Use of Bamboo in construction

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Term Assignment Report on:

BAMBOO

For the course of SUSTAINABLE BUILDING TECHNLG!

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CNTENTS

Sr4 No4 Tit,e "#ge No4

* Ac'no5,e$gement +

2 Intro$uction /

+ Se,ection of B#m%oo #n$ its prep#r#tion for

construction

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/ Construction $et#i,s #n$ c#sting 6

7 8ech#nic#, properties of %#m%oo

reinforcement

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9Uses of B#m%oo in Construction

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E;#mp,es of B#m%oo use$ in Construction

#roun$ the G,o%e

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0Conc,usion

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6References

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The phenomenon remains same that no project ever can be executed proficiently and efficientlywithout sharing the meticulous ideas, technical expertise and innovative thoughts put forwarded

by the technical and non-technical veterans.

In this regard first of all we would like to express our deep gratitude towards P!". #$%&

'()( * P!". +IP) '()( for sharing his precious knowledge, time and innovative ideas

for the successful execution of the assigned project. They have inspired and guided us for the

right track to be followed for all the system analysis section of this project.

any people, especially our classmates and team members itself, have made valuable comment

suggestions on this proposal which gave us an inspiration to improve our assignment. e thank

all the people for their help directly and indirectly to complete our assignment. The whole project

really brought us together to appreciate true value of friendship and respect of each other.

T()# %!&.


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Introduction

In its n#tur#, form3 %#m%oo #s # construction m#teri#, is

tr#$ition#,,& #ssoci#te$ 5ith the cu,tures of South Asi#3 E#st Asi#

#n$ the South "#cii#n?@i#n is reference$ in 5ritings $#ting %#c' to 69-

AD #n$ m#& h#(e stoo$ since #s f#r %#c' #s the thir$ centur& BC3

$ue ,#rge,& to continuous m#inten#nce4

B#m%oo h#s #,so ,ong %een use$ #s sc#o,$ing the pr#ctice h#s

%een %#nne$ in Chin# for %ui,$ings o(er si; stories3 %ut is sti,, in

continuous use for s'&scr#pers in Hong 1ong4 In the "hi,ippines3

the nip# hutis # f#ir,& t&pic#, e;#mp,e of the most %#sic sort of

housing5here %#m%oo is use$ the 5#,,s #re sp,it #n$ 5o(en
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%#m%oo3 #n$ %#m%oo s,#ts #n$ po,es m#& %e use$ #s its support4

In #p#nese #rchitecture3 %#m%oo is use$ prim#ri,& #s #

supp,ement#, #n$or $ecor#ti(e e,ement in %ui,$ings such #s

fencing3 fount#ins3 gr#tes #n$ gutters3 ,#rge,& $ue to the re#$&

#%un$#nce of u#,it& tim%er4

The centr#, go(ernment h#$ c,e#re$ the est#%,ishment of NECTAR)North E#st Centre for Techno,og& App,ic#tion #n$ Re#ch. #tShi,,ong3 8egh#,# un$er Dep#rtment of Science #n$ Techno,og&5ith # tot#, e;pen$iture of Rs 262 crore $uring *2th ",#n perio$ in2-*24

E#r,ier3 the NECTAR 5#s on,& # rese#rch 5ing 5hich $i$ not h#(e,#%?to?,#n$ connection3 %ut ,#ter3 its inno(#tions3 in p#rticu,#r 5ith%#m%oo3 %ec#me popu,#r #n$ usefu,4 The ,#% gre5 $ierenth&%ri$s of %#m%oo #n$ teste$ them for ch#nge to c,im#te #n$u#'es4 The Reinforcement Comp#ct B#m%oo 8#teri#, 5#s foun$to %e one of the most resi,ient %#m%oo3 5hich cou,$ %e use$ inconstruction in p,#ces prone to u#'es4

Architects from (#rious p#rts con


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ur%#n #re#s of N#init#, #n$ 8ussoorie c#n co,,#pse #n$ cre#tehuge $#m#ge if #n e#rthu#'e stri'es the t5o popu,#r hi,,st#tions4 The f#ct 5#s re(e#,e$ in # stu$& c#rrie$ out %& theDehr#$un?%#se$ Dis#ster 8#n#gement 8itig#tion Centre )D88C.

