Determination of Several Properties of a Bamboo of Bangladesh

The paper attempts to understand several properties of a bamboo (Bambusa balcooa) which is easily available in many parts of Bangladesh. All the bamboo samples used in this study were collected from one three years old tree. A total thirty samples were tested to find the ultimate strength. Among them the stress-strain curve of five samples were studied to find out Modulus of Elasticity (MoE) and Yield Strength (YS) using Offset Method. Attempts were also made to understand the bond strength of bamboo with concrete by the experimental setup of Pull out test. Here three types of specimens were prepared. Each type includes two specimens. Pull out test of steel were also made to report a relative comparison. Finally the relative comparison between the unit weight, strength and cost were made.