Experimental investigation on chemically treated bamboo reinforced concrete beams and columns

Concrete is often reinforced with steel bars to negate its weak tension carrying capacity. However, due to higher cost and non-renewability of steel, nowadays attempts are made to provide a low-cost sustainable alternative by using locally available material. The feasibility for usage of bamboo as reinforcement in concrete is evaluated through a series of experimental investigations in the present study. First of all, tensile test of locally...