Structural use of bamboo: Part 4: Element design equations

Andrew T Laurence; David Trujillo; Ian Feltham; Sebastian Kaminski; Felipe López Delgado

Structural use of bamboo: Part 4: Element design equations

Andrew T Laurence
, David Trujillo
, Ian Feltham
, Sebastian Kaminski
, Felipe López Delgado

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Bamboo is a strong, fast growing and very sustainable material, having been used structurally for thousands of years in many parts of the world. In modern times, it has the potential to be an aesthetically pleasing and cost competitive alternative to more conventional materials, such as timber, as demonstrated by some visually impressive recent structures.
This five-part technical series, aimed at both developed- and developing-world contexts, will bring together current knowledge and best practice on the structural use of bamboo.

This fourth article in the series proposes element design equations for typical loading conditions on a bamboo culm: flexure, shear, axial tension, axial compression and local bearing. The work draws on existing published bamboo and timber design codes, and sound engineering judgement.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	24-27
Number of pages	4
Journal	The Structural Engineer
Volume	95
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 31 Mar 2017

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Structural use of bamboo. Part 1: Introduction to bamboo
Kaminski, S., Lawrence, A. & Trujillo, D., 2016, In: The Structural Engineer. 94, 8, p. 40-43
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Structural use of bamboo. Part 2: Durability and preservation
Kaminski, S., Lawrence, A., Trujillo, D. & King, C., Oct 2016, In: The Structural Engineer. 94, 10, p. 38-43
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Structural use of bamboo. Part 3: Design values
Kaminski, S., Lawrence, A., Trujillo, D., Feltham, I. & Felipe López, L., Dec 2016, In: The Structural Engineer. 94, 12, p. 42 - 45
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Structural use of bamboo: Part 4: Element design equations

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Structural use of bamboo. Part 1: Introduction to bamboo

Structural use of bamboo. Part 2: Durability and preservation

Structural use of bamboo. Part 3: Design values

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