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  2. Bamboo construction - Wikipedia

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    Bamboo construction involves the use of bamboo as a building material for scaffolding, bridges, houses and buildings. Bamboo, like wood , is a natural composite material with a high strength-to-weight ratio useful for structures. [ 1 ]

  3. Bamboo - Wikipedia

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    Bamboo harvested at Murshidabad Harvested bamboo transported by river near Ramsai, Jalpaiguri. Bamboo used for construction purposes must be harvested when the culms reach their greatest strength and when sugar levels in the sap are at their lowest, as high sugar content increases the ease and rate of pest infestation. As compared to forest ...

  4. Bambooworking - Wikipedia

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    Bamboo yarn can also be blended with other textile fibres, such as hemp or spandex. Bamboo is an alternative to plastic that is renewable and can be replenished at a fast rate. Modern clothing labeled as being made from bamboo is usually viscose rayon, a fiber made by dissolving the cellulose in the bamboo, and then extruding it to form fibres ...

  5. Natural building - Wikipedia

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    Bamboo is a natural composite material with a high strength-to-weight ratio similar to timber, and its strength is generally similar to a strong softwood or hardwood timber. [9] In its natural form, bamboo as a construction material is traditionally associated with the cultures of South Asia, East Asia, the South Pacific, Central and South America.

  6. Dai bamboo house - Wikipedia

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    In the middle of the building was a fireplace, burning day and night. The roof was covered with thatch and the doors and windows are made of bamboo. The construction is easy. It only took a few days to cut down bamboo and gather neighbors together to build it. These houses are perishable and had to be repaired each year after the rainy season.

  7. Category:Bamboo buildings and structures - Wikipedia

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    Bamboo construction; Bug Dome; D. Dai bamboo house; M. METI Handmade School; P. Panyaden International School This page was last edited on 13 August 2017, at 16:12 ...

  8. Bambusa vulgaris - Wikipedia

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    Bambusa vulgaris, common bamboo, is an open-clump type bamboo species. It is native to Bangladesh , India , Sri Lanka , Southeast Asia , and to the province of Yunnan in southern China , but it has been widely cultivated in many other places and has become naturalized in several regions.

  9. Bahareque - Wikipedia

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    Bahareque, is an ancient construction system used within the Americas. The name is said to come from the word bajareque, is an old Spanish term for walls made of bamboo (guadua in Spanish) and soil. Guadua is a common woody grass found in Colombia. [1] While its exact origin is uncertain, some authors have also attributed it to Caribbean-Taino ...