BAMBOO AND FIBER

Presented by-
MAHEVISH SHEIKH
MANSI KEDIA
AYUSHI KOHLI
NIKITA KARANGUTKRA
AFEEFA KHAN
SAKINA DARGAHWALA
 BAMBOO
INTRODUCTION

• Bamboo has a long and well-established tradition as a building material

through out the world’s tropical and sub-tropical regions.
• Bamboo is the world’s fastest growing woody plant. It grows approximately
7.5 to 40cm a day, with world record being 1.2m in 24 hours in Japan.
Bamboo grows three times faster than most other species.
• Bamboo also excels in biomass production.
 PROPERTIES OF BAMBOO
• Tensile strength
• Shrinking
• Fire resistance
• Strength Compressive
• Flexural (bending) strength
• Shearing strength
• Eco friendly
 USE OF BAMBOOO
• BAMBOO FOOTINGS For use as foundation, the bamboo poles are directly driven into the ground. They have to, however,
be pre-treated for protection from rot and fungi.
• BAMBOO TRUSSES For the spanning larger distances in public utility buildings like schools, storage areas, commercial
buildings, bamboo is utilized as a truss member. Bamboo has a high strength /weight ratio and hence is a good alternative
for roof framing.
• BAMBOO WALLS Bamboo walls are constructed by nailing a thin bamboo mat to either sides of a braced timber frame.
• BAMBOO SCAFFOLDING Since ancient times, bamboo poles have been tied together and used as scaffolding. The properties
of bamboo such as resilience, shape and strength make it an ideal material for the purpose. The working platforms for
masons can also be built of bamboo.
• BAMBOO TILE ROOFING This is the simplest form of bamboo roofing. The culms are split into halves, the diaphragms
scooped out and these run full length from eave to ridge. The first layer of bamboo splits are layed concave side up and the
second layer interlock over the first with convex side up. Though a very simple method, it can be completely watertight. The
minimum pitch of the roof should be 30°.
• BAMBOO REINFORCEMENT Besides the use of bamboo as a building material, there have been proposals to use bamboo as
reinforcement in RC columns, beams and slabs. One of the examples is a silo made of bamboo-reinforced concrete. This is
the avenue for further research in the process of combining the ancient of bamboo building with modern materials like
concrete.
BAMBOO ROOFING BAMBOO SCAFFOLDING

BAMBOO WALL BAMBOO REINFORCEMENT

 DISADVANTAGES OF BAMBOO
• Bamboo does not contain cross fibers and is, consequently, not designed to bear weight width-wise, with the
exception of the points at the nodes.
• Bamboo is prone to splitting, especially when standard construction fasteners, such as bolts, screws and
nails, are inserted. Special fastening techniques are required when joining pieces of bamboo.
• Bamboo does not lend itself to being painted because of its natural waxy coating. Excessive dying or
bleaching of bamboo may diminish its structural integrity.
• Bamboo is prone to insect invasion, especially when not treated properly after harvest. Hazardous
pesticides are used on some bamboo, including DDT.
• Untreated bamboo is prone to breaking down if it comes in contact with excess moisture.
• Bamboo that has been harvested prematurely cannot bear as much weight as its more mature
counterparts.
• Natural variations in species and handling mean that it may be difficult for installers to accurately gauge the
quality of bamboo material.
• Designing and constructing with bamboo requires a special skill set that the average contractor may not
possess.
 ADVANTAGES OF BAMBOO
• Bamboo is an extremely strong natural fiber. The strongest part of a bamboo stalk is its node, where branching
occurs.
• Bamboo is an exceptionally versatile material. It is used in a myriad of ways for building, such as for scaffolding,
roofing, flooring, concrete reinforcement, walls and piping. It may be used structurally and as a decorative element.
• Bamboo is extremely flexible. During its growth, it may be trained to grow in unconventional shapes. After harvest, it
may be bent and utilized in archways and other curved areas. It has a great capacity for shock absorption, which
makes it particularly useful in earthquake-prone areas.
• Bamboo is extremely lightweight as compared with hardwoods. Consequently, building with bamboo can be
accomplished faster than building with other materials. Cranes and other heavy machinery are rarely required.
• Bamboo is considered to be a sustainable and renewable alternative to hardwoods, foremost because it regenerates
at exceptionally fast rates.
• Bamboo is cost-effective. Transporting lightweight bamboo is less costly than transporting its heavier alternatives.
• Construction using bamboo ordinarily does not require machinery and can be accomplished with simple tools.
• Bamboo is as long-lasting as its wooden correlates, when properly harvested and maintained.
 FIBRE
INTRODUCTION

• Concrete is a construction material composed of cement as well as other Cementitious materials

such as fly ash and slag content, aggregate (generally a coarse aggregate such as gravel,
limestone, or granite, plus a fine aggregate such as river sand), water, and chemical admixtures.
• Concrete shows several desirable properties like high compressive strength, stiffness and
durability.
• Fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) is a concrete in which small and discontinuous fibers are
dispersed uniformly.
• Fiber reinforcement is one of the effective ways of improving the properties of concrete.
ADVANTAGES OF FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETE

• Fibers reinforced concrete may be useful where high tensile strength and reduced cracking are desirable or
when conventional reinforcement cannot be placed
• It improves the impact strength of concrete, limits the crack growth and leads to a greater strain capacity of
the composite material
• Adding fibers to the concrete will improve its freeze-thaw resistance and help keep the concrete strong and
attractive for extended periods.
• Increase resistance to plastic shrinkage during curing
• Controls the crack widths tightly, thus improving durability
• FRC, toughness is about 10 to 40 times that of plain concrete
• The addition of fibers increases fatigue strength
• Fibers increase the shear capacity of reinforced concrete beams
TYPES OF FIBRE

STEEL FIBRE GLASS FIBRE

NATURAL FIBRE (COIR) ARTIFICIAL FIBRE (NYLON)

STEEL FIBER-
Steel Fiber are of different shape and size.
• Steel Fiber is the most commonly used of all the fiber.
• SFRC has high flexural strength and it increase the tensile and compressive strength of concrete too.
Application of SFRC
• Airport Pavements
•Tunnel Lining
•Bridge Deck Slab repairs, and so on.

NATURAL FIBER-
Natural Fibers present cheap and sustainable alternative to the metallic and synthetic Fibers used as building materials.
• Their use, as a construction material, for improving the properties of the composites costs a very little when
compared to the total cost of the composites.
• Natural Fibers can be used in low-cost concrete structures as reinforcement materials, especially in tropical
earthquake regions.
• Coir Elephant Grass
ARTIFICIAL FIBRE-
Synthetic Fibers specifically engineered for concrete are manufactured from manmade materials that can
withstand the long term alkaline environment of concrete.
• These are made from synthesized polymers or small molecules.
• The compounds that are used to make these Fibers come from raw materials such as petroleum based
chemicals or petrochemicals.
NYLON-
• Advantages of Nylon Fiber- The reduction of concrete cracking as a result of plastic shrinkage. •To help lower
the permeability of concrete. •Areas requiring materials that are both alkali proof and chemical resistant.
GLASS FIBRE-
• It is material made from extremely fine fibers of glass. • Glass Fiber is a lightweight, extremely strong, and
robust material.
• Uses of Glass Fiber:- • Filament windings around rocket cases • Exhaust nozzles • Heat shields for
aeronautical equipment's • Wall paneling • Boat hulls and seats • Fishing rods
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