Building with bamboo : design and technology of a sustainable architecture /

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"Although traditionally a building material of the warmer climate zones, bamboo is becoming increasingly popular amongst architects in the northern hemisphere; bamboo has several advantages - it is very stable, of low weight, and highly elastic, in addition to being readily available as well as...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Minke, Gernot (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Español
Published: Basel : Birkhäuser, [2016]
Edition:Second and revised edition.
Subjects:
Bamboo construction > Pictorial works.
Construction en bambou > Ouvrages illustrés.
Bamboo construction
Pictorial works
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Historical examples
  • The plant
  • Cutting, drying, treatment and storage
  • Physical properties
  • Building with bamboo in Europe and North America
  • General aspects of construction
  • Basic construction elements
  • Tools and their uses
  • Joints
  • Constructive elements and systems
  • Complementary elements
  • Reinforcing with bamboo
  • Residences
  • Cultural, educational and sacral buildings
  • Offices : industrial and infrastructural buildings
  • Pavilions and experimental structures
  • Bridges.

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