A Comparative Study of Bamboo Reinforced Vs Steel Reinforced Concrete Structure

Abstract: The building industry is the leading consumer of energy and materials in the majority of nations. Concrete is strong in compression but weak in tensile strength. To obtain tensile strength, steel is added as reinforcement in concrete. Bamboo has a high compressive and tensile strength. As a result, the use of bamboo as a structural building material is gaining popularity, Bamboo is one of the oldest building materials on the planet. Bamboo is been used for bridges, scaffolding, dwellings, and other temporary structures from early times. This review paper is a theoretical demonstration of the extensive use of bamboo as reinforcement in construction and its detailed use in substitution for steel. The goal is to find ways to make the use of bamboo reinforced concrete beams simple, efficient, and cost-effective