Expedient Reinforcement for Concrete for Use in Southeast Asia. Report 3. Additional Tests of Bamboo,

摘要

This report summarizes the to-date (October 1969) results of a current WES study on the feasibility of using bamboo as an expedient reinforcement for temporary reinforced concrete structures. The report contains the results of an investigation of the most important engineering properties of an Asian species of bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides or Madake),some additional properties (since the publication of Report 1) obtained for the local Mississippi cane (Arundinaria tecta),description of short-time static tests conducted on 14beams,description of tests of two beams subjected to sustained loading,conclusions,and tentative,to-date recommendations for the design of bamboo-reinforced members.