Bamboo Reinforced Structures A Positive Green Option

Jagadish Vengala, Scientist-C and Dr. C. N. Pandey, Director, Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute (IPIRTI), Yeswanthpur, Bangalore

Introduction

Bamboo is gaining worldwide interest as an eco-friendly material, and thus there is developing interest towards bamboo building technology based on recognized engineering principles. Bamboo construction has always been considered temporary and not surprisingly bamboo is replaced almost every year in many of the rural buildings.