A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF CEMENT WITH SUGARCANE BAGASSE ASH, RICE HUSK ASH & STONE DUS

A Large quantities of waste materials and by-products are generated from manufacturing processes, service industries and municipal solid wastes, etc. As a result, solid waste management has become one of the major environmental concerns in the world. With the increasing awareness about the environment, scarcity of land-fill space and due to its ever increasing cost, waste materials and by-products utilization has become an attractive alternative to disposal. High consumption of natural sources, high amount production of industrial wastes and environmental pollution require obtaining new solutions for a sustainable development. Ordinary Portland cement is recognized as a major construction material throughout the world. Significant research has been going-on in various parts of the world on the subject. Some waste materials and by-products have established their credentials in their usage in cement-based materials and for others research is in progress for exploring the potential applications. This waste, utilization would not only be economical, but may also result in foreign exchange earnings and environmental pollution control. Industrial wastes, such fly ash and silica fume are being used as supplementary cement replacement materials. Currently, there has been an attempt to utilize some amount of bagasse ash, rice husk ash and stone dust.