Ifedayo Olawole Oladapo, OON, FICE, NNOM, (24 November 1932 – 6 March 2010) was a Nigerian academic and professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Lagos.
He joined the former Ostenfeld and Jonson now Cowi Consult and gained practical experience as a design engineer.[2] After returning to Nigeria in 1963 to start an academic career, he was active in the design and construction of many concrete structures in Lagos, including the concrete shell roof, Eko Bridge, and Third Mainland Bridge.[3] He also played key roles in the construction of the Benue River Bridge and Niger Bridge in Onitsha. In 1982, he became the first Vice-Chancellor of the Ondo State University, holding the position for a period of eight years, after which he commenced work at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria as lecturer in the department of Civil Engineering between 1963 and 1964, before moving over to University of Lagos. At University of Lagos, he became a Senior Lecturer and subsequently Associate Professor in 1970, Dean of Engineering Faculty. In 1971, he served as the deputy vice-chancellor of the university between 1977 and 1979. During this period, he designed the first set of 32 buildings which were constructed on the university campus during a period of austerity and worldwide economic recession. He has been recognised for his significant contributions to knowledge in his area of specialisation, namely structural concrete. His early research work in this field dealt with the properties of prestressed concrete at different rates of loading. His research work focused on determination of the properties of concrete, the movement –curvature relationships and the ultimate loads of concrete structures. This led him to the formulation of the plastic design theory for reinforced concrete structures which eventually resulted in the "limits state design method for structural concrete". These academic achievements resulted in being invited to participate in the design and construction of some major concretes structures in the country including the Eko Bridge, Third Mainland Bridge. He also made significant contribution to different aspects of the building code which was launched in Nigeria in 1970. His proposal for modification (replacement of the British code way of practice) were accepted by the standards organisation of Nigeria and formed the basis of the first "Nigeria Code of practice for structural concrete in Nigeria". which was published in 1973.[4]
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January 01, 1970
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Ifedayo Olawole Oladapo OON FICE NNOM 24 November 1932 6 March 2010 was a Nigerian academic and professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Lagos Oladapo Ifedayo OlawoleBorn 1932 11 24 24 November 1932Ondo City NigeriaDied6 March 2010 2010 03 06 aged 77 NationalityNigerianAlma materUniversity of Ibadan University of Cambridge University of St AndrewsKnown forStructural concreteScientific careerFieldsCivil engineeringInstitutionsAhmadu Bello University Ondo State University University of Lagos Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Education and academic posts 4 Honours 5 ReferencesEarly life editIfedayo was born in Ondo City and had his early education at Government College Ibadan 1 He attended the University College Ibadan in 1954 and graduated with honors and afterwards earned a B Sc in civil engineering from the University of St Andrews graduating with First Class honours in 1959 He earned a Ph D in structural engineering from the University of Cambridge in 1962 Career editHe joined the former Ostenfeld and Jonson now Cowi Consult and gained practical experience as a design engineer 2 After returning to Nigeria in 1963 to start an academic career he was active in the design and construction of many concrete structures in Lagos including the concrete shell roof Eko Bridge and Third Mainland Bridge 3 He also played key roles in the construction of the Benue River Bridge and Niger Bridge in Onitsha In 1982 he became the first Vice Chancellor of the Ondo State University holding the position for a period of eight years after which he commenced work at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria as lecturer in the department of Civil Engineering between 1963 and 1964 before moving over to University of Lagos At University of Lagos he became a Senior Lecturer and subsequently Associate Professor in 1970 Dean of Engineering Faculty In 1971 he served as the deputy vice chancellor of the university between 1977 and 1979 During this period he designed the first set of 32 buildings which were constructed on the university campus during a period of austerity and worldwide economic recession He has been recognised for his significant contributions to knowledge in his area of specialisation namely structural concrete His early research work in this field dealt with the properties of prestressed concrete at different rates of loading His research work focused on determination of the properties of concrete the movement curvature relationships and the ultimate loads of concrete structures This led him to the formulation of the plastic design theory for reinforced concrete structures which eventually resulted in the limits state design method for structural concrete These academic achievements resulted in being invited to participate in the design and construction of some major concretes structures in the country including the Eko Bridge Third Mainland Bridge He also made significant contribution to different aspects of the building code which was launched in Nigeria in 1970 His proposal for modification replacement of the British code way of practice were accepted by the standards organisation of Nigeria and formed the basis of the first Nigeria Code of practice for structural concrete in Nigeria which was published in 1973 4 Education and academic posts editHe was Visiting Professor University of Aalborg Denmark the University of Illinois Urbana USA in 1967 5 and a Commonwealth Visiting Professor to the University of Leeds England in 1980 81 He has served in the executive council of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering IABSE 6 based in Zurich He was the first Nigerian engineer to be awarded the National merit Award 7 1954 University of Ibadan 1959 B Sc Civil Engineering University of St Andrews 1962 Ph D Structural Engineering Christ College Cambridge 1963 1964 Lecturer at Ahmadu Bello University 1971 1975 Dean of the Faculty of Engineering University of Lagos 1977 1979 Deputy Vice Cancellor of the University of Lagos 1971 1997 Vice President of International Association for Bridge and Structured Engineering Zurich 1987 1988 President of Nigerian Academy of Science 1995 First President of Nigeria Academy of Engineering 1987 1989 Chairman Committee of vice chancellors of Nigerian State Universities 1994 1998 President of the Council of Registered Engineers of Nigeria COREN Consultant to UNESCO on Engineering Education Honours editInduction into the Hall of Fame for Science and Technology in New York for Outstanding contribution in the field of Engineering Fellow of the Institute of Civil Engineers of London Officer of the Order of Niger 8 9 References edit OLADAPO Olawole Ifedayo GCI Museum www gcimuseum org Retrieved 28 May 2020 Prof Ifedayo Olawole Oladapo DAWN Commission Retrieved 26 May 2020 GOODNIGHT PROF IFEDAYO OLADAPO Nigerian Voice Retrieved 28 May 2020 Ifedayo Oladapo NLNG Releases Hall of Fame for Science and Letters The Future Project 24 August 2010 Archived from the original on 8 May 2014 Retrieved 1 May 2014 Daily Illini 16 December 1967 Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections Daily Illini University of Illinois at Urbana Champaigne Library 16 December 1967 Retrieved 26 October 2014 Tom Frank Peters 2011 IABSE The First 80 years International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering IABSE p 192 ISBN 978 3857 481 29 1 Retrieved 26 October 2014 Engr Prof Ifedayo O Oladapo NNOM Nigerian Academy of Engineering Retrieved 1 May 2014 Gowin Ijediogbor I ve Worked Hard No Regrets Prof Oladapo The Guardian Retrieved 1 May 2014 Goodnight Prof Ifedayo Oladapo The Nigerian Voice 8 April 2010 Retrieved 1 May 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ifedayo Oladapo amp oldid 1139912315, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
