Strategies to Standardise Bamboo for Manufacturing Process Chains

Burger, M.D.; Oosthuizen, Gert Adriaan; Oberholzer, J.F.; Wet, P. de; Ras, C.I.

doi:10.1016/j.promfg.2017.02.042

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“…Because bamboo is prone to termites and fungal assault (Nurdiah, 2016), and because of the hollowness of the bamboo culm, its usage as a building material must go through a preservation procedure. A loss of 2 mm might result in a quarter-thickness loss (Burger et al, 2017). The hollowness also provides a somewhat secure haven for the destructive agents.…”

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“…It's crucial to continue testing and characterization of bamboo for additional structural components. Experiments to determine local strength/mechanical characteristics of bamboo, or at least efforts to collate such data from pieces of experimental work done and those planned and yet to be carried out, are required for structural usage of bamboo (Burger et al, 2017). Expanding the knowledge system of bamboo materials from forestry to engineering is required to increase the bigger contributions of bamboo materials to the area of building.…”

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Identification of barriers, benefits and opportunities of using bamboo materials for structural purposes

Hailemariam

Amede

et al. 2022

ECAM

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PurposeBamboo is still a traditional material that requires additional development before it can be considered as a modern and reliable alternative to steel, wood, and concrete. When compared to the huge volumes of information available on timber and concrete, bamboo has a little quantity of information. When it comes to estimating bamboo structures, there are not many options. As a result, pinpointing the key qualities and events that aid or impede bamboo's integration into the construction sector is vital.Design/methodology/approachFactor analysis (FA) was used for summarizing and reducing data to significant ones in identifying barriers, benefits and potentials of using bamboo materials for construction. In this method, small number of factors was aimed at to explain most of the variances observed in a much larger number of variables. The goal was to identify not-directly-observable barriers and opportunities based on a larger set of observable or measurable indicators identified from literature. It attempted to identify underlying challenges and potentials that lay the patterns of bamboo material usage in the construction sector.FindingsFrom the results of FA, six specific components with loadings greater than 0.5 were kept for both the barrier and the advantages of using bamboo Lack of awareness on bamboo material, Unorganized supply chain, Exclusion from standards, Outperformance of industrial products, Lack of innovation and institutional support and Bamboo's mechanistic limitation was considered to be the root causes of all barriers. On the other end, structural suitability of bamboo, viable timber alternative, meeting sustainability's demand, attractive economic model, cost effective material, positive social implications were labeled as benefits of bamboo. Finally, major recommendation regarding research, facility, institutionalizing and resource management were forwarded.Originality/valueEthiopia is a major bamboo producer in Africa. The bamboo sector, on the other hand, remains a part of the undeveloped and informal rural economy, preventing it from reaching its full potential. Despite technological advancements, bamboo is not commonly used in construction. As a result, using bamboo as a building material is frowned upon. In order to take effective action to accommodate bamboo as an alternative building material, significant challenges, benefits, and potential of the material must be stated with this purpose in mind.

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Section: Cardinal Rules For Using Bamboo Materialsmentioning

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Identification of barriers, benefits and opportunities of using bamboo materials for structural purposes

Hailemariam

Amede

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“…El procedimiento de secado es clave para el aprovechamiento industrial y comercial de los culmos, debido a que mejora tanto las propiedades estructurales como la apariencia estética (Tang et al, 2012;Burger et al, 2017;Wang et al, 2019), lo que permite que se amplíe su área de aplicación y se mejore su valor de utilización (Lv et al, 2022). Sin embargo, los productores, comercializadores y usuarios de culmos no le han dado la importancia requerida, considerándolo un proceso natural (Montoya y Jiménez, 2006) que puede tardar desde semanas, hasta varios meses para alcanzar un contenido de humedad cercano a 12 % (Liese y Tang, 2015), el cual se considera idóneo para diferentes usos.…”

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Evaluación del proceso de secado solar de los culmos de Guadua aculeata Rupr. ex E. Fourn.

Tamarit-Urias

Olguín

Ordóñez-Prado

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El contenido de humedad de los culmos de bambú recién cosechados es de alrededor de 100 %, el cual se considera alto, por lo que debe reducirse mediante algún proceso de secado. Un paso clave en el procesamiento de los culmos es el secado, que ha sido poco valorado por los productores y usuarios de bambú. La exposición al aire libre es el método más utilizado en México, pero poco eficiente, ya que tarda desde semanas hasta varios meses en función de las condiciones ambientales. El objetivo del presente estudio fue evaluar el secado de secciones de culmos (6 m de longitud) de Guadua aculeata en un secador solar tipo túnel, con forma de prisma rectangular. El contenido de humedad inicial promedio fue de 106.72 %, en 80 días se alcanzó un contenido de humedad final promedio de 29.84 %. La tasa de secado fue superior a 1.0 % por día durante los primeros 20 días, lapso en el cual redujeron aproximadamente 40 % de su contenido de humedad. En los siguientes 60 días, perdieron en promedio 37.41 % de humedad a una tasa de secado variable para cada culmo muestra. La curva de secado del método evaluado corresponde a una función exponencial. Bajo las condiciones experimentales de secado se determinó que las secciones de culmos de 6 m de longitud y diámetro promedio de 12.42 cm, pueden alcanzar un CH promedio menor a 18 % en un tiempo de 109 días, para posteriormente usarse como elementos estructurales.

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Advancing the Use of Bamboo as a Building Material in Low-Income Housing Projects in Kenya

Habibi

Obonyo

Memari

2023

Environmental Footprints and Eco-Design of Products and Processes

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Strategies to Standardise Bamboo for Manufacturing Process Chains

Cited by 6 publications

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Identification of barriers, benefits and opportunities of using bamboo materials for structural purposes

Identification of barriers, benefits and opportunities of using bamboo materials for structural purposes

Evaluación del proceso de secado solar de los culmos de Guadua aculeata Rupr. ex E. Fourn.

Advancing the Use of Bamboo as a Building Material in Low-Income Housing Projects in Kenya

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