Journal
PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS
Volume 170, Issue 4, Pages 250-264Publisher
ICE PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.1680/jstbu.16.00061
Keywords
buildings, structures & design; strength & testing of materials; timber structures
Funding
- UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) [EP/K023403/1]
- University of Cambridge
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- University of British Columbia (UBC)
- EPSRC [EP/M01679X/1, EP/K023403/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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Low carbon construction materials are needed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the built environment. Laminated bamboo is an example of such a material. However, to be used in structural applications, fundamental mechanical properties are needed to establish the design values used in architecture and engineering practice. Recent studies on laminated bamboo have focused on the use of timber standards for small clear specimens, with little work published on structural- scale testing. The work presented in this paper is the first study to utilise structural- scale test methods for timber in a multi- laboratory test programme to investigate all mechanical properties of an outdoor laminated bamboo product. The study provides a comparison of the full- scale structural performance with conventional timber and a pathway for use in engineering design and practice. The work shows that laminated bamboo is comparable to conventional timber and timber- based products in structural properties and forms a foundation for the use of laminated bamboo in design and construction.
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