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International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395-0056
Volume: 06 Issue: 12 | Dec 2019 www.irjet.net p-ISSN: 2395-0072
Experimental Study on Strength and Durability of Bamboo Reinforced

Concrete Beams
Rakhesh J Ghante1, Dr K.P Shivananda2
1PG-Student, Department of Civil Engineering, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumakuru
2Professor of Civil Engg and Principal, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumakuru
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Abstract - The present study reports the flexural strength of bamboo when comparing embodied energy and CO2
BRC (Bamboo Reinforced Concrete) beams and the durability footprint during the production of bamboo and steel.
of bamboo as structural reinforcement. In this study, normal
bamboo and modified bamboo were used in 1.25% and 2.50% The above-mentioned socio-economic and environmental
as reinforcement in the beams. Also, bamboo splints without variables create a need to find suitable eco-friendly and
coating and with bitumen coating were dipped in normal inexpensive material that can effectively replace steel as
water, magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride solution reinforcement in concrete components of low-cost housing.
for an alternate wetting and drying of 7,14,28,56 and 72 cycles In addition to releasing O2, every piece of bamboo
for the durability analysis. Flexural strength of the BRC beams production consumes at least a tone of global CO2. Bamboo
was studied after 7,14,28 days of curing. Durability of the has been used from the ancient times as a structural material
bamboo was determined through Tensile strength test. from a structural point of perspective because it has great
flexural (bending) and strength in tension as well as a strong
From the results, it is found that the flexural strength of the S/W (Strength to Weight) ratio. All of this requires a detailed
modified bamboo reinforced beams with 2.50% reinforcement examination of bamboo-reinforced cement concrete for its
carried more load than the normal concrete beams and suitability as a structural material for a low-cost dwelling
untreated bamboo reinforced beams. The Tensile strength of unit construction.
the bamboo splint got reduced after 56 cycles and 72 cycles of
alternate wetting and drying in magnesium sulphate and 2. OBJECTIVES
potassium chloride solutions.
The primary objectives are to study:
It could be concluded that bamboo can be used as an
alternative material to the rebars in low cost housing projects.  The flexural strength of BRC beams with variation
Treated bamboo is more efficient and economical in the low- in percentage of reinforcement and coating on
cost housing projects. Suitable treatment must be done for bamboo.
bamboo rebars, if incase it is to be used in coastal areas.
 To determine the durability of bamboo for
Key Words: Bamboo reinforced concrete beams, suitability in marine condition by alternate wetting
Bamboo splints, Magnesium sulphate solution, and drying the splints in water, magnesium
Potassium chloride solution, Flexural strength, Tensile sulphate solution and potassium chloride solution.
strength.
3. EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM
1. INTRODUCTION
As the study is inclined towards the low-cost housing
A large portion of India's population is homeless owing to elements, the chosen materials of construction and the
the inadequacy of providing suitable residential systems. In treatment should be cheaper with locally available material
cities of India, citizens dwelling on roadside is common site and should not demand high skilled labors. Inexpensive
to watch. To provide homes for this large population, making treatments such as: Coating the bamboo with bitumen are
concrete would be a challenge less effective due to reduction in bond strength and on the
other hand, costly treatments such as epoxy coating hampers
It is discovered that concrete has great strength in the economy.
compression but lacks strength of tension. So, steel rebars
are widely used as reinforcement in concrete matrix to take So, in order to enhance the bond between concrete and
care of the tensile stresses. Steel rebars production is bitumen coated bamboo, coarse sand was sprinkled over the
expensive and its utilization in concrete matrix as coated bamboo surface.
reinforcement increases building costs through many folds.
Steel production also liberates abundant quantity of 3.1 Materials
greenhouse gases such aCO2, Sulphur, Methane etc.. Causing
Approximately 4-year-old naturally grown 10 m long two
significant environmental pollution. It was in favor of
bamboo culms of Pannangi variety from forest of Bangalore-
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Tamil Nadu (India) were used in present experiment. The Table-1: Concrete mix design quantities
outer diameter of the culm used was ranged between 30-50
mm at the base with average node spacing of 350mm. The
culms were then chopped to the splints of size 450mm in
length, 25mm in width and thickness in size of the wall
thickness of bamboo. The chopped splints shown in Figure-1
were utilized as reinforcement in beams.
Tensile strength of bamboo
The tensile test specimens were prepared from culms of

