Effect of fly ash and pond ash on strength properties of abaca

fiber reinforced concrete by using M60 grade

Asst prof. Sunil S K 1, V V Girish2, Sharath Kumar D S3, Larisa Dkhar4, and Manasa B5

Acharya Institute of Technology, Soladevanahalli, Bangalore. 560107, Karnataka, India

sunilsk@acharya.ac.in , vv.21.becv@acharya.ac.in , sharathkumars.21.becv@acharya.ac.in

larisaa.21.becv@acharya.ac.in , manasab.20.becv@acharya.ac.in

Abstract: Concrete is the most commonly used material in the field of

construction. Due to the rapid growth of construction industry the demand for concrete
is increasing drastically. The huge demand for concrete has made natural resource to get
impoverished. On one side, extraction of river sand in excess has conspicuous
environmental impacts and on the other side, large quantity of coal ash is being
produced every day in Thermal Power Station leading to many environmental problems.
Major environmental issue in current scenario is reducing the environmental defects due
to cement production disposal of industrial waste materials like fly ash and pond ash. .
This project is also to utilize the industrially waste which attributes the pozzolanic
action, for the purpose of partially replacing the cement with fly ash and pond ash with
fine aggregate. M-sand is used as fine aggregate for the concrete mixture. Majorly steel
is used as the reinforcement is concrete. Many of the researches are in progress to find a
substitute to this material. The investigations proposed artificial fibres. The synthetic
fibers, frequently used, are harmful to the environment because they are non- degradable
and non-renewable. Therefore, the possibilities of replacing with the natural fibers are
very essential. This study is focused on developing fly ash, pond ash and natural fiber
reinforced hybrid concrete. The hybridized composite containing Abaca fiber taken as a
substitute material to the reinforcement and studied the properties. Inclusion of fibre
reinforcement in concrete can enhance many of the mechanical characteristics of the
basic materials such as fracture toughness, flexural strength and resistance to fatigue,
impact, thermal shock and spalling. In recent years, a great deal of interest has been
created worldwide on the potential applications of natural fibre reinforced concrete
based composites. This paper presents laboratory investigation of concrete produced
using fly ash, pond ash and M60 grade. An attempt has been made to investigate
characteristics of concrete and combined fly ash and pond ash mixed concrete for
various parameters like compressive strength, water permeability and rapid chloride
penetration test (RCPT). Results of the laboratory investigation conclude that the
performance of concrete made up of combination of fly ash and pond ash is superior to
that of Cement concrete. The experimental program consists of preparing concrete mixes
with different percentages of fly ash and pond ash, ranging from 0%, 10%, 20%, and
30% and testing them for workability, compressive strength, flexural strength, and
durability for M60 Grade. The results show that the optimum replacement levels of fly
ash and pond ash are respectively, for achieving the maximum strength and durability of
concrete. So that it is aimed to investigate the strength and durability with the fibers of
abaca reinforcement

Keywords: : Fly ash, Pond ash, Abaca Fiber, Durability, Compressive strength, Split
strength, Flexural strength.
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