Hybrid Bamboo Space Grid Structure For Sustainable Envelope

Abstract

Bamboo is one of those providential developments in Nature which, like the horse, the cow, wheat and cotton, have been indirectly responsible for man's own evolution. It is a giant grass, inherently, a Nature grown pipe and is the fastest growing plant in the world. It is a big carbon sink, having multiple usages and zero waste material having more than 10,000 documented uses.

Space grid structures are a rigid, lightweight, truss-like, two-way spanning, single or double layer or triple layer structure, constructed from interlocking struts in a geometric pattern, in flat or curved plane. These are widely used for industrial buildings, factories, sports halls, warehouses, swimming pools, conference halls and exhibition centers, stadiums with long span etc.

Space grid structures are made up of struts and internodes. Conventionally steel is being used for both elements. If we replace steel struts with bamboo struts, it will make the structure, cost and time efficient with added goodness and elegance of bamboo. For this purpose, bamboo has all mechanical properties to withstand the structural tests and internodes are specifically designed for the purpose.

The paper talks about the structural properties of bamboo and how the internodes’ design can change the utility and efficiency of Space grid structures and make them sustainable.

Concluding, it can be said that due to increase in calamities, the demand for temporary structures has gone up. In such circumstances Hybrid Bamboo Structures are efficient solution to provide Sustainable Built Envelope.