RICE HUSK ASH AN ALTERNATIVE CEMENT REPLACEMENT

CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUTION

Technical Seminar Report

MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY
In
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

SUBMITTED BY
G.VINOD KUMAR
(19071D2006)

VNRVignanaJyothi Institute of Engineering & Technology

Bachupally, Nizampet (S.O.), Hyderabad – 500090.
Telangana State.
January2020

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 DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
VNR VIGNANA JYOTHI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING &TECHNOLOGY,
HYDERABAD.

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the technical seminar report entitled “Rice husk ash an alternative
replacement of cement characterization and evaluation” being submitted by G.VINOD
KUMAR bearing Roll No. 19071D2006 in Master of Technology in Structural engineering
from VNRVJIET, Hyderabad is a record of bonafide work carried out by him under my
guidance and supervision during the year 2019-20.

Technical Seminar Incharge Head of the Department

Dr.S.Rakesh /R Harika Dr. A. MALLIKA Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Professor & Head,
Department of Civil Engineering Department of Civil
VNRVJIET, Engineering,VNRVJIET,
Hyderabad – 500 090. Hyderabad – 500 090.

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 DECLARATION

I, the undersigned, declare that the Technical seminar report entitled “RICE HUSK ASH

ANALTERNATIVE CEMENT REPLACEMENT CHARACTERIZATION AND

EVALUTION” written and submitted by me, is an original work done under the guidance of

Dr.S.Rakesh/R Harika, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering. The matter

presented here is not reproduced from any other source.

PLACE: HYDERABAD SIGNATURE

DATE: 20-01-2020 G.vinod kumar

(19071D2006)

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE NO.

TITLE PAGE i
BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE ii
DECLARATION iii
ABSTRACT vi

CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 General 01
1.2 Objective of study 02
1.3 Burning method of RHA 02

CHAPTER-2 LITERATURE REVIEW 3-5

CHAPTER-3 MATERIALS AND METHODS

3.1 Cement 06
3.2 Coarse aggregate 06
3.3 fine aggregate 06
3.4 Water 06
3.5 Rice husk ash 06
3.6 Mix proportioning 08
3.7 chemical admixture 08

CHAPTER-4 TEST PROCEDURES 09

CONCLUSIONS 10

REFERENCES 11

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LIST OF TABLES

TABLE NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE NO.

1 Chemical composition of cement 06

2 Physical properties of RHA 07

3 Chemical components of RHA 08

LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE NO.

1 uncontrolled burning of rice husk 02

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 ABSTRACT

The common industrial by products which used to replace the cement are Ground granulated
blast furnace slag (GGBFS) sub-product from steel fabrication, fly ash, silica fume, calcine
clay, limestone, and rice husk ash etc. The present study on replacement of cement by Rice
husk ash (RHA).

Paper 1: these paper explain useful results obtained by the replacement of cement partially with
rice husk ash (RHA) in 5 mix proportion that are 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%. Along with 10%
additional silica fume to be compared with 100% Portland cement. Compressive strength and
durability properties increases by 20% with replacement of 15% to 20%. Beyond replacement
the strength slightly decreases by 4.5% and also water absorption, and chloride ion penetration
increases.

Paper 2: the study explains and compared the results obtained from the replacement of cement
partially by low and high carbon (RHA) individually added to the cement and sand which are
in proportion of 1:5 for the preparation of cement blocks. Experiment conducted by preparing
four different levels of replacement such as 20%, 15%. 10% 5% of low carbon (RHA) and high
carbon (RHA) as partial replacement of cement. The test results shows the strength
(compressive , flexural, split) and durability properties(such as water absorption, acid attack
chloride attack and alkaline attack), and workability(water/binder ration, setting time) of
cement blocks with low carbon RHA shows good results. In point of environment and
economic we can encourage high carbon (RHA) such as cement block preparation.

Paper 3: these paper study the replacement of cement partially with (RHA) . it observe that
the water demand increases and up to 10% replacement increase the strength compared to
Portland cement and also good resistance against sulphate ,chloride attack as well as good
shrinkage properties . however the bending and shear properties of RC slab and beams with
RHA need to be covered .

Paper 4 : the paper aims to replace OPC with metakaolin (MKL), and RHA to study the
thermal pozzalanic activity and microstructure of blended cement .

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