10 Top Free Games for Your Android Phone

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 Olusola

Tennis Clash

A very interesting and addictive game. It is only playable online but you play with real people. Your internet connection needs not to be all that fast but it should be 4G. The more you play, the more you get items to upgrade your players. To fast track the development of your players you can purchase upgrade items. Download size:134 MB

Asphalt 9

A very brilliant car racing game with good graphics comparable to that on a PS3. Very easy controls, you will love it. You can race with computer controlled opponents or with real opponents online. It is free to download from the Google Play Store. Its download size is about 2.6 GB.

Ping Pong Fury

A table tennis game on your mobile phone. It is like real table tennis and very fast.You can play with PC opponents or real opponents online. Download size: 145 MB

Angry Birds 2

The Angry Birds game has been around for a while. It’s a very brilliant, high quality game and now much improved. There are many versions of this game . Go to the Play Store and download the one you want. Download size: 239MB

Mario Kart Tour

A Kart racing game of Super Mario and friends. Can be very addictive. You can also play with opponents online. Needs web connectivity to play.

Download size: 123MB

Cross Fire: Offline Shooting

Shooting, war and gun duel games are getting better on phones. Cross fire is one of them. It’s a brilliant 3D shooting game and very easy to play.. There are many versions of this game available on PlayStore.

Download size: 328 MB.

NBA 2K Mobile Basketball

This is a high quality basketball game that will take your phone processors to the limit. The graphics and game play is stunning. It looks like you are playing basketball on a PSP, PS3 or PS4. The game is easy to learn and play.

Download size: over 1GB

Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat is now on mobile with graphics comparable to that on a PS3. It is also easy to play. If you are a mortal Kombat fan, you know that playing it on your mobile phone is much more convenient.

Download size: 1.4GB

Millionaire Trivia

Everybody wants to be a millionaire. The world wide popular TV question and answer game show has its game version on PlayStore. The money in the game version is not real money.

Download size: 80MB

Real Boxing 2:

One of the best boxing games on mobile. Real Boxing 2 is an improved version of the original game.

Download size: 682MB

All games described in this article are downloadable from Google PlayStore free of charge. If you search for a particular game and it doesn’t show up on Google PlayStore, then that game cannot be installed on your phone due to incompatibility. However you can search for the game outside of PlayStore and download.

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How to Calculate Design Load of a Concrete Slab (factored)

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 Olusola

In reinforced concrete design , there is what is called the factor of safety. The factor of safety is multiplied by the calculated load of the structural element. This is done to reduce the possibility of the structural element failing under its actual, or expected loadings.

When the factor of safety has been applied to the calculated load of a structural element, it is called design load. Note that Factored load is also the same as design load.

Determining the Design (factored) load of a Concrete Slab.

The formula for calculating the design load of a Concrete Slab is:

1.4gk + 1.6qk.

Where:

gk= dead load

qk= live load

1.4= factor of safety applied to dead load

1.6= factor of safety applied to live load.

Dead load is the same as the weight of the concrete slab element.

Live load is the movable or variable load the slab will carry such as people, furniture,machinery and so on.

The unit of the design load will be in kN/m².

The weight of concrete used in reinforced concrete design calculation is 24kN/m³

Example 1 calculating design load of slab

Let’s say a concrete slab panel is to be designed for a private dwelling. It has a depth ( thickness) of 0.2m, a length of 5m, and a width of 3m as shown above, the design load can be calculated as follows:

The dead load of the slab panel is the weight of concrete multiplied by the slab thickness.

That is,

24kN/m³ × 0.2m = 4.8kN/m²

Therefore gk = 4.8kN/m²

Live loads for buildings are standardized. In page 2 of BS 6399 part 1, the live load for private dwellings is 1.5kN/m² (shown below)

Table minimum imposed floor loads.BS 6399 part 1

Therefore qk= 1.5kN/m²

Design load= 1.4gk+1.6qk=( 1.4×4.8kN/m²) + (1.6×1.5kN/m²) = 6.72kN/m² + 2.4kN/m²

=9.12kN/m²

Example 2. calculating design load of slab

Looking at part of a floor plan shown below, we will be calculating the design load for the floor plan labelled P8 as shown.Take live load for private dwellings as 1.5kN/m².

Part of general floor arrangement plan of a proposed building

Solution

The depth of the slab panel is 150mm or 0.15m

We know that the formula for design load of slab panel is 1.4gk + 1.6qk and weight of concrete is 24kN/m³

Dead load, gk, = weight of concrete multiplied by panel thickness= 24kN/m³ × 0.15m = 3.6kN/m²

Live load , qk=1.5kN/m². (page 2 of BS 6399 part 1)

Design load is 1.4gk + 1.6qk=

(1.4×3.6kN/m²)+(1.6×1.5kN/m²)= 7.44kN/m²

Slab Design load is used for the calculation of the amount of steel reinforcement required for the slab panel.

