Contemporary Bamboo Architecture in China connects bamboo materials with the buildings and infrastructure they can help create. Explore construction applications through technical background and illustrated project examples.
 
Book details
Publisher: Tsinghua University Press (China)
Language: English
Publication Year: 2022 (April; first edition)
Total Pages: Full total awaiting confirmation; numbered text runs to page 269, with preliminary pages additional.
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9787302580218
Authors: K. W. Liu, Q. F. Xu, G. Wang, F. M. Chen, Y. B. Leng, J. Yang and K. A. Harries.
 
About the book
How can bamboo move from a forest resource into contemporary construction? This book introduces building-relevant bamboo species, compares natural whole-culm and engineered materials, and examines the development of bamboo architecture. It also covers standards and the organizations and enterprises supporting the sector.
Its central case-study chapter presents more than 70 examples, mostly built since 2014. Projects illustrate both structural and decorative uses, extending beyond buildings to bridges, roadside landscape features, bus stations, water pipelines and municipal tunnels.
 
Table of contents
1 Distribution of Bamboo Forest Resources and Species for Construction — 1
1.1 Chinese and Global Markets for Bamboo Structural Products — 4
References — 5
2 Types and Characteristics of Bamboo Materials for Construction Uses — 7
2.1 Structure and Morphology of Bamboo — 8
2.2 Bamboo as a Load-Bearing Structural Material — 9
  2.2.1 Full-Culm Bamboo — 9
  2.2.2 Engineered Bamboo — 15
2.3 Bamboo as Enclosure and Decoration Materials — 19
  2.3.1 Bamboo Flooring — 19
  2.3.2 Indoor Bamboo Decorative Materials — 20
2.4 Bamboo in Other Structural Load-Bearing Applications — 22
  2.4.1 Bamboo Scaffolding — 22
  2.4.2 Bamboo-Reinforced Concrete Structures — 23
  2.4.3 Bamboo-Reinforced Masonry Structures — 24
  2.4.4 Application of Bamboo Bars in Soil Reinforcement Engineering — 24
  2.4.5 Application of Bamboo in Strengthening of Existing Structures — 25
References — 26
3 Research and Development Status of Different Types of Bamboo Structures — 31
3.1 Full Culm Bamboo Structures — 31
  3.1.1 Research Status of Full Culm Bamboo Structures — 43
  3.1.2 Summary of Full Culm Bamboo Structures — 46
3.2 Engineered Bamboo Structures — 46
  3.2.1 Research Achievements in Engineered Bamboo Structures — 53
  3.2.2 Summary of Engineered Bamboo Structures — 55
References — 55
4 Standards — 59
4.1 International Standards — 59
4.2 Chinese Bamboo Standards — 62
References — 69
5 International Organizations, Research Institutions, and Production and Processing Enterprises in China — 71
5.1 International Organization — 71
5.2 Research Institutions — 72
  5.2.1 Bibliographic Analysis Methodology — 72
  5.2.2 Findings — 72
5.3 Production and Processing Enterprises — 75
References — 78
6 Case Studies — 79
6.1 Bamboo as Decorative Materials — 80
6.2 Bamboo as Structural Materials — 123
6.3 Landscapes — 200
6.4 Rural Construction — 232
6.5 Transport Facilities — 245
6.6 Water Pipelines and Urban Municipal Tunnels — 255
References — 260
7 Opportunities and Challenges for the Modern Bamboo Construction Industry in China — 261
7.1 Advantages for Competition — 261
  7.1.1 Resources and Material Advantages — 261
  7.1.2 Industrial and Technological Advantages — 263
  7.1.3 The Advantage of Eco-culture Value — 264
7.2 Disadvantages for Competition — 264
  7.2.1 Inadequate Basic Research — 264
  7.2.2 Inadequate Penetration of Automation in Bamboo Processing Industries — 265
  7.2.3 Lack of Standardisation — 265
  7.2.4 Lack of Capacity-Building for Professionals — 266
7.3 Opportunities — 266
  7.3.1 Support by National Policies — 266
  7.3.2 Towns with Local Characteristics and Revitalization of Rural Areas — 267
7.4 Threats — 267
  7.4.1 The Rising Cost of Labour — 267
  7.4.2 Low Public Awareness of Bamboo Architecture — 268
  7.4.3 Risk in Bamboo Enterprises — 268
7.5 Summary — 269
References — 269
 
Who will find it useful?
Architects, engineers, students and bamboo-industry professionals can use this book to connect material choices with project examples. For readers exploring a bamboo construction venture, it offers a starting point for questions about design approaches, processing and the wider industry.
 
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