An Article on Usage of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash as Partial Replacement of Cement

P.Sivasankari

Abstract

Concrete is one of the most commonly used construction material in the world. It is basically composed of three components: cement, water and aggregates. Cement plays a great role in the production of concrete and is the most expensive of all other concrete making materials. In addition, there is environmental concern in the production of cement.

Due to this, requirements for more economical and environmental-friendly cementing materials have extended interest in partial cement replacement materials. Ground granulated blast furnace slag, pulverized fly ash and silica fume, have been successfully used for this purpose.This paper deals with the study of implementing sugarcane bagasse ash as a partial replacement of cement.