IOSR Journal of Engineering (IOSRJEN) www.iosrjen.org ISSN (e): 2250-3021, ISSN (p): 2278-8719 Vol. 10, Issue 1, January 2020, ||Series -II|| PP 35-55 International organization of Scientific Research 35 | Page Performance of Bamboo Fibre and Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Dr M.V.Mohod Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, PRMIT&R, Badnera Received 31 December 2019; Accepted 15 January 2020 Abstract: Bamboo and steel are construction materials having varied engineering properties and qualities used for structural and other constructional applications. The fast growth and maturity pace of bamboo, sustainability, aesthetics, higher strength and low cost make it a strong construction material as a substitute for steel. For developing countries like India, steel is difficult to obtain because of expensive prices and for construction industry usage of steel is limited. In addition to this, production of steel has heavy consumption of fossils fuels. Hence it is very important to invent new building construction material, which is low cost, requires less sophisticated technologies and reliable construction methodology. Addition of steel fibers in discreet or patterned increases the mechanical properties of the concrete, especially flexural strength. Bamboo strips are also considered as main reinforcement by some of the researchers, while comparing the same with steel bars. Present research work deals with the addition of bamboo fibers in dispersed/ discreet form in varying content of bamboo fiber. Concrete specimens were made to check the mechanical properties of bamboo fiber concrete. In addition to this, steel fiber reinforced concrete is developed by varying content of steel fibers in concrete matrix. Comparative graph is presented with reference to mechanical properties of both the developed concrete. A notable increase in mechanical properties is observed in bamboo fiber reinforced concrete as compared to steel fiber reinforced concrete. To understand the behaviour of fiber reinforced slabs under different temperature conditions, slabs of varying thickness are casted and experimental results are collected and compared with the temperature differential recommended by IRC 58- 2015. Keywords: Bamboo, Bamboo Reinforced Concrete, Bamboo Fibres, Steel Fibres, Sustainable recourses, Slab temperature variation, temperature differential, IRC 58-2015. I. INTRODUCTION Nowadays, the increasing price and common reduction of reinforcement steel in maximum divisions of the world has led to increase in the probabilistic use of conventional locally possible materials for the reinforcement. Attention of researchers and industries has turned to materials such as vegetable fibre including bamboo, soil, wastes from industry, mining and agriculture for engineering applications. Because of steel’s high cost it is essential to replace with another economic and easily available material and Bamboo is acceptable and money saving substitute of steel. In most countries, concrete is widely used as the foundation for the infrastructure. Concrete is used largely because it is economical, readily available and has suitable building properties such as its ability to support large compressive loads. However, the use of concrete is limited because it has low tensile strength. For this reason, it is reinforced, and one of the more popular reinforcing bars (rebar) is steel. Steel has a relatively high tensile strength, as high as 115 ksi (792 N/mm 2 ), complementing the low tensile strength of concrete. It is available and affordable in most developed countries but unfortunately not all parts of the world. In many countries, none or very little steel reinforcement is used in construction, which is evident from the crumbling of buildings. Steel reinforcement at some point may no longer be available. Even today there exists a need for more economical and readily available substitute reinforcements for concrete. In some parts of the world many buildings are constructed only with concrete or mud-bricks. This is dangerous in case of seismic activity. These buildings have little hope of standing in the case of an earthquake. Steel reinforcement would be an ideal solution, but cost is a considerable problem. Scientists and engineers are constantly seeking for new materials for structural systems; the idea of using bamboo as possible reinforcement has gained popularity. Bamboos are giant grasses belonging to the family of the Bambusoideae. It is estimated that 60–90 genre of bamboo exist, encompass approximately 1100–1500 species and there are also about 600different botanical species of bamboo in the world. Bamboo mainly grows in tropical and sub-tropical regions of Asia, Latin America and Africa. Forests and rural areas of Northeastern and Eastern India comprising the political territories of the States of West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal, Mizoram, and Tripura have over 50% of the bamboo species of the Indian floristic region. The energy necessary to produce 1 m 3 per unit stress projected in practice for materials commonly used in civil construction, such as steel or concrete, has been compared with that of bamboo. Bamboo is versatile resource characterized by high strength to weight ratio and ease in working with simple tools. Bamboo is the