Experimental Investigation of Sugarcane Bagasse ash and Glass Powder as partial replacement of Cement in Concrete.

Abstract

— Agricultural and industrial by-products are commonly used in concrete production as cement replacement
material as mineral admixtures to enhance both fresh and hardened properties of concrete as well as to save the
environment from the negative effects caused by their disposal. Utilization of these waste products in the industry has
been the focus of Research for economic, environmental, and technical reasons. Sugarcane Bagasse Ash (SCBA) and
glass powder is one of the promising material, with its potential proved to be used as a partial replacement of cement as
well as mineral admixtures for producing concrete; properties of such concrete depend on the chemical composition,
fineness, specific surface area of SCBA and glass powder. This report aims to study the present Scenario of Sugarcane
and SCBA production all over the world and in India to understand the potential of SCBA and its use in cementitious
system. The present study deals with effect of use of as received SCBA and burnt and ground SCBA as cement
replacement material on properties of cement and cement mortar. Therefore, this study attempts to make use of the
bagasse ash produced in India mainly in state of Maharashtra as a pozzolanic material to replace cement. Chemical and
physical composition of SCBA is found out. An experimental investigation was carried out to examine the impact of
replacing cement by bagasse ash and glass powder to the mechanical and physical properties of pastes and mortars,
fresh and harden concrete such as consistency, setting time and workability, compressive strength. Sugarcane Bagasse
Ash and waste glass powder used by replacing OPC at 5%, 10% 15%, 20%, 25% and 30%. It’s found that the strength
increases with addition of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash and waste glass powder at 5%, 10% 15% and 20% after that declines
at 25% and 30%