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Dr.. Kolawole Adisa Olonade

Senior Lecturer

Dr. Olonade was born about five decades ago. He had National and Higher National Diplomas in Civil Engineering from the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Nigeria. He equally possessed Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) and Master of Science (MSc) in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Akure and University of Ibadan, respectively. He was awarded a PhD degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the prestigious University of Lagos. His area of specialization is structural and material engineering. 
He is a cement and concrete expert. He pioneers the use of cassava peel ash as replacement for cement  in concrete, which earned him the German-African Innovation Incentive Award in 2018 by the German Government. He has built the first ever cassava concrete structure. He is the pioneer recipient of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering Research Grant as well as the Royal Society International Exchanges Award and International Networks Grant for the SDGs funded by Royal Society London 
and Swedish Government, respectively. He has been a Guest Scientist at Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Berlin, Germany and at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, a Fellow of the Nigerian Institution of Water 
Engineers and a member of the Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineering. He is also an active member of RILEM and has participated in three Technical Committees. In 2020, he founded the Society of Cement and Concrete Researchers in Nigeria (SCCRIN). 
Dr. Olonade is an academic and professional engineer. He has been teaching civil engineering courses at higher education level since 2003. He has supervised over 60 BSc Theses and 4 MSc Theses. He has to his credit about 50 publications in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings with 6 Technical Reports.

Presently, Engr. Dr. Olonade is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering and the Deputy Director of RICE at the Western Campus of Kampala International University, Uganda. 



  • K. A. Olonade and A. G. Abdullahi (2021). Effect of Sulphate Attack on the Strength of Cement Brands Blended with Cassava Peel Ash. Nigerian Journal of Engineering

  • K. A. Olonade, W. Schmidt and M. O. Adeoye (2021). Flow and Strength Properties of Binary Blended Self-Compacting Concrete Containing Bio-Ash.. Journal of Engineering Research

  • W Schmidt, M. Commeh, K. Olonade, G. L. Schiewer, D. Dodoo-Arhin, R. Dauda, S. Fataei, A. T. Tawiah, F. Mohamed, M. Thiedeitz, N. W. Radebe and A. Rogge. (2021). Sustainable circular value chains: From rural waste to feasible urban construction materials solutions, Developments in the Built Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dibe.2021.100047

  • Olonade, K. A. (2020). Influence of water-cement ratio and water reducing admixtures on the rebound number of hardened concrete. Malaysian Journal of Civil Engineering

  • chmidt, W., Otieno, M., Olonade, K. A., Radebe, N., Van-Damme, H., TunjiOlayeni, P., Kenai, S., Tetteh Tawiah, A., Manful, K., Akinwale, A., Mbugua, R. and Rogge, A. (2020). Innovation potentials for construction materials with specific focus on the challenges in Africa,. RILEM Technical Letters

  • . W. Schmidt, K. A. Olonade, N. Radebe, F. Zando, and V. Ssekamatte (2020). Green urban development creates rural employment perspectives. The International Journal for Rural Development, 54(2): 36 c�?��?? 38. (ISSN: 1866-801; D 2050)

  • Olonade, K. A., I. O. Balogun and Y. O. Abiodun. (2020). Sulphate Attack Resistance of Selected Cement Brands in Nigeria. Journal of Engineering Research

  • Olonade, K. A. and T. O. Ojo. (2020). Investigating Performance of Table Sugar as an Admixture in Concrete. , Nigerian Journal of Civil Engineering (NICE)

  • Schmidt, W., Olonade, K. A., Mbugua, R. N., Lenz, F. J. and Ngassam, I. T. (2020). Bio-Based Rheology Modifiers for High Performance Concrete c�?��?? Possible Modes of Actions and Case Study for Cassava Starch in West Africa. RILEM Book series 24, pp. 158c�?��??166.

  • Schmidt, W., Olonade, K. A., Mbugua, R. N., Lenz, F. J. and Ngassam, I. T. (2020). Bio-Based Rheology Modifiers for High Performance Concrete c�?��?? Possible Modes of Actions and Case Study for Cassava Starch in West Africa. RILEM Book series 24, pp. 158c�?��??166.

  • Schmidt, W., Olonade, K. A., Mbugua, R. N., Lenz, F. J. and Ngassam, I. T. (2020). Bio-Based Rheology Modifiers for High Performance Concrete c�?��?? Possible Modes of Actions and Case Study for Cassava Starch in West Africa. RILEM Book series 24, pp. 158c�?��??166.

  • Schmidt, W., Olonade, K. A., Mbugua, R. N., Lenz, F. J. and Ngassam, I. T. (2020). Bio-Based Rheology Modifiers for High Performance Concrete c�?��?? Possible Modes of Actions and Case Study for Cassava Starch in West Africa. RILEM Book series 24, pp. 158c�?��??166.

