Building with bamboo : design and technology of a sustainable architecture /

Bamboo: a versatile and sustainable building material

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Minke, Gernot.
Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Published: Birkh user,
Publisher Address: Basel :
Publication Dates: [2012]
©2012
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783034611787
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Summary: Bamboo: a versatile and sustainable building material
Ein traditionelles Baumaterial der warmen Klimazonen Asiens und Lateinamerikas, erfreut sich Bambus neuerdings eines wachsenden Interesses unter Architekten der n rdlichen Hemisph re: Bambus hat nicht nur ein geringes Gewicht bei gro e
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(160pages)
ISBN: 9783034611787
Index Number: TH4818
CLC: TU366.1
Contents: Frontmatter --
Table of Contents --
I The Technology of Bamboo Building --
1 Historical Examples --
2 The Plant --
3 Cutting, Drying, Treatment and Storage --
4 Physical Properties --
5 Building with Bamboo in Europe and North America --
6 General Aspects of Construction --
7 Basic Construction Elements --
9 Joints --
10 Constructive Elements and Systems --
11 Complementary Elements --
12 Reinforcing with Bamboo --
II. Built examples --
Residences --
Cultural, Educational and Sacral Buildings --
Offices; Industrial and infrastructural Buildings --
Pavilions and Experimental Structures --
Bridges --
Appendix