Sebastian Kaminski
Durability of whole culm bamboo: Facts, misconceptions and the new ISO 22156 framework
Kaminski, Sebastian; Harries, Kent; Felipe Lopez, Luis; Trujillo, David; Archila, Hector
Authors
Kent Harries
Luis Felipe Lopez
David Trujillo
Hector Archila Santos Hector.Archila@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Construction Techology and Materials
Abstract
Durability of bamboo is one of the most important aspects to consider when designing and building with this nature-based material. Durable structures with bamboo are resilient, cost-effective and have a lower whole life-cycle environmental impact. This paper firstly reviews the main causes of decay of bamboo: beetle, termite and fungal, and then discusses the efficacy of different treatments-both traditional and modern. Common misconceptions around the durability of bamboo and its preservation methods are corrected. Finally, the recently published framework for durability of bamboo within ISO 22156-Bamboo Structures, based on Use Classes, is presented.
Citation
Kaminski, S., Harries, K., Felipe Lopez, L., Trujillo, D., & Archila, H. (2022). Durability of whole culm bamboo: Facts, misconceptions and the new ISO 22156 framework. . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6575090
Conference Name | NOCMAT 2022 - 18th International Conference on Non-conventional Materials and Technologies |
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Start Date | Jun 7, 2022 |
End Date | Jun 23, 2022 |
Acceptance Date | May 10, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | May 22, 2022 |
Publication Date | May 22, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Aug 11, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 11, 2022 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6575090 |
Keywords | Bamboo; durability; preservation; codes; ISO |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9851319 |
Publisher URL | https://zenodo.org/record/6575090#.YvT95lTMJPY |
Additional Information | Durability of bamboo is one of the most important aspects to consider when designing and building with this nature-based material. Durable structures with bamboo are resilient, cost-effective and have a lower whole life-cycle environmental impact. This paper firstly reviews the main causes of decay of bamboo: beetle, termite and fungal, and then discussed the efficacy of different treatments – both traditional and modern. Common misconceptions around the durability of bamboo and its preservation methods are corrected. Finally, the recently published framework for durability of bamboo within ISO 22156 – Bamboo Structures, based on Use Classes, is presented. |
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