An Experimental Study On Flexural & Tensile Strength Of Concrete By Using Sugarcane Baggase Ash& Steel Fiber

Abstract

Generally the concrete is weak in tensile as well as flexural strength which are some
basic strength properties of any structure. Steel fiber can be potentially used in the concrete to
improve its structural strength. Use of steel fiber in the concrete will also reduce the steel
reinforcement requirement at later stage. Concrete was prepared in the present research work
in which sugarcane bagasse ash was used to substitute cement to minimize cement use and
thereby reduce construction costs. In this work concrete cubes were casted in various
proportions of SCBA like 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%. This combination was further enhanced
by adding steel fiber by volume in percentages like 0.5%, 1%, and 1.5%. The cubes were
prepared using this combination and tested at different curing ages, such as 7-days, 28-days,
56-days and 90-days. At such ages, concrete properties such as compressive strength, flexural
strength and split tensile strength were analyze