bamboo of Pannangi variety. Whole bamboo was divided
along its length into bamboo splints. Such splints from
different portions of culms of length 450mm were used for
the tensile strength tests. Aluminum tabs of 3mm thickness
were firmly pasted with industrial adhesive on either side of
the bamboo specimen to avoid crushing in the jaws. The
digital universal testing machine (UT100) of 1000KN
capacity was used for the experimental program. The test
Fig -1: Bamboo splints chopped for reinforcement in specimen details are shown in Figure-2a and 2b.
beams
Thirty-six well-seasoned, defect free and randomly chosen

splints were purchased from local market.
53 grade Ordinary Portland cement with ISI mark was used

for concrete. Crushed stone sand with specific gravity of
2.66, fineness modulus of 2.92, water absorption of 2%, bulk
density of 1716 kg/m3 was used. The crushed stone sand
belonged to Zone-II gradation based on IS:383-2016.20 mm
downsize coarse aggregates were obtained from the local
stone crusher with granite origin. The specific gravity of Fig-2a: Specimen detailing for tensile test
coarse aggregate is 2.68 and water absorption was found out
to be 0.2%. Potable water with pH of 7.1 was used.
The concrete mix used was M20 with mix proportion of

1:1.4:3.1(Cement: Fine Aggregate: Coarse Aggregate) with
w/c ratio of 0.5 being adopted and is shown in Table-1. The
mix design was done as per IS:10262-2009. The concrete
was prepared using the above ingredients to investigate the
flexural strength of bamboo reinforced concrete beams. The
compressive strength values of the designed concrete mix,
determined as per the test procedures mentioned in IS:516-
1959 are 13.53 N/mm2 for 7 days of curing, 19.63 N/mm2 for
14 days of curing and 26.46 N/mm2 for 28 days of curing.
Fig-2b: Tensile test specimen in jaws of UTM(UT100)
It was also intended to compare the tensile strength of

bamboo along with its other mechanical properties with
mild steel (Fe-250) and thermo mechanically treated (TMT)
steel. The average results of mechanical properties of reinforcement. Figure-5,6,7,8,9,10 shows the beam
bamboo and steel are presented in specimens casted in laboratory.
Table-2.
Table-2: Mechanical properties of bamboo and M-Steel
The bamboo specimen from the internodes of bottom and

middle region resulted into optimum tensile strength and Fig-4: Pidilite plywood-based polymer coat as
hence the tensile strength was 153 MPa. waterproofing for bamboo reinforcement
Fig-5: Placement of 1.25% of Uncoated Bamboo

reinforcement in beam mould
Fig 3: Stress-Strain curve of Bamboo Splint
3.2 Sample Preparation and Test methods
A) Preparation of Beam specimens for flexural test
In this study, 24 beam specimens were casted to study the

variation in flexural strength of the bamboo reinforced
beams. The Table-3 gives the information about the bamboo
reinforced concrete beam details. The beams were casted in
4 set of different specification viz: normal concrete beams,
beams reinforced with untreated bamboo, beams reinforced
with bitumen coated bamboo, beams reinforced with
plywood polymer coated bamboo. The plywood polymer
Fig-6: Placement of 1.25% of Uncoated Bamboo
being used is shown in Figure-4 below. The bamboo splints
were placed in 1.25% and 2.50% as reinforcement. The reinforcement in beam mould
beams size was 500mm in length and 100mm width and 100
mm depth with 20-25mm as cover to the bamboo
Table-3: Bamboo reinforced concrete beams details
Fig-9: Hardened Beam specimens
Fig-10: Hardened Beam specimens ready for testing
The beams were demoulded and were cured by water

immersion at laboratory temperature, for a period of 28
days. The instrumentation for the flexural strength test is
shown in Figure-11. As shown in the setup, the samples were
positioned with required spacing intervals, and load setup
was fixed on top of beam, with a load indicator, which
denotes the load attained. The loading method was load
control measurement.
Fig-7: Polymer based Plywood coating being applied on

splint
Fig-8: Coarse Sand sprinkled on top of Coated Bamboo

Specimen Fig-11: Flexural testing of Bamboo reinforced beam
Specimen
B) Preparation of bamboo splints for durability Table-6: Details of uncoated splints dipped in Magnesium
analysis sulphate solution
The uncoated bamboo with node and node-free splints,

bitumen-coated bamboo splints with node and node-
free in the center were dipped in normal water,
magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride solution
for alternative cycles of drying and wetting. The
alternative drying and wetting was performed as 1 cycle
per day i.e. 12 hours drying from morning till evening
and 12 hours wetting from evening till morning till next
day. In this investigation 7th, 14th, 28th, 56th and 72nd
alternate wetting and drying cycles were performed for
the durability analysis.
Table-4: Details of uncoated splints dipped in water
The above tables-4,5,6 gives the details of the splints dipped

