UNIOSUN Staff Profile
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BELLO Afeez A.
Professor
COLLEGE OF SCI. ENG. & TECH.
CIVIL ENG
Brief Educational Profile
PhD (Civil Engineering) - Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
MSc ( Civil Engineering) - University of Ibadan
B.Tech (Civil Engineering) - Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso
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Current/Recent Research
Investigation into the use of cocoa pod husk ash for modification and stabilization of road construction materials in Osogbo, Osun State, South western Nigeria
1) Principal Investigator, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Federal Government of Nigeria (₦2,000,000) (2011)
2) Principal Investigator, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Federal Government of Nigeria (₦1,940,000) (2013)
3) Principal Investigator, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Federal Government of Nigeria (₦1,740,000) (2015)
4) Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Federal Government of Nigeria with grant number (UNIOSUN/TetFund/24/02) (₦4,000,000) (2025) (Co – Researcher)
5) Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Federal Government of Nigeria with grant number (UNIOSUN/TetFund/24/09) (₦4,842,800) (2025) (Co – Researcher)
6) Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Federal Government of Nigeria with grant number (UNIOSUN/TetFund/24/03) (₦3,981,800) (2025) (Co – Researcher)
Selected Recent Publications
- (1) Ameen, I. O., Bello, A. A., Ishola, K and Adeyemo, K. A. (2021) ‘Influence of admixture of Bamboo leaf ash and lime on the Compaction Characteristics of lateritic soil’ LAUTECH Journal of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, 6(1): 116 - 126 DOI: 10.36108/laujoces/1202.60.0180
- (2) Ishola, K., Olawuyi, O. A., Yohanna, P., Bello, A. A., Sani, R. O. and Akin, O. (2021) ‘Reliability Evaluation of Compaction Water Content of Plantain Peel Ash Treated Lateritic Soil’ Nigerian Journal of Technological Development, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
- (3) Salami L. and Bello, A. A. (2021) ‘Evaluation of Waste Bottle and Waste Sachet Water performance’ Journal of Research Information in Civil Engineering, University of Ilorin, 18 (2): 4339 – 4348
- (4) Adeyemo, K. A., Yunusa, G. A., Ishola, K., Bello, A. A., Adewale, S. A. (2022) ‘Cassava Peel Ash Modified Black Cotton Soil as material for Hydraulic Barriers in Municipal Solid Waste Containment Facility’ Journal of Cleaner Waste System. 3:1-8, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clwas.2022.100045. Elsevier
- (5) Kareem, M. A., Akintunde, D. O., Adesoye, J. S., Ishola, K., Tijani, I. A., Adebanjo, A. U., Thanni, M. O., Oduoye, W. O., Adeyanju, D. O., Bello, A. A. (2023) ‘Influence of cashew leaf ash as partial replacement for cement in the properties of fresh and hardened concrete’ Journal of Cleaner Waste System. 4: 100063, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clwas.2023.. Elsevier
- (6) Kareem, M. A., Adebayo, A. O., Adeosun, J. O., Akinwusi, A. I., Orogbade, A. S., Ayanlere, A. S., Adebanwi, A. A. Obadare, G. O., Ishola, K., Bello, A. A. (2023) ‘Characteristics of interlocking paving blocks made with cashew leaf ash as partial replacement for cement’ Journal of Materials Today: Proceedings, 86: 121 – 127.
- https://doi.org/10.1016/i.matpr.2023.04.294. Elsevier
- (7) Ameen, I. O., Kareem, M. A., Tijani, M. A., Salami, L. O., Bello, A. A., (2023) ‘Effect of West African Standard Compactive Energy on Stone dust stabilized of lateritic soil’ Adeleke University Journal of Engineering and Technology, 6(1): 215-221
- (8) Salami, L. O., Kareem, M. A., Tijani, M. A., Ameen, I. O., Bello, A. A., (2023) ‘Performance Inve stigation of Combined Waste Polymer Modified Hot Bitumen Mix’ Adeleke University Journal of Engineering and Technology, 6(1): 151-159
- (9) Salami, L. O., Tijani, M. A., Kareem, M. A., Ameen, I. O., Bello, A. A., (2023) ‘Marshall Properties of Warm Mix Asphaltic Concrete Incorporating various Properties of sasobit Additive’ UI Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 5(1): 1 – 7
- (10) Adeyemo, K. A. and Bello, A. A. (2024) ‘Hydraulic barrier properties of soil beneath Egbedi active municipal solid waste dumpsite’ Hybrid Advances, 6: 100241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hybadv.2024.100241. Elsevier
- (11) Bello, A. A. and Yusuff, R. O. (2025). Evaluation of Settlement and Bearing capacity of Three selected Buildings in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos , UNIOSUN Journal of Engineering and Environmental Science, 7 (1): 93 – 101.https;//doi:10.36108/ujees/5202.70.0190
- (12) Ameen, I. O., Kareem, M. A., Ishola, K., Olawuyi, O. A., Adeyemo, K. A., Bello, A. A., (2026). An appraisal of lateritic soil modified with lime and bamboo leaf ash as hydraulic barrier. Discover Civil Engineering 1 (94); 1-17. (Springer Nature)
- (13) Ameen, I. O., Salami, L. O., Adeyemo, K. A., Tijani, M. A., Bello, A. A., (2024). Effect of Compaction energies on geotechnical properties of stone dust stabilized lateritic soil. Discover Civil Engineering 3 (132); 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44290-024-00139-y. (Springer Nature)
Research Interests
His research interests include waste utilization, improvement of expansive (shrink- swell) and non-expansive soils and the use of same as pavement materials in geotechnical/geo-environmental applications (i.e., liners in waste containment systems).