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Experimental Investigation on Partial Replacement of Cement by Sugar

Cane Bagasse Ash in Cement Concrete
Prasanna1 Prof. Maneeth P D2 Prof. Brij Bhushan S3 Prof. Rohan S Gurav4
1
M.Tech. Student 2,3,4Assistant Professor
1,2,3,4
Department of Construction Technology
1,2,3,4
VTU Regional Center Gulbarga, Karnataka, India
Abstract— Cement concrete is an adaptable building canals etc. Concrete becoming a interior part of any type of
development material in structural designing and it is construction works, the usage of concrete is becoming more
likewise one of the world's most broadly utilized due to development of construction industry. The
development material around the globe in all development performance of concrete is depend upon the properties of
ventures and in numerous development applications. aggregates in order to reduce the consumption of concrete
Essentially cement concrete is a composite blend of components. Usage of pozzolans such as flyash, rice husk
concrete, very much evaluated fine totals and coarse totals, ash, bagasse ash by replacing cement at a certain amount to
water and admixtures. Development exercises and activities produce good concrete. The usage of concrete is twice as
are expanding the world over which has come about into the compared to alluminium, plastic, wood etc. Concrete is a
extreme extraction and use of normally accessible materials versatile material used in all type of structural works.
like common waterway sand, stones and shakes, lime, earth, Since the human advancement began in this world,
water and so forth. As of now the issues confronted by the man has dependably been included in some type of the
utilization of cement concrete incorporates popularity of development exercises, which likewise straightforwardly
concrete solid, expense of bond and solid making materials, includes the utilization of cement concrete. In this present
contamination, over the top extraction and use of common day world, the specialized adjustments have upset the
stream sand and stones, water and so forth. Since the sand is development business and development exercises.
as a rule widely extricated from the waterway bed stores, it Development industry, comprise of vertical development
is exhausting at a speedier rate. Henceforth it is important to and flat development. Vertical development alludes to the
locate an option material, for example, mechanical waste building development and even development alludes to the
slag and waste bits of stones from the stone quarries in the substantial development. Development of building structure
bond solid generation and waste ashes which are abundantly like open and private structures private and non-private
available in many sugar industries and Thermal power building structures goes under the building development.
plants. This Project work manages the investigation of Huge numbers of the biggest and tremendous structures
partial substitution of normal cement by sugar cane bagasse goes under the substantial development which incorporates
ash keeping the normal fine and coarse aggregates as structures like railroads, interstates, air terminals, harbors,
constant materials in M20 evaluation of cement concrete. dams, trenches, spans and numerous other significant open
Sugar cane bagasse ash is a waste item got from the sugar works. Different incidental speciallity structures of the
factories. In this work, we have made an attempt to study the development business incorporate mechanical development,
compressive, split tensile and flexural strength of M20 grade marine development and so on. Accordingly in development
concrete by utilizing Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash as partial of these major and stupendous structures, expansive and
substitution to cement. The compressive strength test is overwhelming measure of cement concrete is required.
studied for 14 and 28 days of curing period and the split Cement concrete is one of the world's most
tensile and flexural strength is studied for 14 and 28 days of adaptable and generally utilized development material.
curing period. The compressive strength of cement concrete Cement is the essential development material which is
is most elevated at 5% replacement of cement by SCBA generally utilized as a part of all the development exercises
with 19.348 N/mm2 at 14 days and 29.340 N/mm2 at 28 days the world over. Step by step development exercises are
of curing period, the split tensile strength of cement concrete expanding which is bringing about the over the top use of
is at 10% replacement of cement by SCBA is 2.876 N/mm2 cement concrete. What's more, the bond solid material
at 28 days of curing period and the highest flexural strength requires unnecessary measure of extraction of common
of concrete is at 5% replacement cement by SCBA which is assets or normally accessible materials like regular
4.108 N/mm2 at 28 days of curing period, which are higher waterway sand, stones, lime, dirt, water and so forth.
than the typical traditional concrete. From this study it is Cement concrete is the second biggest devoured material on
concluded that the normal cement can be partially replaced earth. The alluring properties of cement concrete incorporate
by SCBA upto 25% of cement in M20 grade cement economy, productivity, solidness, quality, mouldability,
concrete. adaptability and unbending nature. These properties give the
Key words: Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash, Cement, M20 Grade cement concrete an extensive variety of basic applications.
Concrete, Partial Replacement
II. LITERATURE REVIEW
I. INTRODUCTION R. Srinivasan, et al., (2010), in their paper entitled
A. General: “Experimental study on Bagasse ash on concrete”. In this
Bagasse ash is replaced upto 25% by weight of cement in
Concrete is a construction material basically mixture of
coarse aggregate, fine aggregate and cement. Concrete plays concrete. SCBA is a fibrous waste product obtained from
a vital role in many structures such as buildings, bridges, the sugar industry, this will cause serious environmental

