PLANNING AND LAYOUT OF BAMBOO HOUSE

PLANNING AND LAYOUT OF BAMBOO HOUSE

Introduction:-

This portion of the document deals with newly developed earthquake resistant type of bamboo house. The planning and layout of structural members are displayed at the various construction stages.

Proposed type of bamboo house:-

Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute (IPIRTI) - Bangalore, India has constructed earthquake resistant prototype bamboo houses with the following main features:

Use whole round bamboo columns and trussed rafters approximately every 1.2m as the main load bearing elements Use split bamboo grids and chicken steel mesh with cement mortar plaster to provide overall stability to the structure. These elements form infill panels that are about 5 cm thick. Application of preservative treatment of bamboo depending on the degree of hazard and service conditions. Apply BORON to treat bamboo grids and trusses and Creosote oil to treat columns Use of bamboo mat board (BMB) gussests in combination with mild steel bolts for load bearing joints in roofing structure Use of bamboo mat corrugated sheets (BMCS) as roof cladding and BMB for the walls, doors and window shutters

Assets of the above system can be listed as follows:

Modular construction suits either prefabrication or assembling in-situ. Components can be prefabricated. For example roof trusses, bamboo grids for walls, window/door frames Light structure Lateral shear resistance is provided from bamboo poles restrained at plinth level and roof level as well as the infill walls

The planning of the proposed housing as well as the layout of structural members are presented below. Follow the sequence of images to view the construction process in progression.