Effect of partial cement replacement with sugarcane bagasse ash

Research into mixing and replacing the component ingredients of concrete has become necessary since there is a widespread need in most parts of the globe for more affordable housing and the discovery of an alternative to standard Portland cement. Despite the fact that a great number of investigations have been carried out to evaluate the viability of combining cement with sugarcane bagasse ash and sand with laterite soil, no research has been conducted on the influence that combining the two materials has on the characteristics of concrete. This study presents the findings on the strengths, permeability, and structural behaviour of concrete beams containing sugarcane bagasse ash and laterite soil. The goal of the research was to combine traditional concrete with sugarcane bagasse ash to produce sugarcane bagasse ash laterised concrete, which could be used for the construction of low-cost housing. Ash from sugarcane bagasse and lateritic soil were used as blenders and blended with regular concrete materials. Cement was largely replaced with sugarcane bagasse ash in the following proportions by mass: 0%, 5%, 10%, and 15%. The impact of different degrees of material substitution on the workability and compressive strength of concrete was investigated using a concrete mixture with the proportions 1:2:4 and a water-to-cement ratio of 0.55. The same mixture was utilised, but this time with a continuous slump of 30mm+3mm. This was done in order to assess the influence of different degrees of combination material replacement on the characteristics of concrete and the behaviour of structural beams.