Utilizing sugarcane bagasse waste to enhance the flexural capacity of concrete

Abstract

Concrete, despite being a material with good compressive strength, often exhibits low tensile strength and is prone to cracking. After a period of use, concrete components typically begin to show cracks with significant width and density. Sugarcane bagasse fiber-reinforced concrete has been proposed as a method to improve the crack resistance of concrete structures, through mechanisms such as bridging cracks and stress transfer across them. A scientific study has presented the use of processed sugarcane bagasse in reinforced concrete beams (RC beams) to enhance their flexural capacity. Sample casting and experiments were conducted on four different mixtures with varying amounts of sugarcane bagasse. The research results indicate that the inclusion of sugarcane bagasse in concrete significantly improves the flexural capacity of RC beams and reduces the occurrence of cracks within them.

Keywords: Bagasse, Flexural strength concrete, Agricultural waste, Concrete reinforcement, Recycled building materials.