Flexural Behavior of Bamboo Reinforced Concrete Beam with Steel Stirrups
K. Rama Krishnan1, S. Aravind2, V. Ananthababu3
1Dr. K. Rama Krishnan, Department of Civil Engineering, SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu), India.
2S. Aravind, Department of Civil Engineering, SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu), India.
3V. Ananthababu, Former M.Tech Student, Department of Civil Engineering, SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 27 November 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 16 December 2019 | Manuscript Published on 31 December 2019 | PP: 97-99 | Volume-8 Issue-4S2 December 2019 | Retrieval Number: D10231284S219/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.D1023.1284S219
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Abstract: The flexural behavior of concrete beams reinforced with bamboo was studied experimentally. Bamboo was used as the main reinforcement with different bonding materials in place of steel. A nominal mix of M20 grade concrete was adopted for the beam design. The Bamboo surface was treated with common binding materials like Araldite and Bitumen. Araldite and Bitumen are good binding materials used to connect materials like steel, carbon and many different materials. Two specimens were casted with bitumen coating, two specimens were coated with araldite, two specimens were casted without any binder coating and a specimen was casted using normal steel reinforcement. Beams were casted with bamboo reinforcement and cured for 28 days. Deflection and flexural behavior of the beams were monitored. The test results imply that araldite coating in concrete beams with bamboo reinforcement increased the flexural strength to that of bamboo reinforced concrete using bitumen which is lesser strength to that of steel reinforced concrete beam.
Keywords: Flexural, Reinforcement, Beam, Strength, Deflection, Bamboo.
Scope of the Article: Concrete Structures