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Item Characterizing Groundwater Potentials in parts of the Basement Complex of Nigeria using GIS and Remote Sensing.(Journal of Sustainable Water Resources Management, 2023) Abubakar, H.O.; Ige, O. O.; Olatunji, S.; Iheme, K.O.Groundwater prospect in parts of southwestern Nigeria was delineated by inferring the subsurface models from the responses of remote sensing and GIS data. In characterizing the area, both primary and secondary data were used. The primary data include landsat8 OLI and ASTER Digital Elevation Model, while the secondary data includes geology, soil, and topography maps of the area. Hence, thematic maps of potentials and lineament density, and land cover/use maps for the area were derived from the landsat8 OLI/TRS image. Thus, the area was characterized as follows: very low, low, moderate, high, and very high potentiality that covered 1.4 km2(0.59%), 72.18 km2(9.59%), 372.3 km2(49.44%),272.12 km2(36.14%), and 35km2(4.64%), respectively. The western part of the area is dominated by very low to low potential, while the southern part of the area is dominated by high to very high potential. Hence, low and moderate potentials occupy the highest landmass (59.03%) in the area. In conclusion, the basement complex terrain in question has a moderately low aquifer capability.Item PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF LIQUEFACTION AND LANDSLIDE POTENTIALS IN SOILS FROM THREE MAJOR SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS IN NIGERIA(Published by Faculty of Physical Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria., 2018) Ige, O. O.; Oyeleke, T. A.; Iheme, K. O.Landslide is one of the most ravaging natural disasters in the world and recent occurrences in Nigeria require urgent technical assessment of susceptible zones. In this study, three major susceptible areas in Nigeria were accessed for potentials for liquefaction and sliding. The areas are Oko (Anambra State), Agbaja (Kogi State), Enyenkorin and Asa Dam (Kwara State). Reconstructed samples were collected from each locality for the purpose of determining and comparing their susceptibilities to landslide and liquefaction. Grain size analyses and Atterberg consistency limits were used to investigate the liquefaction potential while the slope conditions were deduced using SLOPE/W software. Grain size distribution revealed that the soils contain 0-7% gravel, 63- 96% sand and 2-18% fines for Oko and Agbaja compared to 4-12% gravel, 30-36% sand and 18-39% fines for Asa Dam and Enyenkorin. These values and plots of plasticity index against liquid limit, dry density against moisture content and coefficient of permeability show that samples from Oko and Agbaja are potentially liquefiable when compared with the control sample. The shear strength parameters have values ranging 40-80 kPa and 24-35o while the Coefficient of permeability varies between 1.71 × 10-5 and 1.18 × 10-3. The factor of safety (FOS) values for soils from Oko, Agbaja and Asa Dam are 1.452, 1.946 and 2.488 respectively. Though these values indicate stability, caution must be applied as the condition at the area revealed that the slope are in their state of impending failure. The FOS for dry slope was higher when compared to those of wet slope. This was due to the effect of pore water pressure on the soil as it reduced the shear strength of the soil. A reduced value of FOS was observed in the model under loading conditions, which indicates loading as a contributing factor to the slope failure. It is recommended that proper and efficient drainage system should be employed in these areas to reduce the influence of pore water pressure in the soils. Also surface terracing is recommended to reduce the effect of toe failure.