Manchester City for the Title after Liverpool Draw

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 Olusola

The title is still Manchester City’s to lose with 7 games to go after forcing Liverpool to a 2-2 draw. Indeed City should have won the match if they had converted more of their chances. City on 74 points lead Liverpool by one point meaning their fate is still in their own hands.

Elsewhere Chelsea walloped Southampton by 6-0 to sit comfortably in 3rd place with 63 points.

Tottenham Hotspur complete the top 4 after their 4-0 trashing of Aston Villa and Arsenal falling at home by 1-2 to Brighton.

Brighton on the other hand have boosted their chance of survival with that wonderfully victory.

Manchester United failed to spark as they lost out by 0-1 to Everton in a tense affair. They are 7th in the league table currently with 51 points

Everton are 4 points off the drop zone while, Burnley, Watford, and Norwich are doomed for relegation.

Champions League Quarter Final Preview 2

April 9, 2022April 9, 2022 Olusola

The quarter finals of the UEFA champions league will be concluded on the 12th and 13th of April.

From the results of the first leg played. It’s looking good for Liverpool and Real Madrid. The Reds beat Benfica 3-1 away, while Real Madrid defeated Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge. Karim Benzema scored a hat trick in that match. Bearing any upset, we expect Madrid and Liverpool to go through. It must be stressed that Chelsea can still spring a surprise in Madrid.

Bayern Munich lost to Villarreal by 0-1 in the first leg, but the tables can be overturned in Munich in the return leg. They are still favourites to go through.

Manchester City laboured hard to beat Atletico Madrid 1-0, but City have it all to play for in the second leg in Spain on the 13th of April. Wish City best of luck.

How to Apply for Nigerian Passport Online

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Olusola

To apply for your Nigerian Passport online just go to;

https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/

and follow the prompts.

The application process is easy and it involves the following steps;

Fill the form and select a passport processing centre.
Choose a payment option and make a payment.
Book an appointment for biometric enrolment.
Proceed for enrolment on your scheduled date.
Wait for Passport pick-up notification (via SMS).

A form will be presented to you to fill in the type of passport you want. After successfully filling your information, the amount to pay will be shown.

To know the total amount your application will cost, you can use the quick tools app located within the webpage to determine the amount to pay.

Cost of different types/sizes of Nigerian Passport. (Official prices)

Passport with 32 pages and 5 year validity: ₦25,000

Passport with 64 pages and 5 year validity: ₦35,000

Passport with 64 pages and 10 year validity: ₦70,000

Information / documents you may need depending on your circumstances

National Identification Number. NIN .
Local Government letter of identification.
Birth certificate / age declaration.
Recent colour passport photographs taken with white background.
Guarantor’s form sworn to before a commissioner of Oaths / Magistrate / High Court Judge.
Parents’ letter of consent for minors under 16 years.
Marriage certificate where applicable.
Police report incase of lost passport.

Visa types Offered by the United States.

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 Olusola


Type of Visa	Function
A	For foreign government officials
A-2, NATO 1-6	Military personnel of a foreign country
B-1	Athletes competing for prize money Business Visitors Nannies and domestic employees
B-2	Visitors/Tourists, Visitors for medical treatment.
BCC	Mexican border crossing
C	Transit in US
D	crew members serving on aircrafts
E1&E2	Treaty traders and investors
E3	Australian professionals and special workers
F1	Academic students
F2	Dependents of F1 visa holders
G1-G5, NATO	Designated international employees and NATO
H1-B	Physicians and highly specialised occupations requiring specific industry knowledge
H2-A	Temporary workers for seasonal agriculture
H2-B	Temporary workers for non-agricultural professions
H3	Primarily non-employment training programs
H1-C	Nurse travelling to areas that have shortage of health care professionals
I	Journalists and information media representatives
J	Exchange visitors, international cultural exchange visitors
J-1	Au- pairs exchange visitors. Professors, teachers, scholars as exchange visitors
J-2	Children of J-1 Visa under the age of 21 years
K-1	Fiance
L	Intra company transferees
M-1	For Vocational students
M-1	Dependants of M-1 holder
O-1	Foreign nationals possessing excellent abilities in the field of art and science
P	for artists, entertainers and athletes
Q	for international, cultural exchange visitors
R	reilgious workers
TN/TD	Mexican and Canadian NAFTA professional workers
T-1	human trafficking victims
U-1	Victims of crime, criminal activities

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