Bond Behavior between Bamboo and Normal-Strength Concrete: Experimental and Numerical Investigation
Publication: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 27, Issue 3
Abstract
Bamboo has been used in various civil engineering applications for several decades, but its use as a substitute for steel in reinforced concrete is still in the nascent stage. Because the properties of bamboo differ both interspecies and intraspecies, a bamboo-reinforced concrete (BRC) member has a larger uncertainty than a steel-reinforced concrete member. Further, bamboo possesses comparatively lower bond strength than steel embedded in concrete. The bond properties have a significant impact on the behavior of BRC beams, especially the displacement response. Therefore, it is essential to characterize the bond properties between bamboo and concrete before designing a BRC beam. In this work, the bond properties are experimentally characterized first through a series of pullout tests. The average bond strength was found to be 2.41 MPa with a standard deviation of 0.4 MPa. Statistical analysis of the experimental findings suggests that the bond strength followed a lognormal distribution. Subsequently, a finite-element model for the pullout tests was developed by utilizing a surface-based cohesive interaction. Our numerical results agreed with the experimental results. By treating the bond stress as a random quantity in the numerical model, 81% of the experimental results were captured. Finally, a finite-element model of a BRC beam was developed, whose results agreed well with the experimental ones. Our experimental results and numerical models may be adopted for creating a rational design framework for BRC members.
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All data, models, and code generated or used during the study appear in the published article.
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to acknowledge Professor Arghya Deb for his valuable advice in this research work.
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