INTRODUCTION

AIM
To explore bamboo is a natural form it is low cost material and good material
used as a building material and construction of scaffolding , bridges and
structures , houses ,concrete foundation flooring etc .

OBJECTIVES-
To study the advantages, techniques and success of bamboo and bamboo house,
especially to explore the technical soundness of bamboo in the context of present
level of resources and skills.
 To study various forms of bamboo constructions and the traditional uses of bamboo
as building elements in worldwide and to analyse them.

SCOPE-
 The dissertation is an attempt to use bamboo as a main construction material.
 The dissertation will look upon how a more comfortable low cost building can be
made using bamboo compare to a steel and concrete.
 It will be applied for those regions where bamboo is used in abundance ie; north
east India and south-east Asia.

LIMITATION-
 It cannot be applied to all over India or in those places where bamboo is not
available in abundance.

METHODOLOGY-
 Survey of books, library works and researches which has been done on bamboo.
 To collect the information from site visit, seminars, photographs, and exhibitions
related to research question, and to search out facts and information's from
previous works.
 Examine the strength and behaviour of a bamboo and to search out how it can be
more strong and relevant.

 Setting up the scope and limitations.

 BAMBOO AS A BUILDING MATERIALS

INTRODUCTION
Bamboo is a very useful material for construction of house and other structures. From
ancient times bamboo has been used for this purpose in our country and in many other parts of
the world. Being a forest product, it is readily available in villages at practically no or very
little cost. Bamboo is used in many different ways for construction of houses, walls, roofs and
floors of our houses.

COMPARING BAMBOO WITH TIMBER

Bamboo has many characteristics in which they can lead to timbers, here are some
characteristics which has been compared with timber.

BAMBOO
Being a member of grass family it is one of the
fastest growing plant. Growing speed up to 100
cm/day.
Bamboo can be harvested every three years of
construction.
Bamboo is heartier than oak and stronger than
steel.
It is flexible, lightweight and is water resistant,
minimizing the risk of warping
TIMBER
Its growing speed is very slow comparison
to bamboo.
Whereas tree ranges 25 years to 50 years
to be harvested.
Its quality varies from plants to plants.
Generally timbers are heavier then
bamboo and very few timbers are water
resistant,

One of the most cost effective easily available
construction material.
Bamboo has several nodes in same interval
which allows bending thus preventing rupturing
when bent.
May be easily available but not cost
effective.
Generally bending property in timber is
lower than bamboo.

MAIN PROPERTIES OF BAMBOO

TENSILE STRENGTH
COMPRESSIVE STRENGT
ELASTIC MODULUS
ANISOTROPIC PROPERTIES
THE WORKING OF BAMBOO METHODS
SPLITTING
SHAPING
BENDING
ADVANTAGES OF BAMBOO CONSTRUCTION-
 Bamboo is easy to cut, easy to handle, repair, and maintain. It doesn’t require any sophisticated tool
or any big equipment.
 Bamboo is non-polluting material. It does not leave any parts or crusts that can be considered waste
element.
 Its circular form and hollow sections make bamboo a light building material, which is easy to
handle, transport and store. Therefore, building with bamboo saves time.

 Bamboo can be utilized for permanent and for temporary constructions.

 Bamboo are circular in shape and solid or hollow, as such bamboo can be easily cut into required
size of split up with the help of simple tools. This helps in quick construction of house.

 The cost of bamboo is very low and it is easily available in north east India.
 Because of the property of bending and gives shock proofing characteristic a bamboo construction
offers superior earthquake-resistance.

BAMBOO AS A BUILDING MATERIALS

BAMBOO TRUSS
BAMBOO FLOOR
BAMBOO ROOF
BAMBOO WALLS
DOORS AND WINDOWS
BAMBOO AS REINFORCEMENT IN CONCRETE
BAMBOO FOR FOUNDATIONS
BAMBOO PILES
SOLID BAMBOO BEAMS.
COLUMNS
SCAFFOLDING

BAMBOO JOINTS

TRADITIONAL JOINTS
Traditional jointing methods rely principally on lashing or tying, with or without pegs
or dowels. The basic joint types are

• Spliced joints
• Orthogonal joints
• Angled joints
• Through joints