Assembly of Matted Panels with Guadua Cane (Angustifolia Kunth), for Construction of Houses in the Province of Manabí

Abstract

In some regions of Ecuador, mainly in the rural areas, the bamboo cane (Angustifolia Kunth), is presented as a renewable natural resource par excellence, which has ecological importance, the wood obtained from this plant is used since very ancient times in the construction of Housing, its technology has not changed in several years. Its industrialization is restricted, due to different factors, mainly because the natural characteristics of the material are unknown, such as age, moisture content, soil nutrients, and treatment after cutting, among others. Knowing these elements can be implemented technologies for the cutting and sterilization of the wood obtained from these plantations and develops a national technology for the construction of housing for social use, thereby achieving an impact on society by having more comfortable, safe and economic facilities. The objective of the research is to propose machine tools that allow creating panels for the construction of houses with higher quality, improving with it the living conditions of many populations in Ecuador, mainly in the province of Manabi, being a territory that does not have machines Suitable for the processing of bamboo cane.