Indian Army Bunkers: Researchers from IIT Guwahati have prepared ‘composite panels’ made of bamboo for the army, which will prove to be effective in the construction of military defense sites and border bunkers. These panels will replace traditional wood, iron and other metals. IIT officials said that bamboo mixed substances also have an flexibility equal to metals and they are also bulletproof. The Indian Army is currently testing this ‘Composite Panel’.

A start-up company in IIT-Guwahati ‘Admeka Composite Private Limited’ has constructed a composite panel made of bamboo at the laboratory level. Professor Poonam Kumari of IIT-Guhati said that researchers for the purpose of increasing restrictions on cutting of trees and green options discovered as an alternative to mixed material made of bamboo.

Aerospace, can be used in naval areas

For the first time, the team of researchers prepared a six-foot ‘composite panel’ such as the eye-section beam and flat panel using bamboo straps and epoxy rolls. It has been reported from the researchers that they have the ability to withstand the traditional glass fiber and carbon fiber. They can be used in aerospace, civil and naval areas.

Composite panels can bear weight up to 200 kg

The professor said that these sandwiches prepared using bamboo can bear the weight of composite block 200 and their bullet proof testing has also been done. He informed that the research team is now working towards increasing the composite panel made of bamboo for commercial use in construction areas. After all, in response to why the researchers used bamboo, he said that bamboo becomes quite big in 4 to 5 years, while traditional trees like year or teak grow in about 30 years.

More than 4500 research papers present on bamboo properties

IIT professor said that there are more than 4500 research papers evaluating the properties of bamboo mixtures, but they have not been studied on a large scale. He said that our goal is to provide environmentally friendly, high -power option for traditional materials. Bamboo mixture not only reduces dependence on wood and metals, but they are easily available and local people also get employment.