UTILIZE THE USE OF BAMBOO AS CONSTRUCTION

MATERIAL

A Recommendation Report
Presented to

Catherine De Gracia
Associate Professor- Technical Writing (ENGL5)
2nd Trimester- A.Y. 2017-2018

The Humanities, Social Sciences, and Communication Department

FEU Institute of Technology

Submitted by:
Name (Last Name, FN, MI)
Name
Name

January 23, 2018

To: Catherine De Gracia , Feu Institure of Technology

From: Engr. Jonard Romero, EXB Corporation

Date: January 23, 2018

Introduction

 Purpose

The purpose of this report is to recommend the use of bamboo as a construction material.
Bamboo has many uses as a construction material. It is sustainable and it grows rapidly.
Bamboo is a low cost construction material so it is easy to replace.

 Problem

The increase in cost of construction materials leads us to spending more. The Philippines has
many bamboo farms but we don’t utilize the use of bamboo because we lack data on how to
use it.

 Scope

Engineering skills can be applied in utilizing the use of bamboos as construction materials.
Bamboo grows fast that will lead to fast production of resources .Bamboo is comparable to
other construction materials in tension stress and compression stress.

Discussion

 Criterion 1

Explanation

Bamboo in its natural form is a cylindrical pole, or culm, and is part of the grass family. The
material growth is rapid, growing to full height of up to 30 m within a year (Liese and
Weiner, 1996), after which the culm continues to gain strength, reaching the optimal
structural properties within 3–5 years, depending on the species. Proper management of the
plant is required to maintain the production of the culms, as the culms that are not harvested
will start to decay and will collapse in approximately 10 years.
Data

20 ft bamboo 180php-200php

In 2009, Philippines is one of the top exporters of bamboo products worldwide with a total
export value of $30 million

From 2012-2014, about P306.3 million worth of investment was made. P261.8 million sales
generated 13,103 were employed.

Interpretations

Philippines is a top exporter of bamboo products but instead of using it for our own use we
export it. We know that Philippines is a small country but we are in the top exporters of
bamboo products and it must mean that we have plenty of bamboo in the Philippines.
Bamboo industry is a great investment and a great opportunity for jobs.

 Criterion 2

Explanation

Bamboo in its natural form is a light material that is comparable in strength to steel in tension
and concrete in compression, yet acceptance is limited by the variance in cross-section and
mechanical properties. Growing interest in the design of engineered bamboo products is
driven by the fact that the manufacturing process eliminates the round cross-section by
creating bundles or strips, which maintain the longitudinal fibres in a section that can be
laminated together to form a standard shape and size. A good example are bamboo scrimber
and laminated bamboo. Bamboo scrimber, also known as strand-woven or parallelstrand
bamboo, is manufactured from crushed sections of the bamboo culm, which are coated in a
resin, compressed and then heated to cure the resin. laminated bamboo is manufactured with
strips of bamboo that are processed to form rectangular sections, which are then laminated to
form a board.
 Data

Huang et al. (2013) was the only study on bamboo scrimber that reported the compressive
( 62 MPa) and tensile stress ( 138 MPa) parallel to grain. The tensile strength is similar to full
culm bamboo , which is attributed to the maintenance of the longitudinal direction of the
fibre. For laminated bamboo, the tension and compression properties are noted to be similar
to the bamboo scrimber ( compression 36–66 MPa, tension 82– 144 MPa). In shear parallel
to grain, the laminated bamboo compares well to the bamboo board and timber products with
a reported range of shear stress between 9 and 16 MPa from the studies. The shear strength of
bamboo scrimber was not reported in the reviewed studies.

Interpretations

In the data above it shows that bamboo scrimber is similar to a full culm bamboo. Laminated
bamboo is similar to bamboo scrimber. Bamboo scrimber and laminated bamboo are good at
compression and tension but it is not good for flexural and shear.

Summary

We need to use bamboo more as construction [Link] has many uses in construction ,
grows rapidly and it is low cost material. Construction materials are getting more and more
expensive and we have many bamboo farms in the Philippines that we can use for construction.
We need to apply our engineering skills and utilize the use of bamboo that is comparable to other
construction materials in tension and compression.

Conclusions

Knowing that we have many bamboo resources in the Philippines, we need to make use of it.
Bamboo is comparable to other construction materials in terms of tension and compression.

Recommendations

We need to invest in engineered bamboo because it will lessen the cost for construction. We
make profits on bamboo by exporting it but we can make more money if it was developed here in
the Philippines. We need to conduct a study on bamboo in the Philippines and find ways to
increase its strength.
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Appendix A

Interest in bamboo for construction continues to grow as focus shifts towards reducing the
environmental impact and embodied energy of the built environment. Bamboo in its natural form
is a cylindrical pole, or culm, and is part of the grass family. There are over 1200 species of
bamboo worldwide, with structural species varying by location. The different species can be
generalised into three types of root systems, sympodial (clumping), monopodial (running)
bamboo, as shown in Figure 1, and amphipodial (clumping and running). Bamboo is a rhizome
in which shoots grow from the root base. In sympodial bamboo, the bamboo culms grow in close
proximity to each other to form a clump, whereas monopodial bamboo appears to consist of
individual culms, although each culm is part of an extensive root system in which individual
shoots grow and the roots continue to extend if not controlled. Amphipodial bamboo is a mixture
of the two root bases. The composition of the bamboo
culm includes longitudinal fibres, aligned in the vertical direction of the bamboo, within a lignin
matrix. At locations along the culm, called nodes, there are fibres in the transverse direction. As
a functionally graded material, the fibre distribution increases from the inner culm wall, with the
greatest density found on the external culm wall (Figure 2). The material growth is rapid,
growing to full height of up to 30 m within a year (Liese and Weiner, 1996), after which the
culm continues to gain strength, reaching the optimal structural properties within 3–5 years,
depending on the species. Proper management of the plant is required to maintain the production
of the culms, as the culms that are not harvested will start to decay and will collapse in
approximately 10 years. The rapid growth and renewability of bamboo are ideal characteristics
for use in construction; however, the material is used only marginally. The following review
explores the development of engineered bamboo and aims to provide background on the use of
bamboo in structural applications and emerging research on the development of engineered
bamboo products. Although this is a nascent field of research, the following state-of-the-art
review identifies areas for further development that will provide a basis to advance this novel
material. Through review of published studies, we will identify key areas where further research
is needed to determine fully the potential applications for engineered bamboo products.
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Appendix D

(This is a comment of a bamboo farm owner to someone who was asking for prices)

The bamboo prices are as follows:

Whole bamboo 20ft - From PHP180 to PHP200, depends on the size.

Other bamboo sizes and prices are from PHP 45.00, PHP 70.00 and above.  

Kung sa garden, pwede mo gamitin yung buho 18ft (PHP 18.00) , buho wonder 14ft (PHP
15.00). or bukawe 14ft (PHP 18.00) or 9ft (PHP 15.00).  WE GIVE MORE DISCOUNT UPON
ORDER. Yan ang kadalasang ginagamit ng mga landscaper dito sa Bulacan, because it is
cheaper.  Other known TV personalities and directors used it in their gardens for relaxing
ambiance. Maganda rin daw sa feng shui.

You can visit our store APOLO ENTERPRISE in Mc-Arthur Highway, San Pablo, Malolos City,
Bulacan.  From NLEX Tabang exit, only around 5 to 10 minutes straight drive.  We are located
in the right side when you were from Manila, before you reach Malolos Crossing.

For order or further information please contact Nelson # 0917-8808 120