10-27-2018, 06:40 AM
Salient Features of Bamboo Pre-Fab Housing Structures
• Speed of erection (2 per day of size 12 ft x 10 ft by a single team)
• Bamboo roofing, flooring & cladding provide natural insulation
• Shelters easily removable and can be relocated
• Easy to transport by road, air and man pack which suits the terrain
• Light weight and in modules which can be handled easily
• Can be modified for local conditions
• Once trained further construction can be taken up locally
• Do not occupy much space compared to permanent construction.
• Cost-effective, typically 20-25% less than conventional pre-fab shelters
• The same modules can be used for public buildings like schools, and dispensaries
• Durable, weather resistant, fire retardant
• Withstand earthquake, winds, rainfall.
• Good thermal and acoustic properties.
• Quality standards as per International practice.
• Energy saving during manufacture/usage
Bamboo is durable, sturdy and strong - harder than Red Oak and Maple.
Tensile strength of 16mm bamboo ply is:
• In direction parallel to grain ; 318 kn/m2
• At right angles to the grain : at least 220 kn/m2
• Total tensile strength in both direction: at least 588 kn/m2
Information taken from Bamboo house India established by Prashant Lingam and Aruna Kappagantula
• Speed of erection (2 per day of size 12 ft x 10 ft by a single team)
• Bamboo roofing, flooring & cladding provide natural insulation
• Shelters easily removable and can be relocated
• Easy to transport by road, air and man pack which suits the terrain
• Light weight and in modules which can be handled easily
• Can be modified for local conditions
• Once trained further construction can be taken up locally
• Do not occupy much space compared to permanent construction.
• Cost-effective, typically 20-25% less than conventional pre-fab shelters
• The same modules can be used for public buildings like schools, and dispensaries
• Durable, weather resistant, fire retardant
• Withstand earthquake, winds, rainfall.
• Good thermal and acoustic properties.
• Quality standards as per International practice.
• Energy saving during manufacture/usage
Bamboo is durable, sturdy and strong - harder than Red Oak and Maple.
Tensile strength of 16mm bamboo ply is:
• In direction parallel to grain ; 318 kn/m2
• At right angles to the grain : at least 220 kn/m2
• Total tensile strength in both direction: at least 588 kn/m2
Information taken from Bamboo house India established by Prashant Lingam and Aruna Kappagantula