Kooch Kavach World’s First Bamboo Crash Barrier

Inspired by Hon’ble Minister Shri Nitin Jayram Gadkari Ji

With graceful support of Ar. Shri Sunil Joshi

Founder: Institute of Village Enterprise Development for Handicraft Artisans (VEDHA)

Developed by Bhavya Srishti Udyog Pvt. Ltd., Bemetara, Chattisgarh.

 Presentation on Innovative Bamboo Crash Barriers
on 14th June 2022 At The Minister’s official residence, Delhi
Metal vs Bamboo Crash Barrier– 60 sec
 Steel Crash Barrier Bamboo Crash Barrier
Impact Severity Level = B Impact Severity Level = A
THIV = 33 Kmph THIV = 17.3 Kmph
ASI = 1.4 ASI = 0.4
Impact Severity Level as per EN 1317 – 2010:2
 Working Width
Steel Crash Barrier = W5 Steel Crash Barrier = W4
Working Width as per EN 1317 – 2010:2
Kooch Kavach - Flexibility
 Kooch Kavach
(A sustainable protective guardrail for highways)

Made From
Bahu-Balli product developed by BSUPL

Application
Roadside guardrail / Highway safety
Crash barriers for passenger and vehicle safety
Source Place Harvesting Quality Check Transportation Grading & Sorting Cutting & Sizing

Knot Removing Straightning Cleaning Drilling Pre Seasoning Seasoning Chamber

Vacuum Treatment De-fuming Granule Preparation Coating Cooling End Cut

End Cap Post Fabrication Beam Fabrication

Kooch Kavach
Manufacturing Process Steps
Bamboo Species
Scientific name:
Bambusa Balcooa

Local name:
Beema (Tissue cultured)
Muthiya / Badobaans (WB)
Bhaluka (Aasam)

Age at time of harvesting:

3 to 4 year
Bamboo Selection
Wall Thickness (with 2 mm variation)
Bottom side: 18 mm
Top side: 10 mm
Bamboo Diameter (with 10 mm variation)
Beam elements: 80 mm
Post elements: 90 mm
Front cushioning element: 100 mm
Spacer: 110 mm
 Kooch Kavach - Installation Steps
Line marking Piling Post Installation

Post Alignment Beam Installation FCE and Wire rope

Kooch Kavach - Installation Steps
 Bahu-Balli
• Made of bamboo, treated and coated for longevity,
termite & insect proofing and protection from weathering
• Bamboo is impregneted under vacuume pressure with
creosote oil
• Coated with High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
• Stronger than steel - with equivalent lifespan (50 years plus)
• Lighter than steel
• Environment friendly & boosts farmer’s income and rural
economy
Bamboo vs Bahu-Balli (Mechanical Properties)
 Bamboo vs Bahu-Balli

Bamboo Bahu-Balli
Degrades rapidely in water Waterproof
Susceptible to Insects & termite attack Termite proof (theoritically min 25 years)
Limited lifespan (1-5 years) 50 years plus lifespan
Skilled manpower required for product Easily used by unskilled or semi-skilled
application workers
 Creosote Treated Bamboo Life – 24.9 to 100 years
"Eco-friendly preservation of bamboo species: Traditional to modern techniques,"
BioRes. 11(4), 10604-10624.
https://bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu/resources/eco-friendly-preservation-of-bamboo-species-traditional-to-modern-techniques/

Contact information:
● A:Centre for Rural Development and Technology, IIT, Delhi, India.
● B: Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT, Delhi, India.
 Creosote history
● Use in treatment of Timber
railway sleepers since 1854
(Ref: Sleeper Woods, Madras Railway -
(https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi
/pdf/10.1680/imotp.1863.23328)

● Treated Soft wood – 1967

(Captured at Forest plant,
Makum, Assam.)
 HDPE
● Recyclable
● Reusable
● Life of 50-100 years
● (Ref: ACPA https://www.concretepipe.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/YSK-142-HDPE-Pipe-Service-Life.pdf)
● (Ref: Engineering Mechanics Corporation of Columbus (Emc2 ), Columbus, OH, USA.
https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1025/ML102500337.pdf)
● Recycle plant – Granules production
 Steel Guardrail vs Kooch Kavach
Conventional Steel Kooch Kavach (Bamboo Crash
Head
Guardrail Barrier)
Price 2850/- approx. / meter 2450/- per meter Cost effective

Bending Beam = 17.77 kn Beam = 30.95 kn Beam = 42% high

load Post = 34 kn Post = 40 kn Post = 19% high
Not claimed officially in
Life span Equivalent or higher Significantly higher
any document
HDPE, Bio-char, Oil,
Recycle
30% to 50% 50% to 70% Bitumen, Wood
value
Vinegar, Natural gas
 Steel Guardrail vs Kooch Kavach
Conventional Steel Kooch Kavach (Bamboo Crash
Head
Guardrail Barrier)
Severity A or B A Greater level of safety for
Index the occupants

ASI < 1.4 0.4 70% more better

THIV <= 33 Kmph 17.3 Kmph 50% more better

Working W5 (WN<= 1.7m) W4 = 1.2 25% more better

Width

Employment Labour / manpower Labour / manpower requirement in Higher

requirement in production of production of 1 ton of steel
1 ton of steel

Rural Negligible Involvement of farmers, labourers and rural Significantly higher

development entrepreneurs
 Steel Guardrail vs Kooch Kavach
Conventional Steel
Head Kooch Kavach (Bamboo Crash Barrier)
Guardrail
Contribution in rural Centralised production Decentralised production - primary processing possible in
economy villages

Raw material Mining based raw material Cultivation based raw material

Energy consumption Very high energy consumption Low energy consumption

Raw material Limited source - non renewable Sustainable source - producible material

Sustainability Expensive and energy intensive - Easily recyclable with low energy requirements
Recycling process

Carbon footprint Emits 1.8 to 3 tonnes of carbon in Absorbs 0.85 to 2.2 tonnes of carbon in 1 ton of bamboo
during production production of 1 ton of steel plantation

Eco friendly Considered environmental Helps to rebuild environment

unfriendly
 Bhavya Srishti Udyog - Vision
1. Manviya Shiksha (मानवीय शिक्षा)
Based on Madhyasth Darshan
(Sah-Astitvavad) – Coexistence SHRI A. NAGRAJ JI
Propounder
2. Create technologies for humane society
3. Use profit for Social Good (Samaj Gati) as per Madhyasth Darshan

भूशम स्वर्गताम ् यातु , मनुष्यों यातु दे वताम ्। भूशम स्वर्ग हो, मनुष्य दे वता हो।
धमों सफलताम ् यातु, शनत्यम यातु िुभोदयम ् ।। धमग सफल हो, शनत्य िुभ हो ।।
 Bhavya Srishti Udyog - Mission
1. Create technologies in bamboo applications
2. Increase the use of bamboo applications to save the Earth
3. Ensure higher percentage of societal spent on development
going to farmers and small primary producers
4. Develop bamboo industries in every region of bamboo
producing states
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