Bamboo Reinforced Concrete

Introduction
Many

Indonesian live in gedek house

Wall = Roven Bamboo Column = Bamboo Bar

Disadvantages

of Gedek house :

Penetrable by wind and cold air Not soundproof No privacy Rotten Bamboo Vulnerability of pest attack

Gedek House

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Solution for Rumah Gedek

Woven Bamboo Wall BRC wall BRC = Bamboo Reinforced Concrete Concrete is usually reinforced by steel or bricks What are the advantages of using bamboo instead of steel or bricks?

Add cement

Steel VS Bamboo

Steel is a high tech material

High amount of energy is needed for production

Energy for furnace, forming, etc. Ore mining is necessary Steelmaking processes produce CO2 High cost process

Bamboo...

Natural resource Quickly Renewable LOW COST Environment friendly - recyclable

Steel VS Bamboo...

Steel (A36 steel)

Yield Strength = 250 MPa Tensile Strength = 400 MPa Density = 7.8 gr/cm3 Elastic Modulus = 210 GPa

Bamboo (Depending on species and part of the culm)

Tensile Strength = 100-150 MPa Elastic Modulus = 600-900 MPa Density = 1.25 gr/cm3

Disadvantages of Using Bamboo

Water

absorption and weak interface with cement/concrete Properties vary depending on age, species, and part of the culm Solution?

Solution?
Water

absorption water resistant coating Interface Use rough part of the culm Variation of Properties Characterization for bamboo age, species, and part of the culm

Bamboo as Building Material

Strength

Appropriate for wall application Appropriate for load-bearing structure

Low cost High Vf bamboo

Cost

Earthquake

Resistance

CEMENT

BRC for Wall Application

Bamboo, Longitudinal

Bamboo, Transversal

BRC Wall - Parameters

A (distance between longitudinal bamboos) B (distance between transversal bamboos) Bamboo culm (upper, middle, or lower part) Bamboo Species Coated/uncoated Bamboo (to prevent water absorption) Volume fraction of constituent materials

BRC for Structural Application

BAMBOO

STEEL

CEMENT/CONCRETE

Structural BRC - Parameters

Use

Whole culms/ Split? Volume fraction of constituent materials Bamboo culm (upper, middle, or lower part) Bamboo Species Coated/uncoated Bamboo (to prevent water absorption)

How Will The Research Work?

1st

step : Characterization of Bamboo

2nd

Mechanical Test : Tension Test Immersion test/ Water Absorption with/without coating SEM

step : Interface test between Bamboo and cement/concrete 3rd step : Mechanical test for BRC 4th step : Earthquake simulation