A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BAMBOO REINFORCEMENT, STEEL REINFORCEMENT AND COMBINATION OF STEEL MESH AND BAMBOO MESH IN FERROCEMENT SLAB PANELS

Abstract

This study includes the evaluation and study of the tensile behavior, compressive behavior and flexural behavior of ferro-cement slab panels.The slab panels studied in this report consists of bamboo mesh sheet and steel mesh  sheet in a sandwich plate pattern arrangement.Ferrocement techniques are necessary to be taken into consideration for modifying and strengthening of various structure based on concrete.The main objective of the study is to maximize the strength to weight ratio of ferrocement slab panels.Here the Bamboo Mesh plate is reinforced on bottom side to resist tensile forces and the steel mesh plate provided at the top for resisting compressive forces.