An Experimental Analysis of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash Concrete by Partial Replacement of Cement

With increasing demand and consumption of cement, researchers and scientist are in search of developing alternate binders that are eco-friendly and contribute towards waste management. Cement industry creating environmental problem by emission of CO2 during manufacturing of cement. Sugar-cane bagasse is a fibrous waste-product of the sugar refining industry, along with ethanol vapour. This waste product (Sugar-cane Bagasse ash) is already causing serious environmental pollution, which calls for urgent ways of handling the waste. Bagasse ash mainly contains aluminium ion and silica. This experimental and analytical study investigates the strength performance of concrete using Ordinary Portland cement and Sugarcane Bagasse Ash. Bagasse ash has been chemically and physically characterized, and partially replaced in the various percentages by weight of cement in concrete. The result shows that the strength of concrete increased as percentage of bagasse ash replacement increased up to certain percentage. Beyond that optimum level the strength of concrete begins to decrease drastically. India produces around 24-25 MEGATON of sugar these days and also same is approximately the estimated sugar cane bagasse ash (SCBA) produce of India. Therefore it is essential that a useful method of utilization of this sugr factory waste should be found and gainfully used. As the demand and consumption of cement raising, researchers and scientist are in search of developing alternates binders that are eco friendly and contribute towards waste management It has limited life span and after use it s either stock piled or sent to landfills. In these project bagasse ash has been chemically and physically characterized and partially replaced in the ratio of 0%,7%,14% and 21% by weight of cement fresh concrete that is slump cone test were undertaken as well as hardened concrete test is compressive strength and Flexural Strength at the age of 7 and 28 days was obtained.