International Journal of
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6613
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJWREE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 347

Full Length Research Paper

Probability functions of road failures in a typical basement complex region, South-western Nigeria: A case study of Akure - Oba Ile Airport Road

Oyedele Akintunde Akinola
  • Oyedele Akintunde Akinola
  • Department of Physics, Ekiti State University, Ado – Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
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Bawallah Musa Adesola
  • Bawallah Musa Adesola
  • Department of Applied Geophysics, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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Ozegin Kesyton Oyamenda
  • Ozegin Kesyton Oyamenda
  • Department of Physics, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria.
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Ilugbo Stephen Olubusola
  • Ilugbo Stephen Olubusola
  • Department of Applied Geophysics, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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Ajayi Christopher Ayodele
  • Ajayi Christopher Ayodele
  • Department of Geology, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
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Aigbedion Isaac
  • Aigbedion Isaac
  • Department of Physics, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 07 December 2019
  •  Accepted: 10 March 2020
  •  Published: 30 April 2020

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