EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON BAMBOO

REINFORCED BEAM

GUIDED BY PRESENTED BY
Dr. P. REVATHI P. SIVAGANESH(18CE311)
Assistant Professor II YEAR M.Tech , SE
Dept Of Civil Engineering Dept Of Civil Engineering
PEC PEC

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 WHY BRC ?

• Through research it has been found that some species of bamboo

have ultimate tensile strength same as that of mild steel at yield
point .

• Weight is reduced in the concrete beam by replacing the steel by

bamboo.

• Reduce the cost of the construction.

• It has low stiffness and strength when compared to steel, it can be

used as reinforcement in single storeys and temporary structures
like car sheds etc,.

• It is free from corrosion. 2

 INTRODUCTION
• Bamboos are giant grasses not a tree, belonging to the family of the
Bambusoideae.
• Mainly grows in tropical and sub-tropical regions of Asia, Latin
America and Africa.
• Is the fastest growing, renewable natural resource known to us.
• Is relatively less in weight.
• Is used in many forms of construction, particularly, for housing in rural
areas. But, enough attention had not been paid towards research and
development in Bamboo as had been in the case with other materials of
construction including timber.
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 INTRODUCTION…
 Is more prone to insect attack than any other trees and grass.

 One of the amazing aspects of bamboo is can prevent pollution.

 Bamboo reinforced concrete design is similar to steel reinforced concrete

design if its mechanical properties are properly utilized.

 Bamboo reaches its full growth in just a few months and reaches its
maximum mechanical strength in just few years.

 Bamboo has 60% cellulose with considerably higher percentage of lignin,

its micro fibrillary angle being relatively small (2 – 10). These facts about
bamboo supports its high tensile strength.

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 SOCIETAL VALUE
• This study is the first step towards the development for the future in
concrete technology field. To provide the best facilities at an
economic cost.

• Steel production has a number of impacts on the environment,

including air emissions (CO, SOx, NOx), wastewater contaminants,
hazardous wastes, and solid wastes. Our aim is to reduce the uses of
steel in construction.

• Problems encountered with steel as a construction material are high

in cost, corrosion, etc. Due to this problem, use of Bamboo as
structural material and reinforcement in concrete. 5
 OBJECTIVE
 To study the flexural behavior of bamboo reinforced
concrete
beams.

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 SCOPE

 Locally available species of bamboo is used for study.

 The area of Bamboo reinforcement is varied from

2 to 5% of gross area.

 Steel reinforcement are to be used as stirrups.

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 SELECTION OF BAMBOO

The following factors should be considered in the selection of

bamboo culms (whole plants) for use as reinforcement in concrete
structures:

• Use only bamboo showing a pronounced brown colour. This will

insure that the plant at least three years old.

• Select the longest large diameter culms available.

• Do not use whole culms of green, unseasoned bamboo.

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 PREPARATION OF BAMBOO
• Sizing:
Larger culms should be split into splints approximately 3/4 inch
wide. Whole culms less than ¾ inch in diameter can be used
without splitting.
• Seasoning:
The bamboo should be cut and allowed to dry and season for three
to four weeks before using.
• Waterproof Coatings:
Without some type of coating, bamboo will swell before the
concrete has developed sufficient strength to prevent cracking. A
brush coat or dip coat of asphalt emulsion is preferable. Native
latex, coal tar, paint, dilute varnish, and water-glass (sodium
silicate) are other suitable coatings
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DIMENSION OF BAMBOO

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 BEAM REINFORCEMENT DETAIL
W
2No. of
Bamboo strips
4No. of
Bamboo
6mm Stirrups
strips
@ 100mm c/c

150mm

100mm

0.5m 0.5m

1m

BRC
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 COST ESTIMATION

COARSE FINE
BEAM CEMENT AGGREGATE AGGREGATE STEEL BAMBOO TOTAL
₹ ₹ ₹ ₹ ₹

-
RCC 49.84 21.42 21.10 109.20 201.56 ₹

BRC 49.84 21.42 21.10 42.72 8.50 142.50 ₹

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 CRICTICAL SUMMARY
• The aim of the experiment was to assess the feasibility of
the Bamboo as reinforcement in the concrete beam.
• The concrete mix design was proposed using Indian
Standard and the grade is M25.
• Flexural Strength has to be out on reinforced-concrete
beams in which all main bar is replaced by bamboo strips.
• In this present study, area of the bamboo reinforcement is
varied from 2 – 5% of gross area and each of beam size
1000x150x150 mm were cast to study the flexural
strength.
• To determine the tensile strength test, bamboo strips of
length 750 mm and diameter 12mm was used and strips
was tested using Universal testing Machines.
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 CRICTICAL SUMMARY
• Properties of bamboo splints as reinforcing material in concrete
elements. (Jenish vagela et., al)

PROPERTIES BAMBOO

Specific gravity 0.575 to 0.655

Avg weight 0.625 kg/m

Modulus of rupture 610 to 1600 kg/cm²

Modulus of elasticity 1.5 to 2.0 x105 kg/cm²

safe working stress in tension 160 to 350 kg/cm²

Safe working stress in shear 115 to 180 kg/cm²

Density 8.82 kN/m³

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 CRICTICAL SUMMARY….
• Pull out test helps to find the bonding strength between the
bamboo and concrete.(Chetan S Agrawal et.,al)

MATERIALS mAAvg.Ult.Bond Stress(Mpa)

Mild steel 1.79

TMT BAR 2.87

UNTREATED BAMBOO 0.93

• Moisture content of bamboo changes according to
topography and climatic conditions.

