The Institute provides:
(a) Research and Development
(b) Consultancy services relating to Building, Road and Engineering Materials to individuals, public and private organizations;
The Institute is also capable of undertaking specific custom made research projects in the building, road and engineering materials sectors of the economy
- Building Construction
- Mass production of quality bricks and roofing tiles
- Construction of shelter, market stalls etc
- Design of dwellings
- Construction, supervision of projects include those involving NBRRI technologies
- Thermal comfort design, shading devices, window designs etc.
- Development of construction quality plans
- Tests on concrete
Soil Laboratory Testing
- Classification tests
- Strength and deformation tests
- Compaction and CBR properties
Land Use Planning
- Terrain Analysis and Evaluation
- GIS application
- Subgrade Soil investigation
- Geophysical site investigation
- Land resources identification and evaluation
- Water borehole Development
Measurement of Acoustic Performance of Buildings & Foundation Engineering
- Shallow and Deep Foundation design and analysis
- Earthworks: design of cuttings and embankments
- Slope Stability Analysis
- Soil improvement techniques
- Shore line protection
Site Investigation for Engineering Structure
- Soil boring, sampling and testing
- In situ cone penetration tests
Road Design/Construction
- Design and construction of different types of roads
- Field and Laboratory tests on various Road materials and their sources
- Design of road maintenance schemes for different types of road
Engineering Materials
- Material selection or specification
- Corrosion engineering design
- Failure analysis
- Casting, Welding, Machining
- Surface treatment (Coating etc)
Building Services Design
(c) Specialist support services to medium and small scale enterprises in the areas of;
– training,
– testing and evaluation of products,
– materials characterization,
– materials selection (specification),
– feasibility studies,
– materials information.
– enhancement of product quality and market potential
as it relates to all aspects of the construction industry