Axial compressive behavior of bamboo sheet twining tube-confined concrete columns with an inner original bamboo tube

Abstract

The bamboo is widely distributed around the world and the product process is developed well, the biomass bamboo fiber composite is potential to providing strong confinement for concrete, therefore in this paper, bamboo sheet twining tube-confined concrete columns with an inner original bamboo tube (BSTCB) is proposed. This column is a new structure that consists of an external bamboo fiber composite tube and an internal original bamboo tube filled with concrete between the outer and inner tubes. A total of 18 specimens were tested in axial compression. The effects of BCT thickness and original bamboo tube diameter on the mechanical properties of the specimens were analyzed. The experimental results suggested that BCT has a strong lateral confinement ability. The strength and deformability of concrete increased significantly when BCT thickness increased. When the number of BCT layers was in the range of 6–18 layers, the increase in peak stress ranged from 7.7 % to 12.8 % and the increase in ultimate strain ranged from 6.4 % to 24.0 %. The increase in the diameter of the original bamboo tubes had a positive effect to the deformation capacity, while limited effect on the concrete compressive strength. Within the change in diameter from 90 mm to 110 mm, the reduction in concrete strength is within 6.0 %, and the change in ultimate strain ranges from 8.5 % to 14.1 %. Finally, the peak stress and strain of the concrete were evaluated using the existing FRP-confined concrete model, and the full stress-strain curve of the concrete was obtained.

Keywords

• Confinement
• Bamboo composite tube
• Original bamboo tube
• Compressive behavior