Experimental Investigation on Strengthening of Beams using Retrofitting with Partial Replacement of Cement by Sugarcane Bagasse Ash in Concrete

Abstract

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 .The utilization of industrial and agricultural waste produced by industrial processes has been focus of waste reduction research for economic, environmental and technical reasons. Sugar cane bagasse ash is a fibrous waste product of the sugar industry, along with ethanol vapor. This waste product is already causing serious environmental pollution , which calls for urgent ways of handling the waste. Bagasse ash is mainly contains aluminium ion and silica. 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%,5%,10% and 15% by weight of cement fresh concrete that is slump cone test were undertaken as well as hardened concrete test is compressive strength and Split Tensile Strength at the age of 7,14 and 28 days was obtained