Flexural Behaviour of Bamboo Reinforced Concrete Beam

In this paper our main focus is on finding an environment friendly substitute of steel which is an important material in construction. Steel has an adverse impact on our environment from its complete process of mining to final use in construction. To minimize carbon footprints in environment we studied the flexural properties of Bamboo reinforced concrete to be able to use it as a successful replacement of steel bars. To study the flexural behavior, we kept the total reinforcement constant and partially replaced steel with bamboo as 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% & 100%. The beams prepared were placed under UTM (Universal Testing Machine) with one point loading frame. From our tests results, we recommend that beams reinforced with 25% bamboo can be safely used in structural members.