ICAR-National Institute of Natural Fibre Engineering and Technology (Erstwhile ICAR NIRJAFT), 12, Regent Park, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
*Corresponding author: iarirakesh@gmail.com (ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2937-7894)
Online Published on 21 February, 2025.
Bamboo is commonly used natural raw materials for construction of houses, huts etc since ancient times. In modern construction industry, steel is mainly used as reinforced materials along with concrete to improve the mechanical strength of the structures. However, due to high cost of steel, corrosion problem, high energy and emission of greenhouse gas during manufacturing process, researchers found alternative reinforcement raw materials like plant fibres, waste from mining industry and agricultural waste. Bamboo is one of the raw materials having high potential to be used in replacement of steel due to its low cost, natural resources and have good mechanical properties. It has been used in the preparation of composite and wood based panels. This review highlights the various applications of bamboo agro residues as reinforcement in cement concrete and bamboo-composite for construction.
Bamboo is an environment-friendly construction material that has high tensile strength, and compressive strength.
It can be used in earthquake-prone areas since it has good elastic properties.
The bonding between bamboo and concrete in the reinforced concrete beams can be improved through treatment with negrolin-sand-wire, Sikadur 32 Gel, bitumen coating with coir rope wound around and or with water repellent.
Bamboo can be utilized for the development of composites due to its high cohesive and as a supplement for medium-density particle boards.
Bamboo Reinforced Cement Concrete, Composites, Ductility, Tensile strength, Reinforcement
