EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF CEMENT BY SUGARCANE BAGASSE ASH (SCBA)

India is the second largest in major sugar producing countries after Brazil. Bagasse is the fibrous residue of sugar cane after crushing and extraction of juice. Sugar cane bagasse ash is the waste product of the combustion of bagasse for energy in sugar factories. Sugar cane bagasse ash is disposed of in landfills and is now becoming an environmental burden. In this experimental study concrete cubes, beams and cylinders of M20 grade were casted and tested to examine various properties of concrete like workability, compressive strength, split tensile strength, modulus of elasticity and flexural strength. Sugar cane bagasse ash was partially replaced with cement at 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 % by weight of cement in concrete. After mixing, concrete specimens were casted and subsequently all test specimens were cured in water at 7, 14 and 28 Days. From the results we can conclude that optimum amount of sugar cane bagasse ash that can be replaced with cement is 6% by weight without any admixture