Study and Use of Bamboo Reinforcement in Concrete

Abstract: Bamboo being a grass and botanically belongs to family of "Poaceae". Bamboo completes its growth within months time and gets mature within 3 years. within the Maharashtra State it's commonly named as "velu". Species of bamboo are change as per topography and climatic conditions. it's excellent tensile and compression strength. As per the review dendrocalamus strictus, bamboo schard are species of bamboo which has highest value of tensile and compression strength. Problems which faced in using bamboo as construction material are water absorption and moisture content. To avoid these problems proper seasoning or treatment should run to those bamboo. During this study trials are made to be used of bamboo concrete beams which are simple, efficient and economical for rural constructions. The major application of bamboo are for construction and housing. keep with this study it is estimated that one billion people within the world sleep in bamboo houses. Since bamboo has been utilized in construction and also currently they're used as props, foundations, framing, scaffolding flooring, walls, roofs and trusses. Bamboos are tied together to form grid reinforcement and placed in soft clay to resolve the deformation problems in embankments. In rural a component of India mostly bamboos are use as reinforcement in mud walls .

Keywords: Poaceae, velu, dendrocalamus strictus, etc.