CIVIL BAMBOO PROTO

1. Dinesh Thawani
S208412
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2. Important features of bamboo:
•It is grown without pesticides or chemical fertilisers
•It requires no irrigation
•It rarely needs replanting
•It grows rapidly and can be harvested in 3-5 years
•It produces 35% more oxygen that an equivalent
stand of trees
•It is a critical element in the balance of oxygen and
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
•It is an excellent soil erosion inhibitor
•It grows in a wide range of environments
•It’s production into fibres has lower environmental
impact than other forms of fibre, especially synthetic
ones.

3. Uses of bamboo:
1)Construction of houses, building, roads
and bridges
2) Medicine(cures certain types of cancer
and kidney diseases)
3)Production of paper
4)Production of utensils and furniture
5)Accessories(necklaces, bracelets,
earrings, and other types of jewelleries
……and many more

4. BAMBOO ARCHITECTURE
 Bamboo is a traditional building material throughout the
world’s tropical and sub-tropical regions.
 Bamboo is a renewable and versatile resource, with high
strength and low weight. That’s why it is widely used in
different forms of construction, particularly for housing in
rural areas.
 be used to make traps, cages, tools, weapons, bridges, rafts,
towers, fences, water wheels, irrigation pipe, and
thousands of other items.
 It is widely recognized as one of the most important non-
timber forest resources due to the high socioeconomic
benefits from bamboo based products.

5. BAMBOO AS A BUILDING MATERIAL
 It is fastest-growing renewable natural building material.
 The material is easily available & Eco friendly.
 Bamboo is a viable alternative for steel, concrete and
masonry as an independent building material.
 It is cost effective and easy to work.
 It can be easily bend, give desired shape and can provide
joints to suit the construction.
 Its enormous elasticity makes it a very useful building
material in areas with very high risks of earthquakes.
 Local available material to some areas, which tries to carry
the local tradition & vernacular Architecture of that place.

6. ADVANTAGES
 It is Light, strong and versatile.
 It is Environment friendly.Easily
Accessible to the poor.
 Self renewing resource of nature.
 Low Cost Material
 Bamboo has higher tensile strength
than steel because its fibers run
axially.
 Capability of bamboo to resist fire is
very high and it can withstand
temperature up to 4000 C
 Unlike other building materials like
cement and asbestos, bamboo poses

7. DISADVANTAGES
 It requires preservation.
 Insect attacks damage it’s strength.
 Lack of design guidance and codes.
 Prone to catch fire very fast by the friction among the culms during
wind and results in forest fires.

8. BAMBOO STRUCTURES.
Bamboo is a versatile
material because of its
high strength to weight
ratio, easy workability and
availability. Bamboo
needs to be chemically
treated due to their low
natural durability. It can
be used in different ways
for roof structure as
purlins,rafters and reapers,
for flooring, doors and
windows, walling, ceiling,
man-hole covers etc.

9. The Bamboo Symphony,
Bangalore, Manasaram
Significance of this building:
 It is entirely made up of bamboo
 100% natural ventilation
 All light Fixtures are made from waste Bamboo
sticks, splits, butter sheets and polycarbonate
pieces.
 Garden lights Bollards are made of waste pet
bottles and Bamboos with LEDs
 All water bodies and features created from
collected rain water or Recycled water.
 All water bodies and features created from
collected rain water or Recycled water.
 The building interiors remain comfortable at all
times during the year

10. Project gallery of structure: