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2. Bamboo Roofing
Very little amount of skill is required to engineer a
bamboo roof. A bamboo truss is designed and
covered with woven bamboo mats or corrugated
bamboo roofing sheets. A tiny amount of metal
connectors are used to hold the truss in place.
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3. Bamboo Truss Design for roofing
A bamboo truss is a frame
made of bamboo poles.
Poles connected to each
other in a particular form
typically it takes the shape
of the roof.
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4. Traditional Bamboo truss connection
Bamboo truss was made by
strapping a cord, also known
as bamboo lashing.
He issue with this type of
bamboo truss connectors is
that the load of the roof was
not equally distributed. There
is friction which may
compromise the strength of
the roof.
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5. Modern Bamboo Truss connection
These joiners and connectors can
be made in various shapes and
sizes. This depends on the number
of poles to be connected and the
design of the roof.
With the modern joiners there is
rarely any friction between the
poles. The weight is equally
distributed. Incorporation of little
steel helps in overcoming the
problems faced in traditional
system.
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6. Woven bamboo matting sheets
Thin slices of bamboo are
cut. These slices are then
woven together in a criss-
cross pattern to make it a
mat. Several of these mats
will be made cover a single
roof.
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7. Woven bamboo matting sheets
Corrugated bamboo roofing
sheets are made by putting
together many woven
bamboo mats. These mats are
then treated by an adhesive
risen. A hydraulic press binds
the sheets together and also
gives the sheets “S” shape.
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8. Woven bamboo matting sheets
Another way of covering the roof
with bamboo is to cut open the
bamboo exactly in half. The nodes
within he bamboo clum are
removed and cut into adequate
sizes.
The bamboo halves are then placed
in an interlocking manner. One
have faced the ground and the
other faces the sky. The half facing
the ground is holding 2 halves
facing the sky.
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