I have taken a closer look at the roof trusses of the collapsed building and i cannot but agree that there is a failure in the conceptual design analysis. The loads were not distributed uniformly and there was no support at the center hence the collapse of the roof.Authorities concern should step in immediately to avert reoccurrence.

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Plenty plenty money

Lubbish!

After they constructed nonsense, tens-hundreds died but nothing happened to them...


Infact

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Was any test done to determine the soil's load bearing capacity

It looks like they wanted to emulate the winner's chapel edifice at Ota but they've forgotten that bishop oyedepo is a trained Architect.

Look at the walls isn't that just block and cement? No steel beams to support the overhead steel work

Hope this structure is strong

Imagine...

So na this iron crane dey struggle carry just fall on mere humans like that?

Look at the thin pillars and frames sef....
reigners burial ground.

Wow

Ewomazinot:
Hope this structure is strong

future past tense?


something wey don collapse.

The contractor must be one of those slowpoke bricklayers who think they have become engineers over night. Merely looking at those thin fences he used as support for those heavy beams will tell you that the building is an accident waiting to happen.
Unfortunately, most of the casualties may not have seen the coffin while it was being errected. Rip to the dead and quick recovery for the injured.

very poor structure

Sad.

where are the pillars? Only if one can foresee the future, death trap would have been placed in front of the church before that fateful day.

Many Nigerian architects are bunch of glorified welders, carpenters and bricklayers

This is gross negligence!

Just imagine.. Stupid builders... Naso dem allow make innocent souls die... Chaii

wrong wrong wrong structure........ something must have told them that the roofing is way heavier than the structure itself.....God help us

Its well

helovesme:
Was any test done to determine the soil's load bearing capacity

It looks like they wanted to emulate the winner's chapel edifice at Ota but they've forgotten that bishop oyedepo is a trained Architect.

Was about to say the same thing

Let accept that there was a design flaw. The way this peeps preach about how there God can do signs and wonders marvels. It now looks more difficult to believe that a God you serve cannot even protect his worshippers right inside his own house.


Questions needs to be asked across all boards

See the tiny beams. It's not that hard to see that the beams are not strong enough to bear the superstructure of the roof.


There should be strong consequences for these kind of accidents otherwise we'll continue seeing such.

iksmoore:
I have taken a closer look at the roof trusses of the collapsed building and i cannot but agree that there is a failure in the conceptual design analysis. The loads were not distributed uniformly and there was no support at the center hence the collapse of the roof.Authorities concern should step in immediately to avert reoccurrence.

I dont think there is need for central support. But I can agree with you about the load distribution, under normal circumstances, loads are designed to induce mainly axial stresses ie to transfer the burden to the pillars by the side.

Take for instance, stadiums with cover roof will not need a support at the center to hold the structure

A pillar at the middle would have averted this mishap. The structural engineer should be held accountable

If the building hadn't collapsed, would u have noticed this?
Winners chapel doesn't have a pillar in the middle, so I don't think it's design problem. I think it's substandard building materials that caused this mess