in normal water, potassium chloride solution, magnesium
sulphate solution. Similarly, the bitumen coated splints were
also dipped in the normal water, Potassium chloride
solution, Magnesium sulphate solution for the test. The
bitumen coated splints are abbreviated as: WB-Bitumen
coated splints dipped in water, KB-Bitumen coated splints
dipped in potassium chloride solution, MB- Bitumen coated
splints dipped in magnesium sulphate solution.
Table-5: Details of uncoated splints dipped in Potassium

chloride solution
Fig-12: Bamboo splints ready for bitumen coating
Fig-13: Bitumen coated bamboo splints
Fig-17: Tensile testing of bamboo splint subjected to

alternate wetting and drying
Fig-14: Bamboo splints dipped in solution
The tensile test was carried out after 0th, 7th, 14th, 28th, 56th,
72nd cycles of alternate wetting and drying. Afterwards, they
were tested in a controlled machine with maximum capacity
of 1000KN at a constant load rate of about 2KN/min. The
applied load and specimen strains were measured by a
stress transducer and a clip gauge. The data reading was fed
to a data acquisition system in a frequency of 10Hz during
the entire test and stored on hard disk.
4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
4.1 FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF BRC BEAMS
A) Flexural strength results of 1.25% reinforced beams
Fig-15: Uncoated bamboo splints drying in sunlight Table-7: Results of flexural test for 1.25% of bamboo
reinforcement
Fig-16: Bitumen coated bamboo splints drying in sunlight
B) Flexural strength results of 2.50% reinforced beams The experimental values shown in Table-7,8 and Charts-1,2
offer us a clear concept that the beam strengthened with
Table-8: Results of flexural test for 2.50% of bamboo 2.50 percent bamboo reinforcement carries more load than
reinforcement the plain concrete beam and 1.25 percent bamboo
strengthened beams. The uncoated bamboo strengthened
beam's flexural failure load improved by 5.12 times that of
unreinforced beam.
The beams containing modified bamboo reinforcement also

carry more load than the reinforced beams of normal
uncoated bamboo. The waterproofing covered bamboo
strengthened beam's load carrying ability improved by 1.06
times that of uncoated bamboo strengthened beam.
The reason is that the modified bamboo strengthened beams

contain covered bamboo with coarse sand sprinkled on top
of bamboo reinforcement which provides better bonding
between the concrete surrounding and bamboo
reinforcement for load transfer. Also, it prevents the bamboo
specimen from absorbing water. The flexural strength of the
beams is improved by raising the proportion of
reinforcement in beams
4.2 DURABILITY ANALYSIS OF BAMBOO AS

REINFORCEMENT
A) RESULTS OF TENSILE STRENGTH OF BAMBOO

WITHOUT ANY COATING
SPECIMENS DIPPED IN NORMAL WATER
Table-9: Results of tensile test for uncoated bamboo

specimen dipped in water
Chart-1: Flexural strength of different beam specimen

with 1.25 % of reinforcement
Chart-2: 28 days flexural strength of different beam

specimen with varying % of reinforcement
SPECIMENS DIPPED IN MAGNESIUM SULPAHTE

specimen dipped in magnesium sulphate solution
Chart-3: Variation of tensile strength in different

specimens

Chart-4: Average % Loss of tensile strength of specimens
specimens
dipped in water with increasing no of cycles.
The above table-9 and chart-3,4 demonstrates the tensile

strength of each of the bamboo splints for 7th ,14th ,28th ,56th
and 72nd cycles. As the number of alternating wetting and
drying cycles increases, one can see the tensile strength
decreasing. This proves that the strength of the bamboo
continues to degrade as it is subject to more wetting and
drying cycles. As it continues to expand and shrink, it loses
its fiber power and reduces the tensile strength of the entire
bamboo splint.

dipped in magnesium sulphate solution with increasing no
of cycles.
The above table-10 and chart-5,6 demonstrates the tensile

strength of each of the bamboo splints for 7 th, 14th, 28th, 56th,
72nd alternate wetting and drying cycles in magnesium
sulphate solution. As the number of alternate wetting and
drying cycles increases, we can observe the tensile strength
decreasing. This confirms that the bamboo strength goes on
degrading as it is subjected to more cycles of wetting and
drying.
Due to the affinity of magnesium to hydroxide ion (OH-), the

magnesium sulphate solution is mildly acidic i.e. its pH is
between 5.5 and 6.5. Hydroxide anions associate with
magnesium as sulphate ion enters the solution, improving
the relative ratio of hydrogen ion(H+) to hydroxide ion (OH-
). This change results in a more acidic solution and it impacts
the parenchyma of the fibre that is primarily accountable for
the growth of bamboo fibre strength. It also loses its fibre
strength as it continues to expand and shrink, leading to a
reduction in the strength of the entire bamboo splint.
SPECIMENS DIPPED IN POTASSIUM CHLORIDE specimens
SOLUTION