  • Schmidt, W., Olonade, K. A., Mbugua, R. N., Lenz, F. J. and Ngassam, I. T. (2020). Bio-Based Rheology Modifiers for High Performance Concrete c�?��?? Possible Modes of Actions and Case Study for Cassava Starch in West Africa. RILEM Book series 24, pp. 158c�?��??166.

  • Schmidt, W., Olonade, K. A., Mbugua, R. N., Lenz, F. J. and Ngassam, I. T. (2020). Bio-Based Rheology Modifiers for High Performance Concrete c�?��?? Possible Modes of Actions and Case Study for Cassava Starch in West Africa. RILEM Book series 24, pp. 158c�?��??166.

  • Schmidt, W., Olonade, K. A., Mbugua, R. N., Lenz, F. J. and Ngassam, I. T. (2020). Bio-Based Rheology Modifiers for High Performance Concrete c�?��?? Possible Modes of Actions and Case Study for Cassava Starch in West Africa. RILEM Book series 24, pp. 158c�?��??166.

  • Schmidt, W., Olonade, K. A., Mbugua, R. N., Lenz, F. J. and Ngassam, I. T. (2020). Bio-Based Rheology Modifiers for High Performance Concrete c�?��?? Possible Modes of Actions and Case Study for Cassava Starch in West Africa. RILEM Book series 24, pp. 158c�?��??166.

  • Schmidt, W., Tchetgnia Ngassam, I., Olonade, K. A., Mbugua, R. and K?�hne, H.-C. (2019). Plant based chemical admixtures c�?��?? potentials and effects on the performance of cementitious materials. RILEM Technical Letters, 3:124-128. (ISSN: 2518-0231).

  • Olonade, K. A., and Akanfe, A. T. (2019). Alkali Activation of Calcined Lateritic Soil as Alternative Binder in Cement-Based Products for Low-Cost Housing.. UNILAG Journal of Medicine, Science and Technology

  • Olonade, K. A. and Bello, T (2019). Mechanical and microstructural characterization of alkali-activated coconut shell ash mortar. AZOJETE, 15(3):598- 610.

  • Olonade K. A. and Mohammed, H. (2019). Review of Selected Bio-Wastes as Potential Materials for Alkali-Activation for Cement-Based Products. Nigerian Journal of Technological Development

  • Schmidt, W., Tchetgnia Ngassam, I., Olonade, K. A., Mbugua, R. and K?�hne, H.-C. (2019). Plant based chemical admixtures c�?��?? potentials and effects on the performance of cementitious materials. RILEM Technical Letters, 3:124-128. (ISSN: 2518-0231).

  • Schmidt, W., Tchetgnia Ngassam, I., Olonade, K. A., Mbugua, R. and K?�hne, H.-C. (2019). Plant based chemical admixtures c�?��?? potentials and effects on the performance of cementitious materials. RILEM Technical Letters, 3:124-128. (ISSN: 2518-0231).

  • Schmidt, W., Tchetgnia Ngassam, I., Olonade, K. A., Mbugua, R. and K?�hne, H.-C. (2019). Plant based chemical admixtures c�?��?? potentials and effects on the performance of cementitious materials. RILEM Technical Letters, 3:124-128. (ISSN: 2518-0231).

  • Schmidt, W., Tchetgnia Ngassam, I., Olonade, K. A., Mbugua, R. and K?�hne, H.-C. (2019). Plant based chemical admixtures c�?��?? potentials and effects on the performance of cementitious materials. RILEM Technical Letters, 3:124-128. (ISSN: 2518-0231).

  • Schmidt, W., Tchetgnia Ngassam, I., Olonade, K. A., Mbugua, R. and K?�hne, H.-C. (2019). Plant based chemical admixtures c�?��?? potentials and effects on the performance of cementitious materials. RILEM Technical Letters, 3:124-128. (ISSN: 2518-0231).

  • Schmidt, W., Tchetgnia Ngassam, I., Olonade, K. A., Mbugua, R. and K?�hne, H.-C. (2019). Plant based chemical admixtures c�?��?? potentials and effects on the performance of cementitious materials. RILEM Technical Letters, 3:124-128. (ISSN: 2518-0231).

  • Schmidt, W., Tchetgnia Ngassam, I., Olonade, K. A., Mbugua, R. and K?�hne, H.-C. (2019). Plant based chemical admixtures c�?��?? potentials and effects on the performance of cementitious materials. RILEM Technical Letters, 3:124-128. (ISSN: 2518-0231).

