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    Concrete construction of Handbrails and step in Fine and Applied Art
    (Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Faculty of Act, Obafemi Awolowo University., 2021) AKINDOJUTIMI, Emmanuel Alaba
    This project artistically and technically explore cement for concrete casting to create handrail and step for architectural sculpture, and it identified the risk and of its hazard of having no handrail along step and ramp in stairway on mankind, using dilapidated handrail and step at some stairway entrance can be hazard to mankind. This sort for the constructing and creating modern and reliable handrail and step that will enhance aesthetics, support and stability that will stand the test of time in architectural building. Installation of light on the first two entrance banister colon of the handrail was also design to illuminating the stairway area for the user easy walking. In achieving this, materials of high quality and standard were sort and brought to the department for working of the handrail, and step to create suitable stairway at the site for architectural design. All these were done with the aim of adapting a new way of redesign handrail/banister and step. Loads of soft sand and sharp sand were dropped for the working, range of rectangle iron pipes were brought for casting and aluminum plate curt into desiring shape for mode, which were also used for achieving the modern handrail/banister design. Planks were used as well for constructing a working solid step. Research has discovered low quality usage of cement in some handrail and step constructed in building which had led to its dilapidated project has successfully developed the possibilities of repurposing cement to reconstruct and redesign modern concrete handrail and step that will have the stamina to support the walking of men through the stairway and that will stand the test of time. This is with a view of making this into art form for architectural aesthetic. Thus, preventing individual walking through the entrance from falling and sustaining unwanted injuries.