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problems. In this paper Bagasse ash is physically and observed that compressive strength at 15% replacement at
chemically characterized and replaced in the ratio of 0%, 28 days was shows good strength as compared to others.
5%, 15% and 25%. In this paper, fresh concrete tests like Where split tensile strength at 20 and 25% replacement at 28
slump cone and compaction factor test was undertaken and days decreases.
also hardened concrete test like compressive, split, flexural
and modulus of elasticity at the age of 7 and 28 days. At the III. MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGY
end the results showed that, strength of concrete is increases
A. Materials Used For The Preparation For Concrete:
as the percentage of Bagasse ash increases.
Kartik M.N, et al., (2011), in their paper entitled 1) Cement:
“Studies on Mechanical properties of concrete using sugar Ordinary Portland Cement of 53 grade ultratech cement is
cane Bagasse ash”. This research concentrate to utilize used according to IS: 12269-1987 and conducting test on
industrial waste to avoid environmental problems. In this cement to find out the physical properties and results are
Bagasse ash was obtained from Bagalkot and comparing the given below in table 1.
compressive strength and split tensile strength of specimens Sl. No Material Properties Obtained Values
with and without replacement of Bagasse ash. In this mix 1. Initial Setting Time 46 minutes
design of concrete was done by various grades like M20, 2. Final Setting Time 320 minutes
M40, M60 and M80 and replacing the Bagasse ash upto 3. Specific Gravity 3.12
30%. The compressive strength and split tensile strength of Table 1: Physical Properties of Cement
the specimens are tested, results in increase in the 2) Sugarcane Bagasse Ash:
percentage of Bagasse ash will increase the strength of Sugarcane Bagasse ash was used as a replacement material
concrete, but to improve the strength of concrete Gypsum for cement in concrete. Bagasse ash was purchased from the
was added. Bhusnoor factory located in Aland Taluk. The physical
Ahmed Habib, et al., (2012), in their paper entitled properties of Sugarcane Bagasse ash are given in below
“The usage of Sugar cane Bagasse ash in Sudanese sugar table 2.
company as pozzolanic cement binder”. In this study, SCBA Sl. No Material Properties Obtained Values
was obtained from Sudanese sugar company. In Sudan, 1. % passing through 45 microns 93%
sugar cane production is more that is 70,000 tonnes per year. 2. Density of SCBA 1.72 gm/cm3
In this cement and aggregates are choosen as per the British 3. Specific Gravity 1.90
standards, Bagasse ash is properly sieved and size is less Table 2: Physical properties of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash
than 63 microns. Concrete cubes of size 150 x 150 x 150mm 3) Fine Aggregate (Natural River Sand):
were prepared and cured. OPC was replaced with 10%, In this project work, Natural river sand was obtained from
20%, 30%, of sugar cane bagasse ash. In this, mix design is the Bheema river of Shahapur taluk was used as a fine
adopted with the ratio of 1: 2.33: 3.5. After the proper aggregate in concrete. The physical properties of natural
curing of cubes, the cubes are tested for the compressive river sand are given below table 3
strength, in this 10% replacement of sugar cane bagasse ash Sl. No Material Properties Obtained values
shows the clear developing strength while compared to the 1. Specific Gravity 2.40
other replacements. 2. Water Absorption 2.4%
Abdul Kadir, et al., (2013), in their paper entitled 3. Fineness Modulus 2.6
“Evaluation of SCBA as a replacement of cement in
4. Zone III
concrete works”. In this research, the OPC was partially
Table 3: Physical Properties of Natural River Sand
replaced by the SCBA to some extent. In this 34.6Kg of
4) Coarse Aggregate:
SCB was obtained from sugar factory and burned at 700
The coarse aggregates of 20mm down size were obtained
degrees Centigrade, then total 2.7 Kgs of SCBA was
from the local crushers in Gulbarga were used as the coarse
obtained after passing through 45microns sieve. Chemical
aggregates in this project. The physical properties of coarse
test was conducted on SCBA to evaluate its composition,
aggregates are given in below table 4
then it is replaced at the ratio of 0%, 10%, and 20%. In this
Sl. No Material Properties Obtained values
48 pieces of 100mm size cubes are prepared at the mix
design of 1: 1.66: 2.77. Cubes are properly casted and cured 1. Specific Gravity 2.70
and tested on 7, 14 and 21 and 28 days for the compressive 2. Water Absorption 0.78%
strength results. The required compressive strength was 3. Fineness Modulus 5.2
obtained after 28 days of curing at the replacement of 10%. Table 4: Physical Properties Of Coarse Aggregates
M.S. Channakeshavrao, et al., (2009), in their paper 5) Water:
entitled “Green concrete using Agro industrial waste Potable water complying to IS: 456-2000 specifications is
(SCBA)”. In this research, physical and chemical properties utilized for curing and mixing of concrete for this project
of fine aggregates, coarse aggregates and SCBA was work.
properly characterized. In this research, OPC was replaced B. Mix Proportions:
by Bagasse ash at 0%, 5%, 10% and 25%, were the water-
Cement = 429.86 kg/m3
cement ratio is 0.42. For the testing purpose, cubes of
Fine Aggregate = 594.96 kg/m3
dimension 150 x 150 x 150mm, and cylinder size 150 x
Coarse Aggregate = 1152.33 kg/m3
300mm and beams of 100 x 100 x 150 are casted and cured
Water = 193.44 liters
in the curing tanks. Compressive strength, Stensile strength
Water/Cement ratio = 0.45
and Flexural strength was tested at 7, 28, 98 days. It is
Mix Proportion = 0.45: 1: 1.384: 2.68