  • Aderemi, P. O., Mohammed H. and Olonade, K. A. (2018). Effect of Cassava Peel Ash a Partial Replacement of for Granite Dust in Asphaltic Concrete. Nigerian Journal of Engineering

  • Olonade, K. A. and Schmidt, W. (2018). ispersing Effect of PCE-Based Admixture on the Rheology of Cementitious Systems Blended with Cassava Peel Ash. the 4th International Conference on Service Life Design for Infrastructures (SLD4), 27-30 August 2018 c�?��?? Delft, Netherlands, 06- 18.

  • kponmwosa, E. E. and Olonade, K. A (2017). Shrinkage Characteristics of Cassava Peel Ash Concrete. The Pacific Journal of Science and Technology

  • Olonade, K. A , Jaji, M. B. and Adekitan O. A. (2017). Experimental Comparison of Selected Pozzolanic Materials. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development

  • Olonade, K. A., Fitriani, H and Kola, O. T. (2017). Regression Models for Compressive Strength of Concrete under Different Curing Conditions. MATEC Web 101, 05013

  • Olonade, K. A. (2017). Drying Shrinkage and Carbonation of Concrete Containing Crushed Steel Slag as Fine Aggregatec�?��,. Nigerian Journal of Scientific Research

  • Olonade, K. A. (2017). Drying Shrinkage and Carbonation of Concrete Containing Crushed Steel Slag as Fine Aggregatec�?��,. Nigerian Journal of Scientific Research

  • Olonade, K. A. (2017). Benefit - Cost Analysis of Recycling Solid Wastes in Concrete: A Case Study of Cassava Peels in Nigeria. Nigerian Research Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences 2(1): 1-8. (Available: https://articles.rjees.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/V02-N01-01-08.pdf

  • Olonade, K. A. (2017). Drying Shrinkage and Carbonation of Concrete Containing Crushed Steel Slag as Fine Aggregatec�?��,. Nigerian Journal of Scientific Research

  • Schmidt, W., Tchetgnia Ngassam I. L., Mbugua, R., and Olonade K. A (2017). "Natural Rheology Modifying Admixtures For Concrete," in Tagungsband zum 26. Workshop und Kolloquium "Rheologische Messungen an Baustoffen. M. Greim, W. Kusterle, and O. Teubert, Eds., ed Hamburg: tredition GmbH

  • Olonade, K. A. (2017). Drying Shrinkage and Carbonation of Concrete Containing Crushed Steel Slag as Fine Aggregatec�?��,. Nigerian Journal of Scientific Research

  • Olonade, K. A. (2017). Drying Shrinkage and Carbonation of Concrete Containing Crushed Steel Slag as Fine Aggregatec�?��,. Nigerian Journal of Scientific Research

  • Olonade, K. A. (2017). Drying Shrinkage and Carbonation of Concrete Containing Crushed Steel Slag as Fine Aggregatec�?��,. Nigerian Journal of Scientific Research

  • Olonade, K. A. (2017). Drying Shrinkage and Carbonation of Concrete Containing Crushed Steel Slag as Fine Aggregatec�?��,. Nigerian Journal of Scientific Research

  • Olonade, K. A. (2017). Drying Shrinkage and Carbonation of Concrete Containing Crushed Steel Slag as Fine Aggregatec�?��,. Nigerian Journal of Scientific Research

  • Olonade K. A. and Balogun, A. U. (2016). Appraising Capacity Building among Engineering Students in Selected Nigerian Universities. Zimbabwe Journal of Educational Research

  • Olonade, K.A. (2016). A Review of Effects of Wastewater on Reinforced Concrete Structures in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Technology

  • Apampa, O. A. Jimoh, Y. A. and Olonade, K. A. (2015). Modeling of Compaction Curves for Corn Cob Ash-Cement Stabilized Lateritic Soils. WASET International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering

  • x. Olonade, K.A., Kadiri, M. B. and Aderemi P. O. (2015). Performance of Steel Slag as Fine Aggregate in Structural Concrete. Nigerian Journal of Technology

  • Olonade, K.A., Jaji, M. B., Rasak, S. A. and Ojo, B. A. (2015). Comparative Quality Evaluation of Cement Brands Used in Southwest Nigeria. Academy Journal of Science and Engineering, 9 (1): 53 c�?��?? 63.

  • Salau M.A., Ikponmwosa, E.E. and Olonade, K.A. (2014). Suitability of Crushed Palm Kernel Shell as Coarse Aggregate in Structural Concrete. Current Advances in Civil Engineering

  • Olonade, K. A., Sanni, H.A., Olaleye, O.A., Taiwo, O.K. and Esiemunobo, V.E. (2014). Empirical Approach to Pavement Assessment for Sustainable Maintenance - A Case Study of Abeokuta Township Roads. Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Technical Transactions, 48(1):76-83. (ISSN: 1119-5363).

