SPLIT BAMBOO PILE

FOUNDATION
ABOUT BAMBOO
• Bamboo as a building material has high compressive
strength and low weight.
• Bamboo one of the most used building material as support
for concrete, especially in those locations where it is found
in abundance.
• bamboos are one of the fastest-growing plants in the world
and their growth is three times faster than most other
species of plants.
• They are renewable and extremely versatile resource with
multi-purpose usage.
• Bamboo is conventionally associated with the region of
Southeast Asia and South America where climate is best
suitable for its cultivation
Preservation of Bamboo
A thorough treatment of Bamboo is required to protect it
against insects and rot before it is put into use.
Commonly a mixture of Borax and Boric acid are utilized for
this purpose. Another procedure generally employed is to
boil cut bamboo to remove the starches that draw insects.
Bamboo as a Building Material
Utilization of Bamboo for construction is achieved by
a structural frame technique which is related to same
approach applied in usual timber frame design and
construction.
Bamboo as a building materials can be used in foundations ,
floor, walls and roof
Advantages of Bamboo as a Building Material
•Tensile strength: Bamboo has higher tensile strength than steel
because its fibers run axially.
•Fire Resistance: Capability of bamboo to resist fire is very high
and it can withstand temperature up to 4000 C. This is due to
the presence of high value of silicate acid and water.
•Elasticity: Bamboo is widely preferred in earthquake prone
regions due to its elastic features.
•Weight of bamboo: Bamboos due to their low weight are easily
displaced or installed making it very easier for transportation
and construction.
•Unlike other building materials like cement and asbestos,
bamboo poses no danger to health.
•They are cost effective and easy to use.
•They are especially in great demand in earthquake prone areas
Disadvantages of Bamboo
Bamboos come with their own set of drawbacks
such as:
•They require preservation
•Shrinkage: Bamboo shrinks much greater than
any other type of timber especially when it loses
water.
•Durability: Bamboo should be sufficiently treated
against insect or fungus attack before being
utilized for building purposes.
 INTRODUCTION
• Bamboo Pile Foundation is widely used more
than 200years ago
• Straight Bamboo will be derived in to the B,C
soil/ Paddy field with water stagnation up to the
Hard Strata of Soil
• Green Bamboo immediately after cutting will be
used for this
• Wooden Hammer will be used for inserting the
bamboo in soil
• Distance between two Bamboo Pile will be
200mm to 350mm according to the load coming
on the foundation
 Bamboo Piles are for the construction
of foundation of a Building
• Insert Bamboo in the foundation Trench
• Once Piling is completed top level of all
bamboo will be made equal by Hammering
• Bamboo of same dia and less dia will be cut
Vertically in to two pieces
• A layer of 150mm thick Concrete with
Steel Reinforcement ( Concrete Raft )
will take the load of a two floor Residential
Building.
 KEYWORDS
• Special properties --Used for subsoil stabilization
• Economical aspects--Low cost
• Stability--Good
• Skills required--Special training
• Equipment required-Drop hammer
• Resistance to earthquake-Good
• Resistance to hurricane-Good
• Resistance to rain-Good, helps to drain water
• Resistance to insects—Low
• Climatic suitability--All tropical areas