Reliability Assessment of Periwinkle Shells Cement Concrete

Periwinkle shell is an agricultural waste material commonly found in coastal communities. They are relatively non-degradable, and, as such, constitute a great deal of environmental problems. These environmental problems could be solved by using the periwinkle shells as a primary production material, especially in concrete making. The aim of this research work is to investigate the reliability index of periwinkle shells concrete. In this research, the works of earlier researchers in the use of periwinkle shells for concrete making was used as initial data and on which further laboratory tests were carried out and statistical analysis of the result was done to obtain the reliability index.

Solomon Ogbaje, is a Nigerian and studied civil engineering from University of Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria. He specializes in structures and material engineering, owns a Masters of Engineering. He is a registered civil engineer and researches on reliability of civil engineering materials and systems.