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Review on the Application of Bamboo-Based Materials in Construction Engineering
Biqing Shu1,2, Zhongping Xiao2, Lu Hong1, Sujun Zhang2, Chen Li2, Naiqiang Fu2, Xiaoning Lu1,*
1 The College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
2 College of Civil Engineering, Yangzhou Polytechnic Institute, Yangzhou, 225127, China
* Corresponding Author: Xiaoning Lu. Email:
Journal of Renewable Materials 2020, 8(10), 1215-1242. https://doi.org/10.32604/jrm.2020.011263
Received 30 April 2020; Accepted 30 June 2020; Issue published 31 August 2020
Abstract
Due to the continuously increasing demand for building materials
across the world, it is necessary to use renewable materials in place of the existing
nonrenewable materials in construction projects. Bamboo is a fast-growing flowering plant that may be used as a renewable material in construction. The use of
bamboo in the construction of buildings can improve its long-term carbon fixation
capacity and economic benefits. Although bamboo has the advantages of superior
performance, low carbon content, high energy-saving and emission-reducing
capacity, bamboo is an anisotropic material, which has many factors affecting
its material performance, large variability of material performance, lack of systematic research, and the use of bamboo as the main building material is not
always limited. This paper systematically summarizes the research status of bamboo as a building material from the aspects of bamboo composition, gradation,
material properties, bamboo building components, connection nodes, and use of
artificial boards. On this basis, some constructive suggestions are put forward
for the further study of bamboo in the field of architecture.
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Shu, B., Xiao, Z., Hong, L., Zhang, S., Li, C. et al. (2020). Review on the Application of Bamboo-Based Materials in Construction Engineering.
Journal of Renewable Materials, 8(10), 1215–1242. https://doi.org/10.32604/jrm.2020.011263
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