Effect of sugar cane bagasse ash (SCBA), rice husk ash (RHA) and metakaolin as mineral addition in cementitious composites

• Grant number: 13/05790-0
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Effective date (Start): June 01, 2013
• Effective date (End): May 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Architecture and Town Planning - Architecture and Urbanism Technology
• Principal researcher: Jorge Luís Akasaki
• Grantee: Maria Júlia Bassan de Moraes
• Home Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia (FEIS). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Ilha Solteira. Ilha Solteira , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This paper assess the potential use of sugar cane bagasse ash (SCBA), rice husk ash (RHA) and metakaolin as adittion in cementitious composites.Mechanical properties were assessed in order to compare the pozzolanic activity of these supplementary cementitious materials. (AU)