Behaviour of M30 and M60 Grade Ternary Concrete by Partial Replacement of Cement with Sugarcane Bagasse Ash and Silica Fume

Abstract

Ordinary Portland cement is a major construction material throughout the world. Cement production is responsible for about 5% to 8% of global co2 emissions. Therefore the utilization of industrial waste has to be increased which is environmental friendly. Therefore utilization of one of the waste produced by industries and agriculture has been focused in the present study. The waste product from sugar factory i.e. Sugarcane Bagasse Ash (SCBA) is causing serious pollution problem. As Bagasse is a fibrous residue after crushing and juice extraction from sugarcane and is used as a biomass fuel in the boilers to generate power in the sugar industry or in the power station. The ash which is obtained from the boiler is a waste product of sugar industry known as Sugarcane Bagasse Ash. An attempt has been made in the present experimental study to evaluate the impact of shared utilization of Bagasse ash and silica fume on compressive strength, split tensile strength and flexural strength on both M30 grade and M60 grade ternary concrete with different weight percentages ranging from 0 to 25% in the production of ternary concrete. The test results indicate that strength of both M30 and M60 grade concrete reaches optimum value at 15% replacement of cement by BASF.