ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: This paper presents some preliminary findings in the performance of bamboo reinforced brick wall against blast load. The high specific strength and high ultimate strain of bamboo make it ideal as an energy absorptive material for protective structures. High fidelity physics based Finite Element Method program LS-DYNA was used as a tool to simulate the mechanical response of bamboo reinforced structures under blast loading. This paper is part of a preliminary study to investigate the feasibility of using bamboo in protective structures.
