Efficiency of rice husk ash as cementitious material in. The paper presents the experimental investigation conducted on rice husk ash rha concrete to evaluate the compressive strength and to study its durability properties. In this research work,the investigation was carried to find the effect of partial substitution of cement by rice husk ash rha in proportion starting from 15% mix together in concrete by substitution of cement with the moderate increase of rha 5%. Reduction in water absorption, from results obtained from 6 tests concrete and 3 tests on mortar samples, it is observed that up to 10% rha with concrete and mortar enhances all properties figures 2a to c and it is observed that 12. Addition of rice husk ash to concrete has many advantages like. Evaluation of rice husk ash and bone ash mixed as partial.
Cost analysis showed that the cost of ingredients k. Rice husk ash rice husks after burning, produce rice husk as ash shown in figure 2 is an agricultural byproduct is used as a partial replacement of opc. In the present research, the effect of rice husk ash fineness on the properties of concrete was studied. In the preparation of rice husk concrete, cement was replaced at various percentage levels such as 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%. Impact of rice husk fiery debris on cement concrete is a lab give an account of cement concrete is that the consuming of rice husks rh has made a high pozzolanic reactivity and property. This is justified by the reason higher water absorbing demand and larger surface area. Combine effect of rice husk ash and fly ash on concrete.
Fineness effect of sugarcane bagasse ash, rice husk ash. Experimental investigation on engineering properties of. The goal of this project was to supplement opc powder with rice husk ash rha and expanded glass cenospheres to. Portland cement was replaced by rice husk ash at various percentages to study compressive and flexural strength minhong zhang and malhotra, 1996. Structure and properties of mortar and concrete with rice husk ash. Rice husk ash rha is a byproduct of the rice milling industry. An experimental study on effect of rice husk ash and glass. Tt351, impact of rice husk ash on the performance of durian fiberbased construction materials, s.
Rice husk ash, concrete, opc, compressive strength, admixture. Rice husk ash as a partial replacement of cement in high. Rice husk is an agricultural residue widely available in major rice producing countries. This paper presents benefits resulted from various ratios of rice husk ashrha on concrete indicators through 5 mixture plans with proportions of 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25% rha by weight of cement in addition to 10% micro silica ms to be compared with a reference mixture with 100% portland cement. Use of rice husk ash as cementitious material in concrete. Compressive strength and durability properties of rice. A rice husk ash dosage of 15% by weight of binder was used throughout the experiments. The potable water used was confirming to the requirements of is 4562000. Pdf effect of rice husk ash in concrete as cement and fine. Effect of partial replacement of cement by fly ash, rice husk ash with using steel fiber in concrete r.
Effect of rice husk ash fineness on the properties of concrete. Impact of rice husk ash on cement concrete project abstract husk ash ha, after the burning of rice husks rh has manufactured a high pozzolanic reactivity and property. A series of unconfined compression tests on cementrhastabilized clay are conducted to investigate the influence of rha on the mixture properties. The compressive strength of the concrete with 10% rha has been increased significantly, and for up to 20% replacement of cement could be beneficially replaced.
Bone ash, compressive strength, concrete, concrete cubes, rice husk ash. Rice husk ash rha the rice husk used was obtained from ile ife, nigeria. This paper presents benefits resulted from various ratios of rice husk ash rha on concrete indicators through 5 mixture plans with proportions of 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25% rha by weight of cement in addition to 10% micro silica ms to be compared with a reference mixture with 100% portland cement. Rice husk ash rha has been used as a highly reactive pozzolanic material to improve the microstructure of the interfacial transition zone itz between the cement paste and the aggregate in highperformance concrete biu et al, 2005. New building materials are used to accelerate the construction work, in which the mixture plays an. Experimental studies on concrete with rice husk ash as a. Pdf replacement of cement in concrete with rice husk ash. The compressive strengths developed by the scc mixes with rha were comparable to the control concrete. Samples with dimensions of 15 x 15 cm were tested, with 12. Indian standard code of practice for reinforced concrete and. Rice husk ash was used to replace ordinary portland cement by 10%, 20% and 30% by weight of cement proportions. A new approach to improve durability of rice husk ash.
Experimental study on the use of rice husk ash as partial. In this regard, this study focuses the rice husk ash waste stuff as partial replacement of cement and its possible impact on strength of concrete. In this thesis rice husk ash and waste paper sludge ash was used as partial replacement of cement. As the production rate of rice husk ash is about 20% of the dried rice husk, the amount of rha generated yearly is about 20 million tons worldwide. The rice husk ash will result in the decrease of setting time.
Study on concrete with partial replacement of cement by. Bui dd, hu j, stroeven p 2005 particle size effect on the strength of rice husk ash blended gapgraded portland cement concrete. The properly rice husk ashes are found to be active within the cement paste. Percentage variation of cement, flyash and rice husk ash in specimens shows in table 4. Table 3 chemical composition of rice husk ash materials sio2 al2o3 fe2o3 cao mgo so3 k2o na2o3 loi cement 92. Characteristics of rice husk ash and application in ultrahigh. Effect of rice husk ash on workability and strength of. International research journal of engineering and technology irjet eissn. In this paper, the detailed experimental investigation was done to study the effect of partial replacement of cement by fly ash fa and. Unprocessed rice husk ash as a partial replacement of cement. Professor 1,2,3 nims university shobhanagar, jaipur, rajasthan, india abstract impact of rice husk fiery debris on cement concrete is powder particles. Effect of rice husk ash on workability and strength of concrete abstract rice husk ash rha is an agricultural waste which is a pozzolanic material that can be blended with the cement for manufacturing concrete.
