Investigation Of The Effect Of Bamboo Fiber On The Compressive And Split Tensile Strength Of Concrete

Abstract

A series of experiments are carried out to investigate the mechanical performance of bamboo fiber reinforced concrete, including the cubic compressive strength and splitting tensile strength. The experimental results show that bamboo fibers can enhance the cubic compressive strength and remarkably improve the splitting tensile strength of concrete. In the concrete mixture, bamboo fiber is added with a percentage of 0%, 0.5% & 1% of cement. Testing was carried out at 7, 14, 28 days. Though tensile strength was determined for only at the duration of 28 days. At 28 days, for 0% fiber bamboo, the obtained strength was 18.62 MPa and a split tensile strength was 1.53 MPa. For 0.5% fiber, the obtained strength was 21.52 MPa and a split tensile strength was 2.48 MPa. For 1% fiber, the obtained strength value was 20.40 MPa and a split tensile strength was 2.59 MPa. Using fiber bamboo of the test shows an increase in compressive strength, where the use of 0.5% fiber bamboo in concrete was the most optimal value. Using bamboo fiber in concrete also showed an increase in split tensile strength, as addition of 1% bamboo fiber achieved highest value.