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IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

A. Slump and Compaction Factor Results:
Sl. Replacement Slump Compaction
No in % (mm) Factor
1. 0 79 0.913
2. 5 77.5 0.906
3. 10 76 0.898
4. 15 75 0.895
5. 20 73.5 0.893
6. 25 72 0.891
7. 30 70 0.889
Table 5: Slump and Compaction Factor Results of M20
Fig 3: Compressive Strength test results for M20 grade plain
Grade Concrete
concrete for different levels of replacement.
Sugarcane Split Tensile
Bagasse Ash Strength in
Sl. content N/mm2
Designation
No
Cement SCBA 14 28
% % Days Days
1. NC 100 0 1.65 2.56
2. SCBA- 5 95 5 1.834 2.836
3. SCBA- 10 90 10 1.920 2.876
4. SCBA- 15 85 15 1.768 2.821
5. SCBA- 20 80 20 1.825 2.772
6. SCBA- 25 75 25 1.750 2.561
7. SCBA- 30 70 30 1.55 2.358
Fig. 1: Slump cone test results for M20 grade plain concrete Table 7: Split Tensile Strength Test Results For M20 Grade
for different levels of replacement. Plain Cement Concrete For 14 And 28 Days.

Fig. 2: Compaction Factor test results for M20 grade plain Fig 4: Split Tensile Strength test results for M20 grade plain
concrete for different levels of replacement. concrete for different levels of replacement.
Sugarcane Compressive Flexural
Sugarcane Bagasse
Bagasse Ash Strength in Strength in
Sl. Sl. Ash content
Designation content N/mm2 Designation N/mm2
No No
Cement SCBA 14 28 Cement SCBA 14 28
% % Days Days % % Days Days
1. NC 100 0 17.695 26.57 1. NC 100 0 2.486 3.786
2. SCBA- 5 95 5 19.348 29.34 2. SCBA- 5 95 5 2.720 4.108
3. SCBA- 10 90 10 19.170 28.98 3. SCBA- 10 90 10 2.656 4.068
4. SCBA- 15 85 15 18.680 28.12 4. SCBA- 15 85 15 2.626 3.923
5. SCBA- 20 80 20 18.230 27.65 5. SCBA- 20 80 20 2.565 3.862
6. SCBA- 25 75 25 17.120 25.81 6. SCBA- 25 75 25 2.398 3.613
7. SCBA- 30 70 30 15.20 23.47 7. SCBA- 30 70 30 2.108 3.262
Table 6: Compressive Strength Test Results For M20 Grade Table 8: Flexural Strength Test Results For M20 Grade
Plain Cement Concrete For 14 And 28 Days. Plain Cement Concrete For 14 And 28 Days.

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9) Cement concrete can be made economical by partially

replacing the Cement by Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash.
10) By this study, we can produce green, sustainable and
eco-friendly cement concrete by partially replacing
Cement by Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
My heart full thanks to PROF. MANEETH P D my beloved
guide, PROF. BRIJ BHUSHAN S, PROF. ROHAN S
GURAV, DR SHREENIVAS REDDY SHAHAPUR for
their valuable Suggestions and Last but not the least I am
indebted to my Parents, Brother, Friends and my colleagues
Fig 5: Flexural Strength test results for M20 grade plain for their support and supplications.
concrete for different levels of replacement.
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