5hich sur(e&e$ +3+// structures in 8ussoorie #n$ 23097 %ui,$ingsin N#init#,4


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The report #,so re(e#,e$ th#t peop,e in the Utt#r#'h#n$ hi,,s3

5hich f#,, in the high?ris' seismic ones I J 3 #re $ism#nt,ing

their tr#$ition#, 5oo$ #n$ stone roofe$ houses3 5hich 5ere

e#rthu#'e?s#fe3 #n$ rep,#cing them 5ith mo$ern cement #n$

concrete structures 5hich 5ere more (u,ner#%,e in c#se of

seismic #cti(it&4

In recent times3 the high cost #n$ gener#, short#ge of reinforcingstee, in m#n& p#rts of the 5or,$ h#s ,e$ to incre#sing interest inthe possi%,e use of #,tern#ti(e ,oc#,,& #(#i,#%,e m#teri#,s for thereinforcement of concrete4 This is the c#se especi#,,& in the$e(e,oping countries 5here #%out 0- of the popu,#tion ,i(e in(i,,#ges4 This h#s ,e$ to rese#rch on se(er#, non?ferrousreinforcing m#teri#,s in structur#, concrete4

ne n#tur#, m#teri#, 5hich h#s gre#t #ppe#, in terms of

#(#i,#%i,it& #n$ e#se of use in the rur#, #n$ f#rming communitiesin the $e(e,oping 5or,$ is %#m%oo4 B#m%oos occur most,& intropic#, #n$ su%tropic#, #re#s3 from se# ,e(e, to sno5?c#ppe$mount#in pe#'s3 5ith # fe5 species re#ching into temper#te#re#s4 The& #re most #%un$#nt in south?e#stern Asi#3 5ith somespecies in the Americ#s #n$ Afric# #n$ none in Austr#,i#4 A sing,e


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%#m%oo th#t gro5s in c,umps c#n pro$uce up to *7'm use#%,epo,e )up to +-cm in $i#meter. in its ,ifetime4

The p,#nt s5#&s e#si,& #n$ sn#ps r#re,& $ue to the no$es #n$

ho,,o5 stems4 ne of the m#Kor #pp,ic#tions of %#m%oo is forconstruction #n$ housing4 It is estim#te$ th#t one %i,,ion peop,e,i(e in %#m%oo houses4 For #ges %#m%oo h#s %een use$ inconstruction #n$ current,& the& #re use$ #s props3 foun$#tions3fr#ming3 sc#o,$ing ooring3 5#,,s3 roofs #n$ trusses4 B#m%oos#re tie$ together to m#'e gri$ reinforcement #n$ p,#ce$ in softc,#& to so,(e $eform#tion pro%,ems in em%#n'ments4 It isencour#ge$ th#t %#m%oo %e use$ #s reinforcement m#teri#, forconstruction of 5#,,s in p,#ce of mu$ 5#,,s since the& h#(e uitehigher strength #n$ the& #re en(ironment#,,& sust#in#%,e4

There #re #%out se(en species of %#m%oo in Gh#n#4 These #reB#m%us# #run$in#ce#3 B#m%us# %#m%us3 B#m%us# mu,tip,e;3B#m%us# per(#ri#%i,is3 B#m%us# (u,g#ris3 B#m%us# (u,g#ris (#r(it#t#3 #n$ Den$roc#,#mus strictus4 n,& B#m%us# (u,g#ris isin$igenous to Gh#n# 5hi,e the others 5ere intro$uce$ into thecountr& from Asi#4 B#m%us# (u,g#ris is the pre$omin#nt %#m%oospecies in southern Gh#n# constituting 67 of the stoc's in this#re#4 In Gh#n#3 the #nnu#, $e


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/4 A(oi$ %#m%oo cut in spring or e#r,& summer4 These cu,ms#re gener#,,& 5e#'er $ue to incre#se$


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In gener#,3 techniues use$ in con(ention#, reinforce$ concrete

construction nee$ not he ch#nge$ 5hen %#m%oo is to %e use$ for

reinforcement4

The s#me mi; $esigns c#n %e use$ #s 5ou,$ norm#,,& %e use$5ith stee, reinforce$ concrete4 Concrete s,ump shou,$ %e #s ,o5

