Modern bamboo structures : proceedings of the First International Conference on Modern Bamboo Structures (ICBS-2007), Changsha ,China, 28-30 October 2007 / edited by Yan Xiao, Masafumi Inoue, Shyam K. Paudel. --

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Bamboo materials are well available in the world. Bamboo has much shorter maturity than trees, thus can be harvested with shorter cycles of plantation. Despite the fact that human society has a long history of using bamboo, there is still a lack of modern and industrialized application of bamboo materials in construction. Promoting the application of bamboo in construction could provide a potential solution to the sustainable, green and environment-friendly development of construction industry.

Modern Bamboo Structures is the first of its kind covering the applications of bamboo materials in modern structures. These proceedings of the First International Conference on Modern Bamboo Structures (ICBS-2007, Changsha, China, 28-30 October 2007) include the state-of-the-art on materials, design, analysis, testing, manufacturing, construction of modern bamboo structures. Modern Bamboo Structures will be essential for researchers, engineers and administrators involved in structural engineering, civil engineering, agriculture engineering, forestry, environmental engineering and urban development.

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• Preface (p. ix)
• Photo of ICBS-2007 participants (p. xi)
• Theme papers
• Opening speech (p. 3)
• Bamboo: Low cost and energy saving construction materials (p. 5)
• Bamboo in construction (p. 23)
• Engineered bamboo as a building material (p. 33)
• Development of a new type Glulam-GluBam (p. 41)
• Regional reports
• Development of bamboo structure in India (p. 51)
• Conceptual development of bamboo concrete composite structure in a typical Tribal Belt, India (p. 65)
• Bamboo design workshop expressions with bamboo material (p. 75)
• Investigating laminated bamboo lumber as an alternate to wood lumber in residential construction in the United States (p. 83)
• Preservation of bamboo forest by local citizens in Kitakyushu City, Japan (p. 97)
• An experiment with a locally constructed bouccherie treatment plant in Nepal (p. 103)
• Patent analysis of bamboo exploitation and utilization in China (p. 111)
• Material properties
• Mechanical properties of Colombian glued laminated bamboo (p. 121)
• Manufacture of drift pins and boards made from bamboo fiber for timber structures (p. 129)
• Reinforcement using bamboo board and rod around bolt hole at fastener joint in timber structure (p. 139)
• Flexural properties of bamboo silver laminated lumber under different hygrothermal conditions (p. 151)
• Experimental study on flexural behavior of glulam and laminated veneer lumber beams (p. 159)
• Effects of machine strength grading methods on dimension lumber grades for Chinese fir plantation (p. 171)
• The research of joint composed by laminated bamboo lumber (p. 181)
• Structural applications of bamboo
• Application of bamboo connector to timber structure-Introduction of construction and dismantlement of Japanese government pavilion Nagakute in Expo 2005 Aichi, Japan (p. 191)
• Small bamboo structure made by architecture students at the University of Kitakyushu, Japan (p. 201)
• Development of prefabricated bamboo mobile house (p. 209)
• Design and construction of a two-story modern bamboo house (p. 215)
• Prefabricated low cost housing using bamboo reinforcement and appropriate technology (p. 223)
• Design and construction of a modern bamboo pedestrian bridge (p. 231)
• Construction of world first truck-safe modern bamboo bridge (p. 239)
• Composites of bamboo and other materials
• Experimental verification of bamboo-concrete composite bow beam with ferro-cement bond (p. 247)
• Experimental verification of bamboo-concrete composite column with ferro-cement bond (p. 253)
• Wind analysis of bamboo based shed structure and design of base connection for bambcrete column (p. 259)
• Status and future of the wood-bamboo composite panel industry in China (p. 267)
• Experimental study of mechanical behavior of bamboo-steel composite floor slabs (p. 275)
• Chemical composition analysis of hybrid bamboo (p. 285)
• Preliminary study on the application of bamboo in blast protective wall (p. 291)
• Author index (p. 299)