Abstract
The trend of sustainable development has been followed more globally nowadays. There is an urgent need for ecological friendly construction materials in China since the use of concrete produces pollution and leads to inefficient use of energy. Bamboo can effectively address the sustainability trends due to: lightweight construction, little adverse impact on the environment, and anti-seismic properties. However, bamboo products utilization has been very limited. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility to further utilize bamboo products in the construction industry in China. A review of engineered bamboo products utilization in China, and oversees was conducted. Based on this, a survey focusing on the current situation and suitability of bamboo products was carried out to study their feasibility, and preliminary testing on bonding shear strength for different configurations are presented. The results are promising, in particular the relatively low clamping pressure of 0.6 MPa seems to be sufficient for bonding, and it is clear that engineered bamboo products have a great potential in China. However, further more comprehensive studies on the performance of the laminated bamboo are needed.
Highlights
Bamboo is a traditional material used for construction in ancient China
China is the main origin of bamboo in the world, considering the species, distribution area and quantity [2]
The experiment results give an evidence that hybrid polymer adhesive (HPA) is used for furniture and sealing normally, it provides the proper interface bond and penetration to the natural bamboo products as well
Summary
Bamboo is a traditional material used for construction in ancient China. China is the main origin of bamboo in the world, considering the species, distribution area and quantity [2]. Bamboo is distributed in a wide range in China, see Figure 1; in four provinces: Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Hunan, it occupies about 60.8% of China bamboo forest area [3]. There are bamboos of total 150 genera, 1,253 species and 2,200 million hectares. Bamboos in China have 43 genera, 707 species and the distribution area of bamboo in China covers about 700 million hectares [2]. Feedback was obtained from carefully selected 9 industry members representing consulting and architecture companies who are the main decision-makers on the type of the construction material used for the projects
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