Abstract
Local sustainable materials must be found and used in the building and provision of homes due to the
rising demand for natural resources in emerging nations. Natural building materials that are regarded
as sustainable are “green”, thousands of tons of bamboo are traded annually, and this creates a lot of
waste. Bamboo was utilized in the building’s construction as well as in structural elements like roofing,
columns, and supports. The main component utilized in building projects is concrete. Concrete’s tensile
strength is modest, but its compressive strength is good. It now participates in the use of natural
materials to make concrete. High tensile strength bamboo fiber is anticipated to play a major role in
rapid development, wide growth distribution, affordable earthquake-resistant building, and seismic
retrofit expertise. After 7, 28, and 90 days of curing, we tested the specimen’s compressive strength,
split tensile strength, and flexural strength by adding concrete at volumetric percentages of 0%, 0.5%,
1.0%, 1.5%, 2.0%, and 2.5%. After that, the outcomes were contrasted with those of regular concrete
and concrete reinforced with bamboo fibers. For concrete with 1.25% fiber content, the slump value
decreased from 110 mm for ordinary concrete to 55 mm. The cement to water ratio will be 0.45.
Therefore, the flexural strength increases as the amount of bamboo fiber increases.

Keywords: Bamboo fiber, mechanical properties, concrete, strength enchanter, performance, fiber
reinforced concrete.

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1. Rassiah K, Megat Ahmad MMH. A review on mechanical properties of bamboo fiber reinforced polymer composite. Aust J Basic Appl Sci. 2013;7(8):247–53. Available from: https://www.ajbasweb.com/old/ajbas/2013/June/247-253.pdf
2. Ghavami K. Ultimate load behaviour of bamboo-reinforced lightweight concrete beams. Cem Concr Compos. 1995 Jan;17(4):281–8.
3. Bhadriraman KS, DP. Investigational study on strength of fiber concrete using bamboo. J Survey Fish Sci. 2023 Mar 8;10(2S):577–85.
4. Steinfeld C. A bamboo future. Environ Des Constr. 2001 Jan 25:1–5
5.  Standard test method for splitting tensile strength of cylindrical concrete specimens. ASTM.org. 2017. Available from: https://www.astm.org/c0496-96.html
6.  Patel PA, Maiwala AR, Gajera VJ, Patel JA, Magdallawala SH. Performance evaluation of bamboo as reinforcement in design of construction element. Int Ref J Eng Sci. 2013;2(4):55–63
7.  Singh TJ, Samanta S. Characterization of natural fiber reinforced composites—bamboo and sisal: a review. Int J Res Eng Technol. 2014 May;3(7):187–95.
8.  Ahmad S, Raza A, Gupta H. Mechanical properties of bamboo fibre reinforced concrete. In: 2nd International Conference on Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, Dubai; 2014 Mar 21;21:22.
9.  Lima HC, Willrich FL, Barbosa NP, Rosa MA, Cunha BS. Durability analysis of bamboo as concrete reinforcement. Mater Struct. 2008 Jun;41:981–9.
10.  Wahyuni AS, Supriani F, Gunawan A. The performance of concrete with rice husk ash, seashell ash and bamboo fibre addition. Procedia Eng. 2014 Jan;95:473–8.
11.  Rao HR, Indraja Y, Bai GM. Flexural properties and SEM analysis of bamboo and glass fiber reinforced epoxy hybrid composites. IOSR J Mech Civ Eng. 2014 Jan;11:39–42.
12.  Coutts RS, Ni Y. Autoclaved bamboo pulp fibre reinforced cement. Cem Concr Compos. 1995 Jan;17(2):99–106.

Abstract
Local sustainable materials must be found and used in the building and provision of homes due to the
rising demand for natural resources in emerging nations. Natural building materials that are regarded
as sustainable are “green”, thousands of tons of bamboo are traded annually, and this creates a lot of
waste. Bamboo was utilized in the building’s construction as well as in structural elements like roofing,
columns, and supports. The main component utilized in building projects is concrete. Concrete’s tensile
strength is modest, but its compressive strength is good. It now participates in the use of natural
materials to make concrete. High tensile strength bamboo fiber is anticipated to play a major role in
rapid development, wide growth distribution, affordable earthquake-resistant building, and seismic
retrofit expertise. After 7, 28, and 90 days of curing, we tested the specimen’s compressive strength,
split tensile strength, and flexural strength by adding concrete at volumetric percentages of 0%, 0.5%,
1.0%, 1.5%, 2.0%, and 2.5%. After that, the outcomes were contrasted with those of regular concrete
and concrete reinforced with bamboo fibers. For concrete with 1.25% fiber content, the slump value
decreased from 110 mm for ordinary concrete to 55 mm. The cement to water ratio will be 0.45.
Therefore, the flexural strength increases as the amount of bamboo fiber increases.

Keywords: Bamboo fiber, mechanical properties, concrete, strength enchanter, performance, fiber
reinforced concrete.

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1. Rassiah K, Megat Ahmad MMH. A review on mechanical properties of bamboo fiber reinforced polymer composite. Aust J Basic Appl Sci. 2013;7(8):247–53. Available from: https://www.ajbasweb.com/old/ajbas/2013/June/247-253.pdf
2. Ghavami K. Ultimate load behaviour of bamboo-reinforced lightweight concrete beams. Cem Concr Compos. 1995 Jan;17(4):281–8.
3. Bhadriraman KS, DP. Investigational study on strength of fiber concrete using bamboo. J Survey Fish Sci. 2023 Mar 8;10(2S):577–85.
4. Steinfeld C. A bamboo future. Environ Des Constr. 2001 Jan 25:1–5
5.  Standard test method for splitting tensile strength of cylindrical concrete specimens. ASTM.org. 2017. Available from: https://www.astm.org/c0496-96.html
6.  Patel PA, Maiwala AR, Gajera VJ, Patel JA, Magdallawala SH. Performance evaluation of bamboo as reinforcement in design of construction element. Int Ref J Eng Sci. 2013;2(4):55–63
7.  Singh TJ, Samanta S. Characterization of natural fiber reinforced composites—bamboo and sisal: a review. Int J Res Eng Technol. 2014 May;3(7):187–95.
8.  Ahmad S, Raza A, Gupta H. Mechanical properties of bamboo fibre reinforced concrete. In: 2nd International Conference on Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, Dubai; 2014 Mar 21;21:22.
9.  Lima HC, Willrich FL, Barbosa NP, Rosa MA, Cunha BS. Durability analysis of bamboo as concrete reinforcement. Mater Struct. 2008 Jun;41:981–9.
10.  Wahyuni AS, Supriani F, Gunawan A. The performance of concrete with rice husk ash, seashell ash and bamboo fibre addition. Procedia Eng. 2014 Jan;95:473–8.
11.  Rao HR, Indraja Y, Bai GM. Flexural properties and SEM analysis of bamboo and glass fiber reinforced epoxy hybrid composites. IOSR J Mech Civ Eng. 2014 Jan;11:39–42.
12.  Coutts RS, Ni Y. Autoclaved bamboo pulp fibre reinforced cement. Cem Concr Compos. 1995 Jan;17(2):99–106.