Bamboo as a building material 251 3.
Bamboo as a building material research paper.
Several case studies are taken to describe the relation between shape structure construction and joint system.
The paper result will show that bamboo can be a potential building material for organic shaped buildings and become an alternative building material other than steel and concrete.
Bamboo is the world s fastest growing woody plant.
This paper attempts to discuss how bamboo is being used in organic shaped building.
Different cultures have found in this material an economical system of building offering sound yet light and easily replaceable forms of shelter.
The canes can tear apart at the nodes.
Those characters are very suitable for organic shaped building construction.
Domestic housing and small buildings there is a long standing tradition of bamboo construction dating back to many hundreds of years.
Bamboo is a renewable and versatile resource characterized by high strength and low weight and is easily worked using simple tools.
Bamboo shrinks in a cross section of 10 16 and a wall thickness of 15 17.
Bamboo shrinks more than wood when it loses water.