SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

This chapter of the research shows the summary of the study, the conclusions of

the researcher on the study, recommendations of the researcher to the readers and

future aspiring researchers.

SUMMARY

The Study of Bamboo (bambusoideae) Fiber as component of Compressed

earth Blocks was conducted by the researcher along with the freelance worker she

hired at an occupied shed in CTI-USM, with the help of the CTI Lab-technician from

June 9 to June 23, 2021.

The Bamboo was extracted at Brgy. Aringgay Kabacan Cotabato, while the

extraction of the fiber was done at her Boarding’ house at Purok, Miracle, Kabacan,

Cotabato. The mean length of the fiber is around 5 cm by measuring and cutting it using

a simple ruler and scissors. The Mixtures were 0% BF: 90% CS: 10% PC, 0.5% BF:

89.5% CS: 10% PC, 1% BF: 89% CS: 10% PC, 1.5% BF: 88.5% CS: 10% PC and 2%

BF: 88% CS: 10% PC respectively.

Based on the Result in Compressive strength of the mixture with 2% BF,88%

CS,10%PC was incomparable to the other mixtures when it comes to compressive

strength. Study shows that the Compressed Earth Blocks with different proportioning of

Bamboo fiber increases up to 12.12 mPa on average as the mixture reaches the 2%

Bamboo fiber in mixture. In water absorption all mixtures exceeds the CEB without the

fiber. The result also shows that the water absorption of the Compressed Earth Block

increases as the proportion of Bamboo fiber increases in the mixture. With the result on
density, CEB without the fiber Obtained the highest density among the mixtures and

implies that as the proportion of bamboo fiber increases in the mixture, the density

actually decreases.

Conclusion

The study shows that Bamboo fiber use as component for compressed Earth Blocks

can be use to replace normal CEB. In terms of compressive strength, the earth Block

with the all Mixtures with bamboo fiber can substitute the CEB without fiber and also

passed the standard compressive strength of Compressed earth Blocks.

Recommendation

Further investigation on how to lessen the water absorption and use other

techniques to improve the product, like using a more advance facility and/or admixtures

to improve the Mixture.