COMPARISON BETWEEN CHEMICALLY TREATED BAMBOO AND STEEL REINFORCEMENT AS A BUILDING MATERIAL
Keywords:
Bamboo stirrups reinforcement, Steel reinforcement, Modulus of elasticity, Poison’s ratio, flexural strength, deflection strength, DurabilityAbstract
In this research, bamboo stirrup used as reinforcement in a beam that was made with supplementary cementation
material and partial replacement of river sand. It has good strength durability. Now a day concrete is widely used as
construction material for its various advantages such as low cost, availability, fire resistance etc. The potential application of
newly developed bamboo composite material as structural reinforcement called forth for durability test and bond strength
examination. Firstly, durability of bamboo composite material and effectiveness of protective epoxy coating were evaluated
by subjecting samples to various corrosive environments normally encountered during the life span of construction material
The findings of this study suggest the epoxy coating can be an effective approach to simultaneously enhance the bamboo
composite material resistance toward acid attack and improve its bond strength with concrete reinforcement application. The
size of the beam is 300×300mm and the beam length is 1000mm.
