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Bamboo gridshells
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- Book Synopsis
- This highly illustrated text brings together two areas which have both grown in popularity in recent years: gridshells and bamboo. Bamboo is a fast-growing, naturally available, renewable resource which is quite strong and lends itself to structural applications. In this unique text, David Rockwood demonstrates the viability of bamboo as a building material and considers the advantages - as well as the challenges - of working with bamboo. Its properties, workability, connections, assembly, erection processes, structural behavior, and final use are explored in detail through a series of design-build experiments and case studies from Hawai'i and Vietnam. The only book available on the subject, Bamboo Gridshells provides a comprehensive introduction to this emerging technology which will be of interest to anyone working in the areas of sustainable or environmental design, ecological construction, low technology strategies, or alternative materials.
- About The Author
- David Rockwood is Associate Professor; Director, Construction Process Innovation Lab; and Co-Director, Urbanism Research Lab at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa, School of Architecture, USA. Rockwood's research focuses on material, structure, and construction processes for high performance buildings. He was named a Fulbright Specialist in 2014.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781138795587
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Routledge, (12 May 2015)
- Number of Pages
- 130
- Weight
- 440 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 244 x 250 x 14 mm
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