Analysis Of Bamboo Fiber Reinforced Concrete Beam

Concrete is an extensively used construction material for its various advantages such as low cost, availability, fire resistance etc. But it cannot be used alone everywhere because of its low tensile strength. So, generally, steel is used to reinforce the concrete. But considering the high cost of steel, bamboo is one of the suitable replacements of reinforcing bar in concrete for low-cost constructions. Bamboo is natural, cheap, widely available and most importantly strong in both tension and compression. To see the effect of bamboo fiber on compressive and flexure strength, bamboo reinforced Concrete cubes have been tested. Further singly reinforced and plain beams with bamboo fibers have been cast and tested in flexure. It has been found that there is a remarkable decrease in the flexural strength and Modulus of elasticity of bamboo reinforced beam. When the compression tests were performed the compressive strength of the concrete cubes were found to have increased remarkably.