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1. Concrete cubes reinforced with 1% bamboo fibre by of bamboo was in Lethal anti termite solution [1]. Before
volume have been tested in compression testing machine and mixing the fibres in concrete, all fibres were immersed in
stress -strain curve has been plotted. The results have been lethal anti termite solution (Fig.1).
compared with plain concrete cubes. Overall 9 combinations have been taken. For each
2. Concrete beams reinforced with bamboo sticks at top and combination 3 cubes have been casted for testing. Therefore
at top and bottom both have been cast and tested in flexure 27 cubes have been casted with different sizes of fibres, and
(pure bending). Four point bending test has been conducted three plain concrete cubes have also been casted for
and load deflection curve has been plotted. The results are comparison of results. Different sizes of bamboo fibres and
compared with same dimension beam without any their nomenclature are shown in Table I and Bamboo fibres
reinforcement. (after treatment with anti-termite solution) of size
3mmx15mmx7mm are shown in Fig 2.
TABLE I
DIFFERENT SIZES OF BAMBOO FIBRES
S.no. Size Code
1 1mmx15mmx5mm A1
2 1mmx20mmx5mm A2
3 1mmx25mmx5mm A3
4 2mmx15mmx5mm B1
5 2mmx20mmx5mm B2
6 2mmx25mmx5mm B3
7 3mmx15mmx7mm C1
8 3mmx20mmx7mm C2
9 3mmx25mmx7mm C3
Tests have been conducted to assess the properties of Fig. 1 Bamboo fibres in lethal anti termite solution
material used in the experimental program; the results are
summarized in Table II.
TABLE II
PROPERTIES OF MATERIAL USED
Cement
Aggregates
Bamboo
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Fig. 3 Concrete cube with fibres B1 under compression Fig.6 Bamboo sticks after treatment with coal tar.
Testing of bamboo reinforced concrete beams: Beams have been cast in wooden moulds of internal
Bamboo sticks of approximate area 200mm2 have been dimension 750mmx150mmx150mm as shown in Fig 7. Three
taken and they have been tested for yield strength in universal beams without any reinforcements, three beams with bamboo
testing machine and the average yield strength of bamboo stick as reinforcement at bottom and three beams with bamboo
stick is found to be 104 N/mm2. reinforcement at top and bottom both have been cast. Steel
stirrups have been used at spacing of 175mm for doubly
reinforced beam. These beams have been kept for 28 days
curing in curing tank.
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Fig.10 Stress Strain curve for concrete cube with fibres (C3)
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IV. CONCLUSIONS
Based upon the tests conducted, the following conclusions
have been drawn:
1) The strength of concrete cubes with fibres doesnt
show much improvement up to 28 days but
surprisingly strength become double in 50 days
testing.
2) Modulus of elasticity of concrete increases by
addition of bamboo fibres.
3) The flexural strength of bamboo reinforced beam
increases as high as nearly doubled, so bamboo
reinforced beam can be used in low cost buildings.
4) Bamboo fibres can be used as replacement with
concrete which can save the expensive concrete,
10000cm3 per 1m3 of concrete.
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