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 CRICTICAL SUMMARY….

• By a Protective Coating, strength of the bamboo is

increased.(Fukuyama University)
I. Silane treatment
II. Synthetic resin brush
III.Synthetic resin spray
IV.Bitumen paint

• The flexural strength of bamboo beams are calculated

by using the ultimate load of beam. The beams are
calculated by using the following formula,
• Flexural strength fcr= Pl/bd2 in N/mm²

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 CRICTICAL SUMMARY….
• The deflection of each specimens will be noted down
with the constant increament of load.
• The load is applied at one points on beam and its
deflection with load will be taken from dial gauge. The
initial crack is noted and their ultimate flexure failure is
noted.(Rama mohan rao)
• The cost effectiveness and cost benefit ratio of replacing
steel by bamboo is too economical. (Francis E. Brink)

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PRELIMINARY TEST

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 TEST ON CEMENT

ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT (43 GRADE)

SPECIFIC FINENESS STANDARD INITIAL AND

GRAVITY CONSISITENCY FINAL SETTING
TIME
3.066 2.1% 32% Initial time= 35min
Final time=
480min

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 TEST ON FINE AGGREGATE

M Sand

SPECIFIC GRAVITY FINE MODULUS WATER ABSORPTION

2.65 2.84(ZONE-II) 2.01%

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TEST ON COARSE AGGREGATE

SPECIFIC FINE MODULUS WATER ABSORPTION

GRAVITY
2.63 9.37 1%

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 WATER ABSORPTION OF
UNTREATED BAMBOO STRIPS
Dry weight (W1) = 240g
Wet weight (W2) = 293g

= (W2 – W1/ W1) × 100

= (293 – 240/293) × 100
= 22.9%

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 DESCRIPTION OF
WORK
Literature Study • Literature study on process

• Specific gravity
Collection and test on material • Sieve analysis
• Water absorption

• Mix design was proposed using IS code and

Preparation of mix design the grade is M 25

Casting and test specimen • Yet to be Casted and Tested

Result and report conclusion • Yet to be collected and Generated

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METHODOLOGY
Literature study

Collection and Test on Material

Proportioning of Concrete Mix

Casting of beam

Testing of beams

Analysis of results

Conclusion
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 BEAM DETAIL

BEAM MARK BEAM MARK DETAILS

BB1 2 - 3 % of gross area

BB2 3 – 4 % of gross area

BB3 4 – 5 % of gross area

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 CALCULATION FOR MIX
DESIGN
•Specific
  gravity of material:
Cement = 3.066
Fine Aggregate = 2.65
Course aggregate = 2.63
Mean Strength = fck + ks
= 25+(4×1.65)
= 31.6 N/

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 CALCULATION FOR MIX DESIGN
Cement content:
= water content / water cement ratio
= 197/0.42
= 469 kg/m³

Mass of fine aggragate:

= ( e * volume of C.A * Specific Gravity of C.A)
= ( 0.651 * 0.427 * 2.65)
= 653 kg/m³

Mass of coarse aggregate:

= ( e * volume of F.A * Specific Gravity of F.A)
= ( 0.651 * 0.572 * 2.63)
= 979 kg/m³

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FINAL MASS OF INGREDIENTS

Ingredients Mass Units

Cement 469 kg/m³

Water 197 kg/m³

CA 979 kg/m³

FA 656 kg/m³

w/c ratio 0.42

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 WORKPLAN
SCHEDULE
Work Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

Literature
review

Collection
and Test on
material

Casting and
Testing

Result
Analysis

Report
preparation

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 REFERENCE
• “Design of reinforced concrete structure” ; N.Subramanian (2001)
• “Indian standard method of test for bamboo” ; IS 6874:2008
• “Indian standard method of test for split bamboo” ; IS 8242:1997
• “Indian standard Specification for Coarse and fine aggregates from
natural sources for concrete” ; IS 383 - 1970
• “Indian standard for Plain and Reinforced Concrete”; IS 456 : 2000
• “Mechanical properties of mild steel and bamboo” ;Patel Pratima A.,
Maiwala Adit R., Gajera Vivek J., Patel Jaymin A., Magdallawala Sunny
(2013)
• “Replacement of Steel by Bamboo Reinforcement” ; Anurag Nayak,
Arehant S Bajaj, Abhishek Jain, Apoorv Khandelwal, Hirdesh Tiwari
(2013)

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 REFERENCE
• “ Replacement of Steel by Bamboo Reinforcement” ; Anurag Nayak,
Arehant S Bajaj, Abhishek Jain, Apoorv Khandelwal (2013)
• “Study on mechanical strength of bamboo reinforced concrete
beams”; Prem kumar.V, vasugi.V (2014)
• “To experimental study and use ofbamboo in civil structure as
reinforced concrete”; Sanjeev Gill, Dr Rajiv kumar (2016)
• “Experimental investigation on behavior of bamboo reinforced
concrete member” ; Arpit sethia, vijay baradiya (2014)
• “Experimental Analysis of Bending Stresses in Bamboo Reinforced
Concrete Beam” ; Dinesh Bhondea, Dr P. B. Nagarnaik , Dr D. K.
Parbatc, Dr U. P. Waghed (2014)

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