BAMBOO

CONSTRUCTION
GOURAV YADAV
SEC. B
14150439

INTRODUCTION
Bamboo has been in wide usage since ancient times as a low
cost material for houses, bridges etc.
Recently started appearing in designer homes as flooring,
walling and panelling material.
Is viewed as a a material preferred only by the poor or for
temporary construction.
Unpopular in conventional construction due to low durability,
lack of structural design data , exclusion from building codes
etc.

ADVANTAGES

BAMBOO IS AN EXTREMELY STRONG NATURAL FIBRE , ON PAR

WITH STANDARD HARDWOODS, WHEN CULTIVATED ,
HARVESTED, PREPARED AND STORED PROPERLY.

BAMBOO IS HIGHLY FLEXIBLE. DURING ITS GROWTH ,IT MAY BE

TRAINED TO GROW IN UNCONVENTIONAL SHAPES .

IT HAS A GREAT CAPACITY FOR SHOCK ABSORPTION, WHICH

MAKES IT PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN EARTHQUAKE PRONE
AREAS.

IMPORTANT FACTS

BAMBOO IS A PERENNIAL GRASS AND NOT A TREE AS IS COMMONLY

PERCEIVED.

THE STRONGEST PART OF BAMBOO STALK IS ITS NODE , WHERE

BRANCHING OCCURS.

ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING PLANT ON EARTH . ITS GROWTH RATE

RANGES FROM 30 CM TO 1 M IS 24 HOURS.

1450 SPECIES ARE FOUND IN DIVERSE CLIMATES ACROSS THE WORLD ,

HOWEVER , NOT ALL OF THESE ARE SUITABLE FOR CONSTRUCTION.

HOW TO PROTECT
BAMBOO
UNTREATED BAMBOO
UNTREATED BAMBOO HAS THE FOLLOWING LIFE SPANS IN
DIFFERENT CONDITIONS.
EXPOSURE TO SOIL AND ATMOSPHERE = 1-3 YEARS
UNDER COVER =4-7 YEARS .
VERY FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS=10-15 YEARS

NATURAL DURABILITY ALSO DEPENDS ON THE SPECIES OF THE

BAMBOO.

DURING THE CASTING AND CURING OF CONCRETE, REINFORCING

BAMBOO ABSORBS WATER AND EXPANDS.
THE SWELLING OF BAMBOO PUSHES THE CONCRETE AWAY .
THEN AT THE END OF THE CURING PERIOD , THE BAMBOO LOSES THE
MOISTURE AND SHIRNKS BACK ALMOST TO ITS ORIGINAL
DIMENSIONS LEAVING VOIDS AROUND ITSELF.
THE SWELLING AND SKRINKAGE OF BAMBOO IN CONCRETE
CREATES A SERIOUS LIMITATIONS IN THE USE OF BAMBOO AS A
SUBSTITUTE FOR STEEL IN CONCRETE.

BAMBOO PILES
BAMBOO COMPACTS SOFT SOIL ,THUS INCRESING
THE BEARING CAPACITY OF SOIL.

THE FRICTION PROVIDED BY THE CONSTRUCTIONGRADE BABOO INCREASES ITS LOAD BEARING
CAPACITY.

TREATED SPLITS BAMBOO PILES 8M LONG AND 8090MM IN DIAMETER WERE FILLED WITH COCONUT
COIR STRANDS WRAPPED WITH JUTE.

RESISTANCE TO EARTH
QUAKES

HIGH RESIDUAL STRENGTH TO ABSORB SHOCKS

AND IMPACTS.

FLEXURE COUPLED WITH ITS VERY LOW MASS.

PROTOTYPE HOUSE BUILT WITH BAMBOO SHEET
ROOFING AND BAMBOO REINFORCED CONCRETE
WALLS WITHSTOOD A STIMULATED EARTHQUAKE
MEASURING 7-8 ON THE RICHTER SCALE

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
PROPERTY
DENSITY
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH

VALUE
0.5 0.9 gm/cc
53 100 MPa

TENSILE STRENGTH

111 219 MPa

BENDING STRENGTH

86 229 MPa

BENDING ELASTICITY

6882 20890 MPa

COLUMN AND BEAM

LIMITATIONS AND
DRAWBACKS
FEW CONSIDERATIONS CURRENTLY LIMIT THE USE OF BAMBOO AS A UNIVERSALLY APPLICABLE CONSTRUCTION
MATERIAL

JOINTING TECHNIQUE ALTHOUGH MANY TRADITIONAL JOINT TYPES EXIST, THEIR STRUCTURAL EFFICIENCY IS
LOW. CONSIDERABLE RESEARCH HAS BEEN DIRECTED AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE EFFECTIVE METHODS.

FLAMMABILITY BAMBOO STRUCTURE ARE NOT FIRE- RESISTANT, AND THE COST OF TREATMENT, WHERE
AVAILABLE, IS RELATIVITY HIGH.

LACK OF DESIGN GUIDANCE AND CODIFICATION THE ENGINEERING DESIGN OF BAMBOO STRUCTURES HAS NOT
YET BEEN FULLY ADDRESSED. THERE IS LITTLE OR NO DATA CONTAINING SPECIFICATION OF BAMBOO.