In the ancient period, construction work was mostly carried out with help of mudstone from industry. The effect of mixing rha with fine aggregate for 10 minutes on 7day compressive strength. Ordinary portland cement opcbased concrete is the most widely used building material and is relied upon for its durability and life span, strength, and in some cases, its aesthetic effect. The rice husk ash has good reactivity when used as a partial substitute for cement. Pdf study on properties of rice husk ash and its use as. To determine the workability of rice husk ash concrete with super plasticizer. Replacement, 10% of cement by ultra fine rice husk ash particles, gave the ultimate concrete strength. Concrete is well known is a heterogeneous mix of cement, water and aggregates. Eight different fineness grades of rice husk ash were examined. Its use can reduce the environmental impact of the cement industry. Effect of rice husk ash on fresh and hardened properties. The upv of control mix, rha modified at 10% cement replacement mix and rice husk ash polymer modified concrete with incorporation of polymer from 1 7.
Characteristics of rice husk ash concrete workability. Impact of rice husk ash on cement concrete project abstract. Pdf effect of rice husk ash on concrete researchgate. Coarse aggregate of 20 mm graded nominal size, river. As shown in figure 2, the upv of rice husk ashmodified mix is less as compare to the control mix. In riceproducing countries rice husk asha material naturally high in silicacan be. Optimum use of rice husk ash rha, obtained by open field burning method, is decided for improving workability, strength and durability of concrete. This paper adopts an experimental approach on the use of rice husk ash as a partial replacement of cement in the production of concrete and the consequent effects on density, compressive strength and split tensile strength of the formulated product. Effect of rice husk ash as additives in lime mortar proceedings of ninth theiier international conference, bangkok, thailand, 7th february 2015, isbn. Ganesana et al 2 investigated rice husk ash blended cement with respect to assessment of. International journal of cement composites and lightweight concrete, 64. It has economical and technical advantages to be used. Pdf impact of rice husk ash on cement concrete international. Effective utilization of rice husk ash by partial replacement of cement g m institute of technology, davanagere 577006 page 2 concrete.
Effect of cements and treatment conditions on compressive strength. The use of rice husk ash as a partial replacement of cement has been carried out, among others 3, 4, 5 making concrete by adding rice husk ash and superplasticizer can increase the strength. Special attention is paid to its efficiency for increasing the strength by partial cement. Pdf a study on compressive strength of cement with rice. Rice husk ash in concrete properties, advantages and uses. Study on concrete with partial replacement of cement by rice husk ash.
Materials science and engineering, volume 149, conference 1. Quenard for fiber cement composite, long term stability under various environmental and an exposure condition is the most important property which needs to be established. So, the use and practical application of rice husk ash for concrete manufacturing are important. In this project, the strength of fiber reinforced concrete was investigated partial replacement of cement with rice husk ash and fine aggregate with quarry dust. Rice husk ash percentage was gradual increased from 7. Rajagopal at al2005,to effects of the replacement of cement with the agro waste of ash rice husk ash and bagasse ash on strength and the durabile of concrete,proceeding of the. An experimental investigation of rice husk ash and waste. Published under licence by iop publishing ltd iop conference series. Effect of rice husk ash and watercement ratio on strength. It was concluded that decreasing rha average particle materials.
Investigation of the thermal properties of rice husk ash. Rice husk ash has also been reported to improve the properties of concrete or cement paste due to the pozzolanic reaction and its role as a microfiller. Rice husk from local rice mills was burnt completely in open field condition and sieved with 150 micron is sieve. Indian standard code of practice for reinforced concrete and plain is 456 2000, recommends use of rice husk ash in concrete but does not specify measures. Pdf effect of partial replacement of cement by rice husk ash in. Also it is an attempt made to develop the concrete using rice husk ash as a source material for partial replacement of cement, which satisfies the various structural. Due to pozzolanic reactivity, rice husk ash is used as a supplementary cementing material in concrete. Natural and artificial fibers are used to reinforce the matrix for improved ductility, toughness, flexural strength, fatigue resistance, and impact. Introduction the high cost of cement, used as binder, in the production of mortar, sandcrete blocks, sandcrete bricks and concrete has led to a search for alternative binding materials in the construction industry. Abiero gariy 4 1 civil engineering department, pan african university institute for basic sciences, technology and innovation pausti, 62000 00200 nairobi, kenya. Near about 20 million tonnes of rha is produced annually which creates environmental pollution. Rice husk ash having a very small particle size of 25 microns, so that it can fills.
The variation of setting time with the variation of rice husk ash amount in concrete. Strength development of concrete with rice husk ash. Globally concrete is the backbone for the development of infrastructure, buildings, industrial structures, bridges and highways etc. In general, industrial waste such as fly ash, rice husk and ground blast furnace slag, has been subjected to active research as potential candidates for replacement of portland cement, whose. Opc was replaced with ashes by weight at 15% at various fineness passing through is sieves 150, 300 and 600 micron. Rice husk ash rha is obtained by the combustion of rice husk and has been found to be super pozzolanic. Thus, due to growing environmental concern and the need to conserve energy and resources, utilization of industrial wastes as supplementary cementing materials has become an integral part of concrete construction. Effect of burning temperature on the structure of the rha adapted from hwang. For this study durability is interpreted in terms of porosity, moisture movement, surface strength, ultra sound pulse velocity and elasticity modulus of concrete. In addition, this research work also this research work is conducted to investigate the effect of watercement ratio on the strength of concrete at 10% partially replacement of rice husk ash rha. Impact of rice husk ash on the performance of durian fiber. Considerably fly ash and rice husk ash are used as supplementary cementing materials to improve the properties of cement concrete. Rice husk ash rha rice husk ash is obtained by burning of the rice husk obtained from rice mills.