Abstract
Hundreds of thousands of people live in the rural areas of bamboo-growing countries. It
is these people who predominantly use bamboo for construction. Yet, they are far away from the assistance of a laboratory to determine the strength properties of the bamboo being used for building their homes. In finding a remedy to this situation, two issues have to be borne in mind: (1) the current scientific knowledge on the subject has to be applied to find a method that does not require the technical tools used in laboratories; (2) the method has to be translated to a level at which it would be clearly understood by the rural people. Solving these two issues is not an easy proposition; this paper is an attempt to solve the two issues. Very simple tests are proposed to determine some properties,
like the E-modulus, followed by some rules that would help deduce other mechanical properties.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Vth international bamboo congress and the VIth international bamboo workshop |
Editors | Arun Kumar, I.V. Ramanuja Rao, Cherla Sastry |
Place of Publication | Utrecht |
Publisher | VSP |
Pages | 703-705 |
ISBN (Print) | 90-6764-357-2 |
Publication status | Published - 2002 |
Event | conference; Bamboo for sustainable develoment; 1998-11-02; 1998-11-06 - Duration: 2 Nov 1998 → 6 Nov 1998 |
Conference
Conference | conference; Bamboo for sustainable develoment; 1998-11-02; 1998-11-06 |
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Period | 2/11/98 → 6/11/98 |
Other | Bamboo for sustainable develoment |