  • Olonade, K. A. Alake, A. D. and Morakinyo, A. G. (2014). Strength Development and Crack Pattern of Coconut Fibre Reinforced Concrete (CFRC). Journal of Environmental Design and Management, 6(1&2): 51 -59. (ISSN: 2006-8167)

  • Olajumoke, A. M., Olonade, K. A. and Ajayi, G.F. (2014). Performance of Concrete Mixes with Metakaolin as Supplementary Cementitious Material. Journal of Engineering Research, 19(1):55-64. (ISSN: 0795-2333).

  • Ikponmwosa, E.E., Olonade, K.A. and Chima, E.I. (2014). Effect of Embedded Bar Length on the Pull-Out Force of Steel-Concrete Bond. Academy Journal of Science and Engineering, 8 (1): 68 c�?��?? 77.

  • Salau, M.A., Olonade, K.A. and Ajiboye, O. S. (2014). Effect of Partial Replacement of Sand in Concrete with Steel-File Particles (SFP), Construction Materials and Structures. S.O. Ekolu et al. (Eds.)

  • Salau M.A., Olonade, K.A. and Ajiboye, O. S. (2014). Performance of Concrete made from Partial Replacement of Granite with Steel Suave. International Conference on Civil Engineering Design and Construction, Varna Free University

  • Olonade, K.A. (2013). Economy of Rice Husk Ash (RHA) in Concrete for Low Cost Housing Delivery in Nigeria. Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture

  • Olonade, K.A. and Agbede, O.A. (2013). A Study of Seepage through Oba Dam Using Finite Element Method. Civil and Environmental Research

  • Salau M.A., Ikponmwosa, E.E. and Olonade, K.A. (2013). Effect of Elevated Temperature Exposure on Cassava Peel Ash Concrete. American Journal of Materials Science

  • Olonade, K.A., A.M. Olajumoke and Oladokun, A.B. (2013). Engineering properties of Sandcrete Blocks using Cassava Peel Ash as Pozzolan. International Conference on Advances in Cement and Concrete in Africa (ACCTA), 383 c�?��?? 391.

  • Salau M.A., Ikponmwosa, E.E. and Olonade, K. A. (2012). c�?��?Structural Strength Characteristics of Cement-Cassava Peel Ash Blended Concrete. Civil and Environmental Research

  • Salau M.A., Ikponmwosa, E.E. and Olonade, K. A. (2012). c�?��?Structural Strength Characteristics of Cement-Cassava Peel Ash Blended Concrete. Civil and Environmental Research

  • Olajumoke, A.A., Oke, I.A., Olonade, K. A. and Laoye, A. A. (2012). Effects of Non-Potable Water on the Strengths of Concrete. Ife Journal of Technology

  • Salau M.A., Ikponmwosa, E.E. and Olonade, K. A. (2012). c�?��?Structural Strength Characteristics of Cement-Cassava Peel Ash Blended Concrete. Civil and Environmental Research

  • Salau M.A., Ikponmwosa, E.E. and Olonade, K. A. (2012). c�?��?Structural Strength Characteristics of Cement-Cassava Peel Ash Blended Concrete. Civil and Environmental Research

  • Salau M.A., Ikponmwosa, E.E. and Olonade, K. A. (2012). c�?��?Structural Strength Characteristics of Cement-Cassava Peel Ash Blended Concrete. Civil and Environmental Research

  • Salau M.A., Ikponmwosa, E.E. and Olonade, K. A. (2012). c�?��?Structural Strength Characteristics of Cement-Cassava Peel Ash Blended Concrete. Civil and Environmental Research

  • Salau M.A., Ikponmwosa, E.E. and Olonade, K. A. (2012). c�?��?Structural Strength Characteristics of Cement-Cassava Peel Ash Blended Concrete. Civil and Environmental Research

  • Salau M.A., Ikponmwosa, E.E. and Olonade, K. A. (2012). c�?��?Structural Strength Characteristics of Cement-Cassava Peel Ash Blended Concrete. Civil and Environmental Research

  • Sanni, H.A and Olonade, K. A. (2011). Investigation into the Effect of Climate Change on Concrete Properties. Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Technical Transactions, 46(1): 26-33, 2011.

  • Salau, M.A. and Olonade, K. A. (2011). Pozzolanic Potentials of Cassava Peel Ash. Journal of Engineering Research


  • 2022 Royal Society International Exchanges Award
  • 2021 International Networks Grant for the SDGs (2021-02691)
  • 2017 German African Innovative Incentive Award
  • 2015 Nigerian Academy of Engineering Research Grant
  • 1990 Best Mathematics Student (Senior Category) in Egbaland

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