Author : Amit and Sahil Goel

The utilization of the industrial waste products leads to the development of sustainable concrete. The use of industrial and agricultural waste in the construction industries not only reduces the consumption of natural resources but also nuisance of these waste materials. They not only reduce the cost of construction but also save the environment due to their sustainable disposal solution. Researchers are trying to find out the alternate materials of cement in concrete production to minimize the emission of carbon dioxide during cement manufacturing. Sugarcane bagasse ash is the fibrous agricultural waste material which is produced in enormous quantities in India and obtained as a result of combustion of sugarcane bagasse in the boilers at high temperatures. The ash contains large amount of silica and therefore can be used as a substitution of cement. In the present study, sugarcane bagasse ash is used as a partial replacement of cement by 0%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% by weight of cement.

Keywords: Concrete, Portland Cement, Bagasse Ash

Article published in International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, Vol.8, No.4 (July/Aug 2018)