What is it about?
The world now needs its actions to be decided with consideration to sustainability more than ever – infrastructures and materials are the chief factors. Bamboo and its derivatives are generally deemed strong, versatile, sustainable, and eco-friendly materials. But just like any other ligneous materials, reinforcements may be needed to fully utilize its capabilities. By building a composite section with the promising, adaptive, and relatively strong Carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer, extensions in its strength are certainly achieved.
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Why is it important?
As we thrive towards overall sustainable development, utilizing bamboo, as for this paper, in structural engineering applications, directly contributes to a better environment: bamboo cultivation helps mitigate climate problems and helps absorb the carbon footprint of other industries. Bamboo utilization also stimulates local industries, thus promoting growth at the community level. And particular to this paper’s application of some of our recent technology –Neural Network models and Finite Element analyses, it created additional bridges on different bodies of knowledge, especially on advancements in fibrous materials and CFRP.
Perspectives
Needing aid more than ever, the local’s agricultural sector was the motivation of the researchers on pursuing the idea of utilizing bamboo in structural engineering. Moreover, as guided by the SDG’s goals, the DOST’s harmonized R&D agenda, and the desire to utilize new methods of analyses, the researchers came up with this project that combines sustainability, environment, and support for the locality.
Engr. Wilbert John Estrada Silva
Mapua Institute of Technology
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This page is a summary of: Carbon-Fiber-reinforced Polymer as Confinement Reinforcement to Maximize Compressive Strength of Engineered Bamboo: An Artificial Neural Network Model, October 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery),
DOI: 10.1145/3571560.3571569.
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