03385nam a22003737a 4500 0 0 lcc 0 1 REF 10000 10000 REF 2019-11-07 0 FKASA .L446 2018 r Bc. 0000127238 2020-09-30 00:00:00 2019-11-07 PSM 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF 10000 10000 REF 2019-11-07 0 CD 12114 0000127239 2020-11-23 00:00:00 2019-11-07 PSM 91082 91088 MY-KuUP 20251125105420.0 ta 191107t20182018my a|||| |||| 00| 0 eng d THE0008269(Local) UMP eng UMP rda FKASA .L446 2018 r Bc. Mei Chin, Lee, author. Strengthening of rc beam externallly using bamboo fibre reinforced composite : a study on GIGANTOCHLOA SCORTECHINII / Lee Mei Chin Strengthening of rc beam externally using bamboo fibre reinforced composite : a study on GIGANTOCHLOA SCORTECHINII Kuantan, Pahang : UMP, 2018 © 2018 xvi, 110 pages : Illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm. + 1 CD-ROM rdacontent text rdacontent text rdamedia unmediated rdamedia computer rdacarrier volume rdacarrier computer disc rda text file PDF Faculty of Civil Engineering and Earth Resources Project Paper (Bachelor of Civil Engineering) -- Universiti Malaysia Pahang – 2018 Includes bibliographical references The use of fibre reinforced polymer as external strengthening in reinforced concrete (RC) structures which in need to carry out rehabilitation works. A study on Gigantochloa Scortechnii (Buluh Semantan) has been conducted to investigate the mechanical properties of the bamboo and its fibres to be used in composite fabrication. In this research, the bamboos are obtained from Raub, Pahang. In terms of mechanical properties of bamboo, tensile and compression test between the raw and oven-dried bamboo specimens have been performed. On the other hand, for the composite plate fabrication, the bamboo fibres had been treated with 10 % of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) for 48 hours. The bamboo fibres with a density of 0.75 g/cm3 are mixed with epoxy resin matrix in the ratio of 2:3. Tensile and flexural strength tests are executed to compare the characteristics between the neat epoxy and bamboo fibre-epoxy composite plate (BFECP). Moreover, the BFECP is bonded to the reinforced concrete (RC) beam as external strengthening material. Four-points loading test is performed to study the structural behaviour between the control (CB), un-strengthened (USTB) and strengthened beam (SSTB). From the results, the tensile and compressive strength of the oven-dried bamboo specimens are higher than in raw condition, which is 48.77 % and 31.68 %, respectively. Meanwhile, the BFECP are 309.73 % and 820.11 %, respectively, greater than neat epoxy in terms of tensile and flexural strength. On the other hand, the ultimate load sustained by the strengthened beam is 16.81 % and 23.84 % higher than control beam and un-strengthened beam, respectively. In terms of crack propagation, the flexural cracks were found in the mid-span of beam specimens while only control beams failed in bending and experienced diagonal tension failure. This signifies that bamboo fibres-epoxy composite plate has potential to be used as an alternative strengthening material for synthetic reinforced polymer. Faculty of Civil Engineering and Earth Resources Dissertations Universities and colleges Theses lcc PSM