Replacement of steel reinforcement by bamboo and partial replacement of aggregate by coconut shell

Civil Engineering

Bamboo and coconut shell are not rare and very much costly. Steel has traditionally been utilised as a concrete reinforcing material. However, due to cost and availability, the use of alternative acceptable materials as reinforcement has become a serious problem. Despite the fact that bamboo has been utilized as a building material, particularly in underdeveloped countries, its application as a concrete reinforcement is still limited due to several uncertainties. Bamboo may be used to replace steel in concrete reinforcement since it is a natural, inexpensive, and easily accessible material. Concrete is the most often utilized building material. Aggregates account for the majority of all concrete materials; therefore, obtaining structurally low weight concrete from trash is a difficulty. Coconut shells, a natural waste product, can be used to replace these natural aggregates. To verify its viability, compression tests on a cube and a split tensile test on a cylinder were carried out. Steel bars are used to strengthen concrete to compensate for its low stress bearing capacity.

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