Research and Development on Bamboo Reinforced Concrete Structure

ABSTRUCT: Recently, in the attention in response to global warming issues and sustainable society, the manufacturing using natural materials has become actively. Bamboo, low cost, fast growing, and broad distribution of growth, is expected to contribute significantly to earthquake-resistant construction and seismic retrofit technology in the developing countries. The authors also have been studied for understanding the mechanical behavior of bamboo reinforced concrete member and clarifying the differences of structural properties from steel reinforced concrete and bamboo reinforced concrete (TERAI, 2011a, b, c and d). This paper investigates the mechanical properties of bamboo reinforced concrete structure. It compares these experimental results of bamboo reinforced concrete members with the experimental ones of reinforced concrete members, and the mechanical property of the bamboo reinforced concrete members is studied. From these experimental works, the possibility of effective using of ‘Bamboo' is discussed.