• G.BHOGAYYA NAIDU
• AAKASH.R
• E.SNEHA
• NVS KRISHNAPRIYA

Now a day’s concrete is used as the basic materials for the construction works. The concrete is good in compression but weak in the tensile strength. So steel is used as reinforcement in the concrete to achieve the tensile strength. The tensile strength of bamboo is quite high and can reach up to 125 MPa. This makes bamboo a pretty alternative to steel in tensile loading applications. The bamboo concrete composite elements can be used as alternate for concrete, steel and wood used in housing and other products required in the day to day applications. In this study it has been attempted to develop engineered bamboo structural elements for use in low cost housing. The flexural test, split tensile test and compression test were performed on Plain, Steel & Bamboo reinforced members.For example, the total six beams of 100x100x500mm, six cylinders of 150mm diameter, 300mm length and six cubes of 150mmX150mmX150mm were casted using design mix M20 and mix proportion of 1:1.74:3.18 as per IS code. These beams and cylinders included two of plain concrete, two of steel reinforcement, and two of untreated bamboo reinforcement Bamboo concrete composite structural members can provide tailored solutions to the eco-housing initiatives at cheaper costs. The results obtained accrue the advantage obtained by the composite members when compared to standard reinforced concrete and plain concrete.

CTM, Composite Member, Bamboo Reinforced Concrete, Experimental Investigation, TensileStrength

"EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON BEHAVIOR OF BAMBOO AS REINFORCEMENT IN STRUCTURAL CONCRETE ELEMENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.274-280, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904I48.pdf

"EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON BEHAVIOR OF BAMBOO AS REINFORCEMENT IN STRUCTURAL CONCRETE ELEMENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp274-280, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904I48.pdf