INVESTIGATING THE FLEXURAL PERFORMANCE OF BAMBOO REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS

Abstract

In the realm of civil engineering, bamboo reinforced concrete is being suggested as a substitute material alongside innovative approaches to find low-cost, sustainable alternatives to traditional reinforced concrete. In this study, the maximum load, the displacement, and the pattern of beam failures are examined by conducting a flexural test to investigate the flexural behavior of bamboo reinforced concrete beams. The experimental study on the flexural behavior of concrete beams reinforced with bamboo bars is presented in this paper. Based on load carrying capacity, deflection, failure pattern, and ductility, the flexural behavior is examined. The bamboo reinforced concrete beam with 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6% and 7% longitudinal bamboo reinforcements specimens were prepared. The bamboo reinforced concrete beam has the maximum load, the displacement, and the beam failure pattern that are most similar to the reinforced concrete beam with that of steel reinforcement.  According to a comparison of the various treatment methods, beams reinforced with bamboo possess higher flexural strength than the unreinforced concrete beams, Epoxy and binding wire treated bamboo reinforced concrete beams has higher strength than those treated with just epoxy or bitumen emulsion. This implies that the tensile strength of the bamboo as well as it bonds strength with concrete is improved with binding wire aside the chemical treatment. These research discovered that bamboo is an excellent longitudinal reinforcement alternative in reinforced concrete beams for small-scale structures.