03550nam a2200409 4500 20260818223004.0 160398 th eng .b10043068 AIT Thesis no. 1046 Singh, Raj V. A study of bamboo as reinforcement for concrete columns subjected to eccentric loads Bangkok : Asian Institute of Technology, 1977 81 p. Thesis ; no. 1046 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering of the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1977 This study aims to provide a better understanding of the behaviour of bamboo reinforced concrete columns subjected to uniaxial and biaxial loads. The study consists of a theoretical and an experimental part. The mechanical properties of bamboo, which are closely related to its use as reinforcement in the concrete columns, were investigated. As such, the bamboo was tested for its tensile strength, compressive strength and bond with the concrete. Twenty-four columns were tested; nine bamboo reinforced concrete columns and nine unreinforced concrete columns were tested in uniaxial loading and another six bamboo reinforced concrete columns were tested in biaxial loading. All the columns were 5 in. x 5 in. in cross-section and the length of the shaft was 35 in. The. loads were applied at different eccentricities. Three theoretical methods are suggested for the prediction of ultimate load of bamboo reinforced concrete columns subjected to uniaxial load. Although all the proposed methods agree fairly well with the experimental results, Method I and Method II are tedious for hand calculations. The third method is found t o be the simplest and it gives the results which are very close to the experiment al results . To predict the ultimate load capacity of bamboo reinforced concrete columns under biaxial loads a method is proposed based on BRESLER' s approach. The experimental and theoretical results were found to be in excellent agreement when Method III was used. The theoretical ultimate loads were also calculated for identical steel reinforced concrete columns for a comparative study. A variety of bamboo scientifically known as Thyrsostachys Oliveri and locally known as Pai Ruak was used throughout the Materials Dynamic testing Columns, Concrete Pama, Ricardo P., Chairperson Cook, David J., Examination Committee Tanabe, Tadaaki, Examination Committee Usami, Tsutomu, Examination Committee The Government of Province of British Columbia (Canada), Scholarship Donor Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. 1046 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B22829 .b10043068 mnait x 250930 2 951012 m a x 2 mnait mnarc 20 40 Barcode : 30050003020749 CREATED : 1992-12-17 RECORD # : i10030839 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050160088695 CREATED : 2016-04-29 RECORD # : i1296444x LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 114481 114481 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-18 10.00 0 AIT Thesis no. 1046 30050003020749 2026-08-18 22:30:04 1 2026-08-18 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-18 0 AIT Thesis no. 1046 30050160088695 2026-08-18 22:30:04 2026-08-18 40