Building with Bamboo: A Handbook

by Jules J.A. Janssen

Overview

This revised handbook brings together the practical experiences of engineers in the field and of research programmes testing bamboo. The author shows how bamboo can be harvested, seasoned and jointed to form walls, doors and windows, roofs, floors, ceilings, roof trusses and bridges, and how to weave bamboo.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781853392030
Publisher:	Practical Action Publishing
Publication date:	09/28/1995
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	56
Product dimensions:	6.25(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

Dr. Jules Janssen is a well-known expert in the field of bamboo as a building and engineering material. He has been keynote speaker on several congresses, and has acted as a member of steering committees, chairman of several sessions, and refereed papers submitted for congresses. Further he has acted as member of committees for Ph.D. studies at several universities and was the supervisor of the National Bamboo Project in Costa Rica from 1987 until 1995.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

‘Written in clear, simple English... illustrations are well labelled and captioned... [this book] should serve the needs of many people who are using bamboo for construction purposes in the developing countries.’ A. N. Rao, Bamboo Newsletter