Environmental impacts of bamboo-based construction materials representing global production diversity

Escamilla, Edwin Zea; Habert, Guillaume

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.067

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“…The emissions savings achieved by replacing the steel-reinforcement with bamboo are surpassed by the emissions from the additional concrete. Considering only the bamboo reinforcement: the emissions contribution from the bamboo reinforcement is minimal, but the emissions from transportation of bamboo are much greater than the materials savings achieved by replacing steel; this conclusion was also drawn by Zea Escamilla and Habert [71].…”

Section: Constructability and Other Issues Of Concernmentioning

confidence: 72%

“…The software OpenLCA [66] was used in combination with the EcoInvent V3 database [67] and the environmental impact evaluation method IPCC2013 [68]. The data for bamboo-based construction materials and transport distances were calculated using the methods developed by Zea Escamilla and Habert [69][70][71]. This method allows for the generation of three scenarios combining the production efficiency of construction materials and the potential transport distances.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Bamboo reinforced concrete: a critical review

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The use of small diameter whole-culm (bars) and/or split bamboo (a.k.a. splints or round strips) has often been proposed as an alternative to relatively expensive reinforcing steel in reinforced concrete. The motivation for such replacement is typically cost-bamboo is readily available in many tropical and sub-tropical locations, whereas steel reinforcement is relatively more expensive-and more recently, the drive to find more sustainable alternatives in the construction industry. This review addresses such 'bamboo-reinforced concrete' and assesses its structural and environmental performance as an alternative to steel reinforced concrete. A prototype three bay portal frame, that would not be uncommon in regions of the world where bambooreinforced concrete may be considered, is used to illustrate bamboo reinforced concrete design and as a basis for a life cycle assessment of the same. The authors conclude that, although bamboo is a material with extraordinary mechanical properties, its use in bamboo-reinforced concrete is an ill-considered concept, having significant durability, strength and stiffness issues, and does not meet the environmentally friendly credentials often attributed to it.

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Bamboo reinforced concrete: a critical review

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“…It provides substantial gains mass, it is possible to build with less formwork, less concrete to set up and less frames than ordinary concrete. This has been shown for HPC and VHPC (gains of 25 to 40%) [2][3][4].…”

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Ripening in Chemically Aggressive Environment the HPC Reinforced with Hybrid Steel Fiber

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Chaïd²,

Molez³

et al. 2016

Period. Polytech. Civil Eng.

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“…Due to the fast growing characteristics of bamboo, it has been recognized as a promising plant to sequester CO2 and reduce the pressure on natural resources (Vogtlander et al 2010;Cao et al 2014;Escamilla and Habert 2014;Ren et al 2014). Many researchers have reported the diverse properties of bamboo such as anatomical structure, physical and mechanical properties, chemical composition, and degradation (Li et al 2007;Wang and Ren 2008;Rousset et al 2011;Tomak et al 2013;Wahab et al 2013).…”

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Profiling the Chemical Composition and Growth Strain of Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus giganteus Munro)

Chang¹,

Yeh²,

Hsu³

et al. 2015

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The chemical composition of the wax layer and green epidermis at the surface of giant bamboo (Dendrocalamus giganteus Munro) culms were conveniently analyzed through the diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform (DRIFT) with Si-Carb sampling technique. Results from the radial lignin content profiling of giant bamboo showed that the lignin content in the middle layer was lower than the layers either from the inner or outer culms. As for the longitudinal depth profiling, the lignin contents of bamboo culms increased gradually from the top toward base portion. The distribution of growth strains in the radial direction of giant bamboo culm was investigated by the kerf method with strain gauges. The longitudinal tensile strains in various positions of giant bamboo culm were found to decrease in the order of the middle layer, the outer layer, and the inner layer. The tensile strains of different layers in the radial direction of giant bamboo culm correlate with their lignin content. The highest tensile strain on the middle layer of the bamboo culm was associated with the lowest lignin content. These results provided experimental evidence in the relationship between longitudinal tensile strain and lignin content of bamboo culm.

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Environmental impacts of bamboo-based construction materials representing global production diversity

Cited by 114 publications

References 36 publications

Bamboo reinforced concrete: a critical review

Bamboo reinforced concrete: a critical review

Ripening in Chemically Aggressive Environment the HPC Reinforced with Hybrid Steel Fiber

Profiling the Chemical Composition and Growth Strain of Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus giganteus Munro)

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