2. BAMBOO
• Bamboo defines as a tall tropical plant with hard and hollow stems.
• Bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants in all over the world. Bamboo is
a renewable resource which can be cultivated in different types of soil.
• The demand for timber is increasing day by day all over the world. But due
to short supply of timber, the bamboo is suitably used as a replacement of
the construction material.
• The world’s fastest growing woody grass, it grows approximately 7.5 to
40cm a day. Bamboo grows three times faster than most other species
3. ADVANTAGES
• Strength and flexibility.
• Easy to cut, handle, repair,
reposition and maintain,
without the need for
sophisticated tools or
equipment
• Light building material, which
is easy to handle, transport
and store
• Does not require painting,
scraping or polishing.
• Used in combination with
other types of construction
materials, like reinforcing
materials for foundations.
• Unlike other building
materials like cement and
asbestos, bamboo poses no
danger to health.
DISADVANTAGES
• They require preservation
• Shrinkage: Bamboo shrinks
much greater than any other
type of timber especially
when it loses water.
• Durability: Bamboo should be
sufficiently treated against
insect or fungus attack before
being utilized for building
purposes.
• Jointing: Despite prevalence
of various techniques of
jointing, structural reliability
of bamboo is questionable.
• Bamboo may absorb water
during the casting and curing
of the concrete.
TOOL FOR CUTTING
BAMBOO REINFORCEMENT
BAMBOO
4. WHY IS BAMBOO
USED AS A
BUILDING
MATERIAL?
USES IN CONSTRUCTION
• Bamboo is also used as a
roofing material which offers
protection against extreme
weather conditions.
• Bamboo is also used as a
flooring material.
• Bamboo has a high load-
bearing capacity due to which
it is used as a scaffolding
material.
• Bamboo is also used in the
construction of buildings such
as in flooring roofing and
ceiling panels.
• Bamboo can be also used as
a reinforcement in different
types of structural members.
Hence, it is also known as
structural bamboo.
STRUCTURAL
PROPERTIES
• High tensile strength as
compared to Steel because of
its fibres runs axially
• Good elastic property so that
it is widely used in the
earthquake-prone areas.
• High fire resistance and it can
withstand up to 4000 degree
Celsius.
• Elastic modulus of the
bamboo is one of the most
important properties of the
bamboo. More elastic
modulus higher the quality of
the bamboo.
• Bamboo as a building
material has greater
compressive strength
5. WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN BAMBOO IS
NOT HANDLED
CORRECTLY?
• Once cut, insects may attack bamboo or wood. For that reason it is highly
recommendable that bamboo, once cut go immediately through a special
immunization and drying process.
• Bamboo in permanent contact with soil, like wood, will rot and attract
insects. For that reason, we discourage bamboo and soil contact.
• Once dried, bamboo, like wood, is flammable. Bamboo can be treated with
a fire-resistant substance.
• Bamboo does not have an equal diameter over all its length. The
thickness of the internal walls also varies. For builders unfamiliar with this
characteristic, this might present difficulties. Experienced builders have
no problems.
• The diameter of the bamboo diminishes when drying. If not dried
completely in advance of construction, this has implications.
• Quality bamboo construction requires special techniques for joints and
terminals. Inexperienced builders attempt to drive nails into bamboo which
could result in splitting the bamboo. Experienced builders use fine nails
that do not split bamboo. When using thick nails, simple pre-drilling
prevents splitting.
6. TREATING
BAMBOO
• Bamboo defines as a tall tropical plant with hard and hollow stems.
• Bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants in all over the world. Bamboo is
a renewable resource which can be cultivated in different types of soil.
• The demand for timber is increasing day by day all over the world. But due
to short supply of timber, the bamboo is suitably used as a replacement of
the construction material.
• The world’s fastest growing woody grass, it grows approximately 7.5 to
40cm a day. Bamboo grows three times faster than most other species
