Abstract
dc:description.abstractThis project explores the potential of bamboo as an alternative building material for low cost housing units suitable for urban Ethiopia. The rational for the application of bamboo comes from its abundance throughout the country, and its proven physical properties that equate it to other building material like timber, steel and concrete. The proposed bamboo based design solution concentrates on simplification of construction methods, prefabrication of structural components and vertical densification of housing units, addressing the lack of skilled labor, cost of construction time and urban land respectively. An understanding of the design solution was established by constructing a full-scale section prototype and performing laboratory tests on key structural components.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- MS in Architecture
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Architecture
- Year dc:date.available
- 2009
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Kassa, Bewketu Z
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Arthur J. Chapman
Subjects
dc:subject × 6Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- 10.15368/theses.2009.36
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:theses-1074