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In civil engineering constructions cement is the main binding material for concrete preparation. Theproduction and consumption of cement in construction field are increasing day by day. It may cause more environmentalproblem due to emission of huge amount of pollutant gases to the atmosphere. Many cementitious materials are used aspartial replacement of cement. This will reduce the necessity for cement production, thus reducing the environmentaleffects. This research paper presents the results on the study by using Cow Dung Ash as a partial replacement of cementin the production of concrete. This replacement was designed to study the effects of adding Cow Dung Ash (CDA) invarious percentages by weight (6%, 8%, 10% .12% and 14%) of cement and curing for the periods of 7, 14, and 28 daysbefore testing for the Compressive strengths. In this paper cement replacement levels were selected to study the effects ofCDA on compressive strength, acid and chloride resistance in concretes. The M25 mix design for the proposed concretemix is done. The present investigation has also shown that an addition of 0.5% glass fibre to concrete makes it strongerand more durable. Results showed that 8% replacement of cement by cow dung ash produces a considerable increase incompressive strength. From durability tests, it is observed that the CDA concrete with glass fibre has the ability to resistacid attack and chloride attack

Sruthy B, Anisha G Krishnan, Dr. P G Bhaskaran Nair, “An Experimental Study on Strength and Durability of Concrete with Addition of Cow Dung Ash and Glass fibre”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 4, Issue 5, pp. 347-355, May 2017.