specimen dipped in potassium chloride solution

dipped in potassium chloride solution with increasing no
of cycles.
The above table-11 and chart-7,8 shows the tensile strength

of each of the bamboo splints in magnesium sulphate
solution for 7th cycles, 14th cycles, 28th cycles , 56th cycles
and 72nd cycles. As the number of alternate wetting and
drying cycles increases, we can observe the tensile strength
decreasing. This proves that the resistance of bamboo
continues to degrade as we expose it to more and more
wetting and drying cycles.
As a salt of powerful acid (HCl) and a powerful base (KOH),

potassium chloride is neutral in nature, i.e. its pH is 7.0-7.2.
However, owing to potassium affinity for hydroxide ion (OH-
), it leaves behind some of the chloride ions that cause lipid
breakage in the bamboo fibre parenchyma. The impact is
damage in the parenchyma of fibre, which is primarily
accountable for the growth of bamboo fibre strength. It also
loses its fibre strength as it continues to expand and shrink,
leading to a reduction in the strength of the entire bamboo
splint.
RESULTS OF TENSILE STRENGTH OF BAMBOO WITH strength. In 56 cycles and 72 cycles, there is not much loss of
BITUMEN COATING tensile strength compared to other cycles.
SPECIMENS DIPPED IN NORMAL WATER SPECIMENS DIPPED IN MAGNESIUM SULPAHTE
Table-12: Results of tensile test for bitumen coated Table-13: Results of tensile test for bitumen coated
bamboo specimen dipped in water bamboo specimen dipped in magnesium sulphate solution

dipped in magnesium sulphate solution with increasing no
of cycles.

dipped in normal water with increasing no of cycles.
The above table-12 demonstrates the tensile strength of each

of the bitumen-coated bamboo splints for 7th ,14th, 28th ,56th,
72nd cycles. As the number of alternating wetting and drying
cycles increases, we can see the tensile strength decreasing.
This proves that the strength of the bamboo continues to
degrade as we subject it to more wetting and drying cycles.
The reason is that the bamboo absorbs water, increases its The above table-13 and chart-10 shows the tensile strength
volume size and shrinks when drying. As it continues to of each of the coated bamboo splines in magnesium sulphate
expand and shrink, it loses its fibre power and reduces the solution for 7,14,28,56,72 cycles. As the no of alternate
force of the entire splint. We can also see that the bitumen- wetting and drying cycles increases, we can observe the
coated bamboo splint and uncoated bamboo splint had the tensile strength decreasing. This proves that the resistance
same power of tensile as the uncoated one. of bamboo continues to degrade as we expose it to more and
more wetting and drying cycles.
Chart-9 obviously shows us that at 56 and 72 cycles of
alternating wetting and drying, the bamboo splint loses
10.48 percent and 11.85 percent of its original tensile
Chart-10 obviously shows us that at 56 and 72 cycles of Chart-11 shows us that at 56 and 72 cycles of alternate
alternate drying and wetting, the bitumen-coated bamboo wetting and drying, the bitumen-coated bamboo splint loses
splint loses 24.86 percent and 31.62 percent of its original 19.67 percent and 28.14 percent of its original tensile
tensile strength. strength.
SPECIMENS DIPPED IN POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 5. CONCLUSIONS

SOLUTION
The findings below are taken from the above outcomes of the
Table-14: Results of tensile test for bitumen coated bamboo strengthened beam flexural strength test.
bamboo specimen dipped in potassium chloride solution
 The ultimate failure load and the strength in flexure
of the unreinforced beams are 5KN and
2.47N/mm2, which is comparatively smaller than
the Bamboo reinforced beams.
 Reinforcing beams with 1.25% bamboo improved
beam load carrying ability relative to unreinforced
beams.
 The load carrying capability of standard bamboo
reinforced beams improved by 3.26 times compared
to unreinforced beams.
 Furthermore, the load carrying ability improved by
16% when the bamboo was sprinkled on top with
bitumen and coarse sand.
 The load carrying capacity increased by 4.5% when
polymer was used as coating instead of bitumen
coating.
 Reinforcing the beams with 2.5 percent bamboo
improved the load carrying capacity of the beam
compared to unreinforced beams and 1.25 percent
reinforced one’s.
Chart-11: Average % Loss of tensile strength of specimens  The load capability of standard bamboo
dipped in potassium chloride solution with increasing no strengthened beams improved by 5.2 times
of cycles. compared to unreinforced beams.
 Also, the load carrying capacity increased by
80.73% when the bamboo was coated with bitumen
and coarse sand was sprinkled on top.
 The load carrying capacity increased by 4.42%
when polymer was used as coating instead of
bitumen coating.
 Modifying the bamboo reinforcement with bitumen
coating and epoxy coating with coarse sand reduced
the water absorption capacity of the bamboo.
 This increase in capacity of the modified BRC
(Bamboo Reinforced Concrete) beams is due to the
improved bonding between the surrounding
concrete and the sand particles sprinkled.
The following findings of the durability assessment are