#s 5or'#%i,it& 5i,, #,,o54 E;cess 5#ter c#uses s5e,,ing of the

%#m%oo4 High e#r,&?strength cement is preferre$ to minimie

cr#c's c#use$ %& s5e,,ing of %#m%oo 5hen se#sone$ %#m%oo

c#nnot %e 5#terproofe$4


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B#m%oo reinforcement shou,$ not %e p,#ce$ ,ess th#n *?*2

inches from the f#ce of the concrete surf#ce4 Mhen using 5ho,e

cu,ms3 the top #n$ %ottom of the stems shou,$ %e #,tern#te$ in

e(er& ro5 #n$ the no$es or co,,#rs3 shou,$ %e st#ggere$4 This 5i,,

insure # f#ir,& uniform cross section of the %#m%oo throughout the

,ength of the mem%er3 #n$ the 5e$ging eect o%t#ine$ #t the

no$es 5i,, m#teri#,,& incre#se the %on$ %et5een concrete #n$

%#m%oo4

The c,e#r sp#cing %et5een %#m%oo ro$s or sp,ints shou,$ not %e

,ess th#n the m#;imum sie #ggreg#te p,us */ inch4Reinforcement shou,$ %e e(en,& sp#ce$ #n$ ,#she$ together on

short stic's p,#ce$ #t right #ng,es to the m#in reinforcement4

Mhen more th#n one ,#&er is reuire$3 the ,#&ers shou,$ #,so %e

tie$ together4 Ties shou,$ prefer#%,& %e m#$e 5ith 5ire in

import#nt mem%ers4 For secon$#r& mem%ers3 ties c#n %e m#$e

5ith (eget#tion strips4

B#m%oo must %e secure,& tie$ $o5n %efore p,#cing the concrete4

It shou,$ %e


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o(er se(er#, supports4 A$$ition#, $i#gon#, tension reinforcement

in the form of stirrups must %e use$ ne#r the supports4 The

(ertic#, stirrups c#n %e m#$e from 5ire or p#c'ing c#se str#ps

5hen #(#i,#%,e the& c#n #,so %e impro(ise$ from sp,it sections of

%#m%oo %ent into U?sh#pe3 #n$ tie$ secure,& to %oth %ottom,ongitu$in#, reinforcement #n$ %ent?up reinforcement4 Sp#cing of

the stirrups shou,$ not e;cee$ 9 inches4

Do5e,s in the footings for co,umn #n$ 5#,, reinforcement shou,$

%e im%e$$e$ in the concrete to such # $epth th#t the %on$

%et5een %#m%oo #n$ concrete 5i,, resist the #,,o5#%,e tensi,e

force in the $o5e,4 This im%e$$e$ $epth is #ppro;im#te,& *-

times the $i#meter of 5ho,e cu,ms or 27 times the thic'ness of

+/ inch 5i$e sp,ints4 In m#n& c#ses the footings 5i,, not %e this

$eep therefore3 the $o5e,s 5i,, h#(e to %e %ent into #n L?sh#pe4

These $o5e,s shou,$ %e either hoo'e$ #roun$ the footing

reinforcement or tie$ secure,& to the reinforcement to insurecomp,ete #nchor#ge4 The $o5e,s shou,$ e;ten$ #%o(e the

footings #n$ %e cut so th#t not more th#n +- percent of the

sp,ices 5i,, occur #t the s#me height4 A,, such sp,ices shou,$ %e

o(er,#ppe$ #t ,e#st 27 inches #n$ %e 5e,, tie$4


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Sp,icing reinforcement in #n& mem%er shou,$ %e o(er,#ppe$ #t

,e#st 27 inches4 Sp,ices shou,$ ne(er occur in high,& stresse$

#re#s #n$ in no c#se shou,$ more th#n +- percent of the

reinforcement %e sp,ice$ in #n& one ,oc#tion4

B#m%oo reinforce$ concrete $esign is simi,#r to stee, reinforcing

$esign4 B#m%oo reinforcement c#n %e #ssume$ to h#(e the

fo,,o5ing mech#nic#, properties:

Mechanical properties of bamboo reinforcement

8ech#nic#, "ropert& S&m%o, #,ue )psi.

