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Utilization of Agroresidual Waste in Effective Blending in Portland Cement

Table 6

Microstructural properties of bagasse concrete.
Percentage of replacement levelOven dry weight A (gm)Sat. weight after immersion B (gm)Sat. weight after boiling C (gm)Immersed weight D (gm)Percentage of water absorption after immersion (*) ( ( 𝐵 − 𝐴 ) / 𝐴 ) × 1 0 0 Percentage of water absorption after boiling ( ( 𝐶 − 𝐴 ) / 𝐴 ) × 1 0 0 Bulk specific gravity after drying
𝑔 1 = 𝐴 / ( 𝐶 − 𝐷 ) 		Bulk specific gravity after immersion 𝐵 / ( 𝐶 − 𝐷 ) Bulk specific gravity after boiling 𝐶 / ( 𝐶 − 𝐷 ) Apparent specific gravity
𝑔 2 = 𝐴 / ( 𝐴 − 𝐷 ) 		Percentage of volume of permeable voids (**) ( ( 𝑔 2 − 𝑔 1 ) / 𝑔 2 ) × 1 0 0 Effective porosity
( ( 𝐵 − 𝐴 ) / 𝑉 ) × 1 0 0
0530.205553.065555.125332.9954.314.702.38692.48982.49902.688511.2110.06
5548.96576.155591.25343.254.957.702.21352.32322.38402.668617.0511.33
10552.145578.725584.80346.9054.815.912.32092.34832.45822.690213.7210.07
15527.80558.67560.965329.945.846.232.28462.41822.42812.667514.3513.15
20525.58554.935556.340333.615.585.852.35972.49152.49782.737813.8112.78
25471.43505.075509.635252.667.138.101.83451.96541.98322.154914.8615.23
30458.355496.255501.590271.588.269.431.99272.15752.18072.454018.7917.00