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Abstract: Concrete, second largest consumable material after water, with three tonnes used annually,
makes one of the biggest threats to the sustainability. For example, production of one tonne of cement, 1.7 tonnes of
basic resources (1.6 tons of limestone and clay with 0.1 tons of fuel) are required. Demographic growth, the need
for infrastructure and the dynamism of developing countries is boosting the production of cementing materials over
two billion tons on present scenario and it is growing 5% every year. Therefore, those involved with these industries
must develop new techniques for creating concrete with minimal use of its cement. For this purpose, Supplementary
Cementitious Materials (SCM’s) like Fly Ash (FA), Rice Husk Ash (RHA), Sugar Cane Bagase Ash (SCBA), Palm
Oil Fuel Ash (POFA), etc., are used to blend with cement in concrete in order to increase its properties aspects as
well as solve the environmental related problems. In present investigation an overview on the effect of different
types of Water to Cementitious (W/C) ratio on compressive Strength Active Index (SAI) of unary blended concrete
with different types of ashes are studied in order to understand the SCM’s behaviour in terms of SAI.
Keywords: Cement, Concrete, Natural resources, Supplementary Cementitious Materials, Fly Ash, Rice Hush Ash,
Sugar cane bagasse ash, Palm Oil Fuel Ash.