derived from the above outcomes of the bamboo splints
tensile strength test dipped into distinct alternatives.
The above table-14 shows the tensile strength of each of the
coated bamboo splints for 7th ,14th ,28th ,56th ,72nd cycles in  As the number of wetting and drying cycles
potassium chloride solution. As the number of alternating increased, the tensile strength gradually decreased
wetting and drying cycles increases, we can see the tensile to a maximum of 30.86% of the initial tensile
strength decreasing. This proves that the resistance of strength, in case of uncoated bamboo splints.
bamboo continues to degrade as we expose it to more and  Also, the tensile strength gradually decreased to
more wetting and drying cycles. a maximum of 31.86% of the initial tensile strength,
in case of bitumen coated bamboo splints.
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International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395-0056

Volume: 06 Issue: 12 | Dec 2019 www.irjet.net p-ISSN: 2395-0072

Experimental Study on Strength and Durability of Bamboo Reinforced

Tensile strength of bamboo

The tensile test specimens were prepared from culms of

Thirty-six well-seasoned, defect free and randomly chosen

53 grade Ordinary Portland cement with ISI mark was used

The concrete mix used was M20 with mix proportion of

Fig-2b: Tensile test specimen in jaws of UTM(UT100)

It was also intended to compare the tensile strength of

Table-2: Mechanical properties of bamboo and M-Steel

The bamboo specimen from the internodes of bottom and

Fig-5: Placement of 1.25% of Uncoated Bamboo

3.2 Sample Preparation and Test methods

A) Preparation of Beam specimens for flexural test

In this study, 24 beam specimens were casted to study the

Table-3: Bamboo reinforced concrete beams details

Fig-9: Hardened Beam specimens

Fig-10: Hardened Beam specimens ready for testing

The beams were demoulded and were cured by water

Fig-7: Polymer based Plywood coating being applied on

Fig-8: Coarse Sand sprinkled on top of Coated Bamboo

The uncoated bamboo with node and node-free splints,

Table-4: Details of uncoated splints dipped in water

The above tables-4,5,6 gives the details of the splints dipped

Table-5: Details of uncoated splints dipped in Potassium

Fig-12: Bamboo splints ready for bitumen coating

Fig-13: Bitumen coated bamboo splints

Fig-17: Tensile testing of bamboo splint subjected to

4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

4.1 FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF BRC BEAMS

A) Flexural strength results of 1.25% reinforced beams

Fig-16: Bitumen coated bamboo splints drying in sunlight

The beams containing modified bamboo reinforcement also

The reason is that the modified bamboo strengthened beams

4.2 DURABILITY ANALYSIS OF BAMBOO AS

A) RESULTS OF TENSILE STRENGTH OF BAMBOO

SPECIMENS DIPPED IN NORMAL WATER

Table-9: Results of tensile test for uncoated bamboo

Chart-1: Flexural strength of different beam specimen

Chart-2: 28 days flexural strength of different beam

SPECIMENS DIPPED IN MAGNESIUM SULPAHTE

Table-10: Results of tensile test for uncoated bamboo

Chart-3: Variation of tensile strength in different

Chart-5: Variation of tensile strength in different

The above table-9 and chart-3,4 demonstrates the tensile

Chart-6: Average % Loss of tensile strength of specimens

The above table-10 and chart-5,6 demonstrates the tensile

Due to the affinity of magnesium to hydroxide ion (OH-), the

Table-11: Results of tensile test for uncoated bamboo

Chart-8: Average % Loss of tensile strength of specimens

The above table-11 and chart-7,8 shows the tensile strength

As a salt of powerful acid (HCl) and a powerful base (KOH),

SPECIMENS DIPPED IN NORMAL WATER SPECIMENS DIPPED IN MAGNESIUM SULPAHTE

Chart-10: Average % Loss of tensile strength of specimens

Chart-9: Average % Loss of tensile strength of specimens

The above table-12 demonstrates the tensile strength of each

SPECIMENS DIPPED IN POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 5. CONCLUSIONS