BAMBOO FOR

REINFORCEMENT
BUILDING MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION
TECHNIQUES III

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SHUBHANGI GUPTA. 00106142018. SEMESTER III
INTRODUCTION

Bamboo has been used as a construction material in certain areas for centuries. A study of bamboo has been used
A study of bamboo is used as a reinforcement a precast concrete elements was carried out in U.S. Army Engineer
Waterway experiment station in 1964. Bamboo was given recent consideration for use as reinforcement in soil
cement pavement slabs in which the slabs behave inelastically even under light loads.

BAMBOO CHARACTERISTICS
• Bamboo is giant grass not a tree.
• The density of fibres in cross-section of a bamboo shell
varies with thickness as well as height.
• The strength of bamboo is greater than most of the
timber products.
• Bamboo is more prone to insect attack than other trees
and grasses.
• Bamboo can prevent solution.
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SELECTION AND PREPARATION OF BAMBOO

• SELECTION
 Use only bamboo showing a pronounced brown color. This will insure that the plant is at
least three years old.
 Select the longest large diameter culms available.
 Do not use whole culms of green , unseasoned bamboo.
 Avoid bamboo cut in spring or early summer. These culms are generally weaker due to
increased fibre moisture content.

• PREPARATION
 Sizing
 Splitting
 Seasoning
 Bending
 Waterproof Coating
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CONSTRUCTION PRINCIPLE

• CONCRETE MIX PROPERTIES

The same mix designs can be used as would normally be used

with steel reinforced concrete.
Concrete slump should be as low as workability will allow.
Excess water causes swelling of the bamboo. High early-
strength cemnet is preferred to minimize cracks caused by
swelling of bamboo when seasoned bamboo cannot be
waterproof.

• DESIGN PRINCIPLE
Bamboo reinforced concrete design is similar to steel
reinforcing design.
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ADVANTAGES OF BAMBOO REINFORCEMENT
• Bamboo is extremely strong natural fiber.
• It has high tensile strength.
• Due to its hollow structure , it is highly flexible.
• Lightweight compared to steel.
• It has great shock absorbing capacity.

DISADVANTAGES OF BAMBOO REINFORCEMENT

• Less durable than steel,cannot be used in permanent structure.
• Shrinking poblems
• More prone to environmental degradation and insect attack.
• Can not be used in cold climate.
• It does not have longer life compared to steel.

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CONCLUSION

The environmental and financial comparison demonstrates

that bamboo can compete with building material.
Bamboo is a natural product and will therefore always have
some extent of irregularities. It is therefore suggested that the
bamboo culm should be used in functions where the
measurement requirements are not entirely precise or fixed, as
in temporary buildings (e.g., pavilions and tents) or small civil
projects. Furthermore, bamboo can play a role as a non-
supporting or finishing material.

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