A study on the use of bamboo as reinforcement to concrete mixed with seawater
Date of Publication
2013
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
College
Gokongwei College of Engineering
Department/Unit
Civil Engineering
Thesis Adviser
Cheryl Lyne C. Roxas
Defense Panel Chair
Irene Olivia Ubay Anongphouth
Defense Panel Member
Ronaldo S. Gallardo
Jason Maximino Co Ongpeng
Abstract/Summary
Alarming issues such as depletion of renewable freshwater and shortage in cement, especially in the Philippines, are evident nowadays. Traditionally, steel is used as reinforcement to concrete to compensate its low tensile strength. However, structural steel is only limited to some countries due to its limited natural resource and lack of skilled labor. Consequently, the use of suitable materials as alternative reinforcements to concrete, such as bamboo, are highly recommended due to its ease of availability, low cost, lightweight characteristics, flexibility and toughness. The significance of this study is directed towards sustainable development wherein alternative construction materials are being tested for their effectiveness in construction.
However, the use of bamboo as reinforcement in concrete is very limited due to its various uncertainties. This study investigates the effectiveness of bamboo as reinforcement in concrete, replacing concrete's water mixing component with seawater and substituting 20% of its cement constituent with fly ash. The parameters studied in this research are the compressive strength, tensile strength of bamboo, reinforcement's pullout bond characteristics with concrete, and its behavior as reinforcement to concrete with respect to flexure. The compressive and pullout tests considered cylindrical specimens while beam specimens with rectangular cross-section were used to test the flexural strength.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU18126
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
1 v. (various foliations) : illustrations (some colored) ; 28 cm.
Recommended Citation
Latorre, G., Ortigas, M. D., Perez, D., & Tago, J. (2013). A study on the use of bamboo as reinforcement to concrete mixed with seawater. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/11767
