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Bamboo Construction: Tushar Choudhari Ankita Kolamkar 6 Batch - PGP-ACM
Bamboo Construction: Tushar Choudhari Ankita Kolamkar 6 Batch - PGP-ACM
CONSTRUCTION
TUSHAR CHOUDHARI
ANKITA KOLAMKAR
6th batch - PGP-ACM
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 paneling material
Is viewed as a material preferred only by the poor or
for temporary constructions
Unpopular in conventional construction due to low
durability, lack of structural design data, exclusion
from building codes etc.
advantages
Strength - Bamboo is an
extremelystrongnatural
fibre,
on
par
with
standard
hardwoods,
when
cultivated,
harvested, prepared and
stored properly.
Flexibility - Bamboo is
highly flexible.During its
growth, it may be trained
to
grow
in
unconventional
shapes.
After harvest, it may be
bent
and
utilized
in
archways
and
other
curved areas.
Earthquake-resistance It has a great capacity
advantages
Lightweight - Bamboo is extremelylightweight.
Consequently, building with bamboo can be
accomplished faster with simple tools than building
with other materials. Cranes and other heavy
machinery are rarely required.
Cost-effective Economical, especially in areas
where it is cultivated and is readily available.
Transporting cost is also much lesser.
Durability - Aslong-lastingas its wooden correlates,
when properly harvested and maintained.
Depending on the
diameter of the
bamboo, different
sized drill bits,
attached to a long
steel
rod,
are
used to drill into
the
centre
of
thebamboo
culmsthroughout
their
whole
At
the
preservation
treatment
pool,
bamboo soaks in
borax-boric acid
solution
(1:1.4)for 2 days
to
allow
the
mineral
to
penetrate all the
nodes
and
Bamboo
is
removed
and
stacked
vertically
so
the
solution
can drain and
be reused.
Next,
thebamboo
polesare left
to bask in the
sun
depending on
the amount of
The bamboo
poles are left
to dry slowly
in a cool, dry
place
until
they are used
for
Preservative
solution
is recharged after four
cycles by adding water
and
the
chemicals.
Preservation treatment
costs
a
minimum
charge of INR 4.50 per
OIL
Bamboo
samples
soaked in hot neem
seed oil at 60C for 4
hours had better water
resistance
and
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80
70
60
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20
10
0
Bamboo foundations
COMPOSITE BAMBOO-CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS
Single Post
Footing
Strip
Footing
Bamboo foundations
BAMBOO PILES
Bamboo compacts
soft
soil,
thus
increasing the bearing
capacity of soil.
The friction provided
by the constructiongrade
bamboo
increases
its
loadbearing capacity.
Treated split bamboo
piles 8m long and 80
to 90mm in diameter
were
filled
with
coconut coir strands
wrapped with jute.
A
sustainable
house
in
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kerala
where bamboo piles have been
used
as
foundation
.
The
foundation
is
further
strengthened
by
bamboo
reinforced concrete.
Bamboo foundations
BAMBOO PILES
The
sections were
then tied with
galvanised
iron
wire.
After
installation of
the
piles
@2m c/c by
drop hammer,
the area is
covered with
a
2.5m
surcharge of
sandy
material.
Bamboo WALLS
WOVEN
BAMBOO
WALL
WHOLE
BAMBOO
CULMS
VERTICAL
HALVED
CULMS
BAJAREQUE
WATTLE AND
DAUB
RESISTANCE TO EARTHQUAKES
High residual strength to
absorb shocks and impacts.
Flexure coupled with its
very low mass.
A bamboo house in
Bhutan that withstood
an
earthquake
that
occurred
at
Sikkim
(epicenter)
measuring
6.9 in September 2011
30 houses at the
epicenter
of
a
7.6
magnitude
earthquake
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Property
Value
Density
Compressive Strength
53 100 MPa
Tensile Strength
Bending Strength
86 229 MPa
Bending Elasticity
Bamboo Beams
Comparative analysis
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600
400
200
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Rate of construction per sq.foot in INR
Concr
ete
Comparative analysis
18000
16000
14000
12000
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8000
6000
4000
2000
0
Conventional
Concrete
Comparative analysis
Energy consumption during construction
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0