Enhancing sustainability of polypropylene band and bamboo-reinforced structural elements for rural low cost housing

M. Anusha (), H. J. Surendra (), Niloy Dhar (), Mehak Choudhary (), Idris Ali Khan () and Syed Faiz Ahmed Pasha ()
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M. Anusha: Atria Institute of Technology
H. J. Surendra: Atria Institute of Technology
Niloy Dhar: Atria Institute of Technology
Mehak Choudhary: Atria Institute of Technology
Idris Ali Khan: Atria Institute of Technology
Syed Faiz Ahmed Pasha: Atria Institute of Technology

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2024, vol. 26, issue 2, No 45, 3943-3956

Abstract: Abstract In search of sustainable development this study gives the vision of evolutionary growth in construction industry. As said by Buckminster Fuller “You never change things by fighting the reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. “The dream of having a house is a challenging task for low and moderate-income earners in developing countries. Low-cost housing techniques can be adapted to achieve an environmentally friendly and innovative construction to overcome the problem. The materials like Bamboo and Polypropylene band (PP) have been considered as sustainable building materials for the replacement of steel in this present research. Bamboo is a construction material that has been used for a long period for rural housing techniques. Many researchers have determined that bamboo has high tensile strength properties and is also easily available. It is possible to lower the cost of the construction by using bamboo as the main reinforcement. Polypropylene (PP) band, which is rarely used as a building material in India which is strong has heat resistance, and is lighter in weight. The main objective of this study includes that, strength parameters such as flexural strength, compressive strength of the reinforced concrete beam can be achieved by using bamboo as the main reinforcement and Polypropylene band as vertical stirrup that can reduce the cost by 85% and also helps to achieve lightweight structure. The establishment of stable analytical model proves to be cost effective by reducing the number of test specimens for experimental work. This research targets to compare experimental investigations with FEA approach. The Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is carried out using ABAQUS for model geometry to observe experimental study. MATLAB application has been used to validate the structural behaviour through parametric studies like shear force and bending moment diagram using 3-point loading beam.

Keywords: Bamboo; Polypropylene band; Flexural strength; MATLAB; ABAQUS; Bamboo polypropylene reinforced cement concrete (BPRCC) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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