Comparative study of bamboo material performance in civil engineering structure dr sanjeev gill1 dr amit kumar bansal2 aninash sighal3 principal diploma hod department of civil engineering jbit dehradun u k director jbit dehradun u k assit prof wit dehradun u k abstract bamboo is the world s fastest growing woody plant.
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If we see in history bamboo was used for construction of houses in areas where there was abundance of plants especially in south america africa south east asia.
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It is the fastest growing woody plant in the world.
Bamboo is one of the oldest building materials.
It is widely used for many forms of construction in particular for housing in rural areas.
Bamboo usually grows at temperature of 250c to 500c the ideal place for growth of bamboo is fully water free area.
These trees usually grow on sandy soil.
The main objective of the paper is to develop awareness in the civil society on bamboo as a potential building material for low cost housing and resorts in bangladesh.
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It systematically demonstrates bamboo s utility in terms of its properties describing the material properties of typical industrial bamboo products and discussing their performance evaluation and optimization as building components and in the creation of building envelopes.
The mat composites are manufactured by hot pressing the woven strips of bamboo.
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the use of bamboo in building industry.
It is widely used for many forms of construction in particular for housing in rural areas.
Bamboo as a building material has various uses and advantages in construction.
Some species of bamboo grow so fast you can almost see them grow.
Bamboo was used as construction material for housing since times immemorial.
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Bamboo is a renewable and versatile resource characterized by high.
Introduction bamboo has a long and well established tradition as a building material throughout the world s tropical and sub tropical regions.