Studies on stress waves in solids and liquids, and shock waves in gases are topics to the specialists in our country, find only in very few places in our engineering curriculum. This paper narrates stress wave propagation in solids (bamboo) in general and stresses in compression test using Universal Testing Machine. Theoretical fundamentals for studying stress waves in bars are briefed. The experimental stress-strain results for ball-bar impact on bamboo solid material were studied and discussed. Also uniaxial compression test was carried out on solid bamboo material.