EFFECT OF PARTIALLY

REPLACING CEMENT WITH

RAW RICE HUSK AND RICE
HUSK ASH ON CONCRETE:
COMPARISON
NEED FOR REPLACEMENT

The production of 1 tons of cement

contributes to 1 tons of co2 in atmosphere

Worldwide 7% of carbon di oxide emission

is for production of OPC

The utilization of Rice husk in concrete

production reduces the cement content
 Rice husk is an agricultural
waste which is produced in
millions of tons. Rice husk ash
is obtained by combustion of
rice husk and has been found
to be super pozzolanic.
INTRODUCTION
RHA is very rich in silicon
dioxide which makes it very
reactive with lime due to its
non-crystalline silica content
and its specific surface. It has
about 85-90% silica.
A convenient method of getting
rid of rice husks is by burning
them in open fields or as fuel
for steam generators. RHA is
22% by weight of raw husk
RHA is replaced partially by
cement in steps of 5% increase
in content. Optimum content is
then found out at the level
which gives closest strength to
OPC strength
RICE HUSK RICE HUSK
(RAW) ASH
 HOW RHA IMPROVES CONCRETE
OPC reacts with water to form two products
Calcium silicate hydrate :it gives strength and durability
to concrete
Calcium hydroxide reacts with CO2 causing effloresce and
it creates negative effects on concrete
Addition of RHA increases calcium silicate hydroxide and
decreases calcium hydroxide
Ca(OH)2+SiO2=H2O+CaSiO3
The major benefits of the reaction are - High strength ,
Reduced efflorescence Reduced sulphate attacks and
Reduced chemical attacks
 LITERATURE REVIEW
SNO. PAPER 1 PAPER 2

Supplementary Fly ash concrete: a technical

NAME OF analysis for compressive strength
Cementitious materials
PAPER origin from agricultural
wastes : a review
Syamsul Bahri , Javed Dr S L Patil , J N Kale , S Suman
AUTHOR
Nodeh Farhani , Evi Aprianti
Ashes from agricultural wastes The cement in concrete matrix is
have high silica content replaced from 5% to 25% in steps of
HIGHLIGHTS Fly ash and rice husk ash is
found to be superior than
5%
Replacement of cement in any ratio
AND other materials lowers its compressive strength and
Fly ash does not give early delays its hardening
CONCLUSION strength Due to lesser rate of strength
The workability of concrete development, fly ash finds specific
OF PAPER had been found to be decrease application in mass concreting such
with increase RHA in concrete as a Dam
PAPER 3
Reduction in environmental
problems using rice husk ash
in concrete
Rawaid Khan , Abdul Jabbar ,
Irshad Ahmed , Wajid Khan
The rice husk yielded 22% of
the ash by weight of its total
quantity burnt
Water demand was high for
concrete mixtures containing
RHA which decreased the
compressive strength
Concrete mixtures containing
25% RHA as replacement of
OPC produced the same
strength as concrete containing
100% OPC.
Higher proportion (40%) of
RHA could be used for non
structural works where
strength is not critical
PAPER 4 PAPER 5
Rice husk ash blended Combined effect of rice husk
cement: assessment of ash and fly ash on concrete
optimal level for strength by 30% cement replacement
and permeability properties
of concrete
K. Ganeshan , K. Rajagopal , K. Satish H. Sathawane , Kavita S.
Thangavel Kene ,
Eight different proportions Compressive strength
of concrete mixes (RHA increases with increase in %
ranging from 5% to 35% by of fly ash and rice husk ash up
weight of cement) were to replacement(22.5%FA ,
prepared 7.5% RHA) of cement in
7, 14 , 28 ,90 days strength concrete
was observed for each The maximum 28 days
proportioned mix flexural strength was
Initial setting time upto 15% obtained with combination of
RHA increases, from 20% to 22.5% FA and 7.5% RHA
35% RHA, initial setting time The workability of concrete
decreases had been found to decrease
At 30% RHA , the with increase RHA in concrete
compressive strength of Also cost of any construction
concrete attains a value is reduced by a considerable
equivalent to that of OPC. amount
 OTHER SUPPLEMENTARY
CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS

WASTE GLASS BAGASSE ASH

GGBS
POWDER
 GAP OF WORK
To compare raw rice husk and rice husk ash as
cement replacement (partial) materials for
compressive strength

To compare raw rice husk and rice husk ash as

cement replacement materials for durability tests

Assessment of optimal level of replacement for

strength in both the cases
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