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In any construction design, the important thing is economy. Economy is a great thing of concern since past years. Several techniques are being adopted to achieve it. Bamboo can be used as a structural replacement for steel. One of the properties that would make bamboo good substitute to steel in reinforced concrete is its strength. This study aims to determine the mechanical properties of bamboos which can be used as data for construction of a low-cost structure. Two types of bamboo, Dendrocalamus Strictus and Balcooa Bambusa are selected as tested materials. In order to determine the compression and tensile testing we use (IS 6874:2008). According to IS specifications samples are taken from top, middle and bottom location of bamboo. Compressive strength of dry bamboo is greater than that of wet bamboo for both the species, it is adequate to use dry bamboo as structural element. From this finding, it assures that flexural strength of bamboo is 3/4th of the steel reinforcement. Bamboo cannot be employed as a main structural member in buildings and other heavy engineering works but can be used for partition walls, ceilings, roofs and other areas of light weigh engineering construction that is not heavy load bearing