U,tim#te compressi(e

strength

03---

A,,o5#%,e compressi(e stress s /3---

U,tim#te tensi,e strength *03---

A,,o5#%,e tensi,e stress s /3---

A,,o5#%,e %on$ stress u 7-

8o$u,us of e,#sticit& E 247;*-9

Mhen $esign h#n$%oo's #re #(#i,#%,e for stee, reinforce$

concrete3 the eu#tions #n$ $esign proce$ures c#n %e use$ to

$esign %#m%oo reinforce$ concrete if the #%o(e mech#nic#,

properties #re su%stitute$ for the reinforcement4


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Due to the ,o5 mo$u,us of e,#sticit& of %#m%oo3 e;ur#, mem%ers

5i,, ne#r,& #,5#&s $e(e,op some cr#c'ing un$er norm#, ser(ice

,o#$s4 If cr#c'ing c#nnot %e to,er#te$3 stee, reinforce$ $esigns or

$esigns %#se$ on unreinforce$ sections #re reuire$4

E;perience h#s sho5n th#t sp,it %#m%oo performs %etter th#n

5ho,e cu,ms 5hen use$ #s reinforcing4 Better %on$ $e(e,ops

%et5een %#m%oo #n$ concrete 5hen the reinforcement is?sp,it in

#$$ition to pro(i$ing more comp#ct reinforcement ,#&ers4 L#rge?

$i#meter cu,ms sp,it into +/?inch? 5i$e sp,ints #re recommen$e$4

Costing of Bamboo in Construction

A score of %#m%oo of 27mm $i#meter #n$ 247 meter ,ong 5i,, cost+7-4--


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Uses of Bamboo in Construction

B#m%oo construction goes %#c' to me$ie(#, times4 Since then ith#s %een #n import#nt %ui,$ing m#teri#,4 B#m%oo pro(i$es #n

economic#, structure #n$ it %ecomes #ccessi%,e e(en to theuns'i,,e$ #n$ &oung ,#%ourers4 B#m%oo m#teri#,s #re #,so h#(e5i$e us#ge4 E;cept for


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+4 M#,,s: B#m%oo use$ #s 5#,,s #n$ p#rtitions is the moste;pensi(e use of %#m%oo in construction4 The& #re cre#te$to c#rr& the ,o#$s #cting on the %ui,$ing4 An in


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B#m%oo #c#tionHome3 C#s#Atre(i$#

C#s# Atre(i$# is #,u;urious (#c#tionhome m#$e up of%#m%oo4 It is,oc#te$ on"recios# Be#ch inCost# Ric#4 It ise#rthu#'e #n$

oo$ resist#nt4

B#m%oo Courtr$Treehouse3 !#nghou

It is # o#ting te# house

,oc#te$ in !#nghou4 It isorg#nie$ in #s&mmetriccu%es th#t sit on # ,#'e4

1ontum In$ochine C#fO


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It is # 5#tersi$ec#fO 5ith stri'ing%#m%oo co,umns4

The sh#pe of the

top?he#(&co,umns in thisrest#ur#nt #re$esigne$ #s #reference totr#$ition#,


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Se(er#, %#m%ooro$s #re %oun$together #n$ %entinto the form of #n

#rch to cre#te #supportingstructure for theth#tche$ $ome35hich is present inthe mi$$,e of #,#'e4 It is use$ #s# (enue for ,oc#,meetings3 musicperform#nces #n$

other e(ents4

In$i#n "#(i,ion3Sh#ngh#i

It is the 5or,$Ps,#rgest %#m%oo$ome of ne#r,&+7m $i#meter4

The $ome 5#scre#te$ #t theMor,$ 2-*-3Sh#ngh#i4

Mest 1o5,oon B#m%oo The#tre3 Hong 1ong


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It is $esigne$ ,i'ethe tr#$ition#,the#tres of the*67-s4 It is # pop?

up %#m%oo%ui,$ing in Hong1ongPs ne5 Mest1o5,oon Cu,tur#,District4

8#$ri$ B#r#K#sIntern#tion#,Airport3 8#$ri$3Sp#in

The cei,ing #t the

#irport consists of2-----m2 of,#min#te$%#m%oo ,#ths5hich #re gent,&cur(e$4 Thism#'es the #irportthe ,#rgest%#m%oo structure

of the 5or,$4

Conclusion


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Since the #ncient times3 %#m%oo h#s %een # (it#, p#rt of %ui,$ingstructures4 It h#s the properties of # top gr#$e %ui,$ing m#teri#,#n$ its e#s& #(#i,#%i,it& m#'es it # gre#t %ui,$ing m#teri#,4 A,so%#m%oo is economic to use #n$ h#s # high pro$ucti(it& r#te4

B#m%oo %eing e#si,& 5or'#%,e3 $oesnPt reuire s'i,,e$ ,#%our #n$thus re$uces the o(er#,, cost4 B#m%oo h#s # 5i$e r#nge ofe(er&$#& use3 #s # 5oo$& m#teri#, #n$ #s foo$ too4

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