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Department of Quantity Survey

NWANKWO Patrick Oguguo, PhD

Professor

As Structural Engineers, we analyze, design, plan, and research structural components and structural systems to achieve design goals and ensure the safety and comfort of users or occupants. Our work takes account mainly of safety, technical, economic and environmental concerns, and may also consider aesthetic and social factors.

Typical structures designed by a structural engineer include buildings, towers, stadia and bridges. Other structures such as oil rigs, space satellites, aircraft and ships may also be designed by the structural engineer. Most structural engineers are employed in the construction industry, however, there are also structural engineers in the aerospace, automobile and shipbuilding industries. In the construction industry, they work closely with architects, civil engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers’ quantity surveyors and construction managers.

Biography

Patrick Oguguo Nwankwo, a distinguished Nigerian academic and engineer, is a Professor of Structural Engineering at Kaduna State University. Hailing from Orumba North, Anambra State, he specializes in construction materials and structural engineering. His academic journey includes a PhD in Construction Materials from the University of Jos, an MSc in Structural Engineering from Manchester, UK, and a BSc in Civil Engineering from Portsmouth, UK. Married with seven children, Nwankwo balances his family life with a career marked by excellence in research, teaching, and practice.

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Education

  • Ph.D. - University of Jos, Nigeria. - PhD Construction Materials - 2013
  • MSc. - Victoria University of Manchester, U. K. - M. Sc. Structural Engineering - 1983
  • BSc. - University of Portsmouth, U. K. (Formerly, Portsmouth Polytechnic) - B. Sc. Civil Engineering - 1981
  • SSCE - Government Trade Centre Awka - Two City & Guilds of London Institute Certificates - 1972 & 1974
  • Pri - Our Lady of Fatima School Jos and St. Anthony Primary School Ufuma - First School Leaving Certificate - 1965

Publications

  • Nwankwo, P.O. (1988). Multi-directional Strain Measurement on Flexible Curved Sheets (A case Study on Woven Fabric). Structural Engineering. 1(2): 37 - 47
  • Nwankwo, P.O. (1989). Fracture of Coated Fabrics Used in Air houses, Structural Engineering. 2(2): 18 - 21
  • Nwankwo, P.O. (1992). Cracking in Reinforced Concrete Structures Retaining Aqueous Liquids. Structural Engineering. 5(1): 18 - 28
  • Nwankwo, P.O. (1995). Local Material Sourcing and Processing in The Building and Civil Engineering Industry (Clay as a major constituent Material) Estate Journal. 1(6): 32 - 3
  • Nwankwo, P.O. (1999). Avoidance of Condensation in Large Panel Construction in Tropical Buildings. Nigerian Journal of Construction Technology and Management. 2(1): 42 - 4

Skills

Research and Data Analysis90%
Academic Writing and Publication85%
Teaching and Curriculum Development80%
Technical Proficiency75%
Project and Time Management70%