Science and Engineering Vol. 8, 66–74. (USA) (Contribution: 80%).
*43. Ayininuola, G.M. and Afolayan, O.D. (2018). Potential of Oyster Shell Ash Activated with Cement as Soil Stabiliser for Road Construction, International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology Vol. 7, No. 5: 118 – 126. (India) (Contribution: 80%).
*44. Ayininuola, G.M. and Balogun, L.O. (2018). Investigation of Glass Fiber Potential in Soil Stabilisation, International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology Vol. 7, No. 5: 113–117. (India) (Contribution: 80%).
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(f) Books, Chapters in Books and Articles already Accepted for Publication: Nil
(g) Technical Reports and Monographs: Nil
*Articles that have appeared since last promotion.
XI Major Conferences Attended with Papers Read (in last 5 years):
1. The SRIC International Conference on Emerging Trends for Sustainable Development and Human Capacity Building In The Third World Nations ICETSDHCB, held at University of Ghana, 28–31 May, 2014.
Paper Read: Influence of Bone Ash on Soil California bearing ratio.
2. Second International Conference on Geological and Civil Engineering held at Flora Grand Hotel in Dubai UAE. 10–11, January 2015.
Paper Read: Effect of Diesel Oil Contamination on Soil Natural Recharge of Groundwater
3. First Faculty of Technology Conference, held at Conference Centre University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 6–8 July, 2015.
Paper Read: Enhancement of Soil Particles Binding Energy Using Terassil Solution.
4 The Faculty of Technology Conference 2017 (OAUTEKCONF 2017); held at Conference Centre and Guest House Limited, Obafemi Awolowo University 24-27 September, 2017.
Papers Read: (1) Potentials of cement-blast furnace slag mixture on compaction characteristics and California bearing ratio. (2) Potentials of Calcined Clay as Cement Supplement in Lateritic Soil Stabilisation
5. The 2nd International Conference on Calcined Clays for Sustenance Concrete held in Melia Cohiba Hotel La Havana Cuba 5–7 December, 2017.
Paper Read: Calcined Clay-Cement Stabilisation – Physicochemical Attributes and Stabilised Strengths of a-1-a and a-2-6 Soils
6. the 2018 International Conference on STEM: A driven force for Sustainable Development COLENG 2018 at Federal University Agriculture, Abeokuta.
Paper presented: Utilisation of Animal Hair Fibre for Soil Stabilisation.
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Dr. G. M. Ayininuola
XII Ten Best Publications that Reflect the Totality of my Contributions to Scholarship:
1. Ayininuola, G.M. and Agbede, O.A. (2012). Development of Predictive Model for Investigating Effect of Sodium Chloride on Soil Geotechnical Properties. Proceedings of the IASTED Int. Conf. Modelling and Simulation (AfricaMS 2012). 3-5 September, 2012. Gaborone. 126–132pp. (Botswana) (Contribution: 80%).
2. Ayininuola G.M. and Kwashima O.F. (2015). Effect of Diesel Oil Contamination on Soil Natural Recharge of Groundwater. Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Geological and Civil Engineering. Flora Grand Hotel in Dubai UAE. 10–11 January, 2015. 43–46pp. (UAE). (Contribution: 80%).
3. Franklin, S.O. and Ayininuola, G.M. (2006). Development of Stability Charts for Homogeneous Sloped Soil. Botswana Journal of Technology, University of Botswana Vol. 15. No. 2: 5-14. (Botswana) (Contribution: 50%).
4. Ayininuola, G.M. and Agbede, O.A. (2009). Influence of Sodium Chloride on Subgrade Soil California Bearing Ratio. Pacific Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 10. No. 1: 573-580. (USA) (Contribution: 80%).
5. Ayininuola, G.M. and Sogunro, A.O. (2013). Bone ash Impact on Soil Shear Strength. International Journal of Environmental, Earth Science and Engineering Vol. 7, No. 11: 330–334. (USA) (Contribution: 80%).
6. Ayininuola, G.M. and Oladeji, O.S. (2013). Nylon Solution as Soil Stabilizer. International Journal of Environmental, Earth Science and Engineering Vol. 7, No. 11: 108–110. (Turkey) (Contribution: 80%).
7. Ayininuola, G.M. (2014). Termite Social Insect Impact on Soil Geotechnical Properties. IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Vol 11 No. 3: 18–20. (USA) (Contribution: 100%).
8. Ayininuola, G.M. and Akinniyi, B.D. (2016). Bone Ash Influence on Soil Consolidation. Malaysian Journal of Civil Engineering Vol. 28, No 3: 407–422. (Malaysia) (Contribution: 75%).
9. Ayininuola, G.M. and Adekitan, O.A. (2017). Compaction Characteristics of Lateritic Soils Stabilised with Cement-calcined Clay Blends. Journal of Silicate Based and Composite Materials Vol. 69, No. 2, pp 34 – 39. (Hungary) (Contribution: 75%).
10. Ayininuola, G.M. and Udoh, E.G. (2018). Geotechnical Properties of Flax fiber stabilized Soil. Journal of Earth Science and Engineering Vol. 8, 75–82. (USA) (Contribution: 80%).
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Dr. G. M. Ayininuola
Research Focus of Dr. Gbenga Matthew Ayininuola
The focus of my research over the years has been within the field of Geotechnical Engineering. Specifically, over eighty-six percent of my research output has been carried out in the specific areas of slip surface stability, soil contamination and soil stabilisation or improvement. The analytical works on slip surface stability analyses resulted in generalised equations that take care of shortcomings of earlier methods, for solving stability of slip surfaces irrespective of number of soil strata. Software, charts and graphs were developed as quick tools for solving slip surface problems. The influences of change in soil composition as a result of human activities on soil geotechnical properties were also studied. In this regard, the impact of petroleum products’ spill, inorganic salts (sodium chloride, calcium sulphate), termites and decomposed refuse on soil geotechnical properties were studied. The results of the studies showed clearly that sodium chloride poses treat to soil geotechnical properties, while termites’ activities enhanced soil geotechnical properties positively. In the area of soil improvement, research works were channeled towards using locally available waste materials aside cement and lime such as bone ash, wood ash, rice husk ash, nylon water sachet, shell ash, kaolinite clay, blast furnace slag, animal hair, flax and glass fibre subjected to thorough processes as soil geotechnical properties improvers. The results from these studies showed that these materials if used in recommended quantities are potential soil stabilisers. Research works in other areas of Civil Engineering centred on causes and remedies to buildings’ failure and effective waste management in Nigeria using a Local Government in Ibadan as a case study. An effective method of collecting solid waste was developed while the major cause of buildings’ failure was found to be the client who failed to use his or her inherent power to order for good materials and use qualified manpower for project execution.
Groupings of Publications
The majority of my publications is in Geotechnical Engineering and with few in other areas of Civil Engineering. They are as follows:
1) Geotechnical Engineering
Publications 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44.
2) Other areas of Civil Engineering
Publications 1, 12, 13, 15, 18 and 22.