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This study investigates the combined effect of household waste ash (HWA) as a partial replacement of fine aggregate (0 to 20%) and silica fume (SF) as a cement replacement (10%). The mechanical, physical, and microstructural properties of concrete were evaluated after exposure to 250 \u00b0C for 220 minutes. Concrete workability, density, water absorption, compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV), SEM and EDX analysis were used to determine the influence of HWA. The results indicate that HWA reduced the concrete workability due to the physical properties of HWA (porous and rough texture). However, all mixes maintained acceptable workability (slump greater than 50 mm). Mechanical performance improved at optimum replacement levels. The 10% HWA increased compressive strength from 39.4 MPa to 42.5 MPa (7.8%). The maximum splitting tensile strength of 3.81 MPa (7.6% increase) was achieved at 15% HWA. SEM analysis indicates that 10-15% HWA enhanced mix densification and improved the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) through filler effects. However, excessive replacement (20% HWA) resulted in a less compact microstructure. 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