Idriss, Nebil Hassen (2015) Assessment of Assosa Bamboo (Oxytenanthera abyssinica) as an Alternative Scaffolding Material. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
The local construction industry exploits indigenous material like timber for different construction activities following the many development activities. Timber is a major building material that is frequently used for key activities like scaffolding system in construction. This demand of timber is creating a considerable gap between demand and supply and this is threatening the remaining meager forest resources of Ethiopia. In contrary, use of environmentally friendly and sustainable building material promotes conservation of declining timber resources locally. Bamboo is one of a renewable natural resource used for many purposes in many parts of the world. Bamboo as a construction material is also popular in Southeast Asia. Even if Ethiopia is among those countries with abundant bamboo population, the utilization of the Bamboo is limited to construction of house, fences, some ordinary furniture’s and household utensils. Since, the absence of material standards and local engineering methods has restrained the use of bamboo in the construction industry and limited its use for non-engineered construction in rural areas of the country. Bamboo is being used in structural works as well as for temporary structures like scaffolding in other parts of the world.The use of bamboo for scaffolding in other countries demonstrated advantages over other types of scaffolding systems due to its flexibility, low cost and speed of construction. The rational of this research is detail evaluation of the physical and mechanical characteristics of Assosa bamboo and its utilization potential with regard to scaffolding. Assosa bamboo is selected for this study considering its lowland, abundant, and solid to semi-solid nature of culm. Based on the findings of this study, bamboo is found comparable to other conventional structural materials in terms of most material properties. Therefore, this research demonstrates the versatility and ability of Assosa bamboo (Oxytenanthera abyssinica) for scaffolding and similar structural purposes which could pave away to standardization pursuing wider acceptance and use as a structural material.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Assosa, Bamboo, Scaffold, Culm, Structure, Sustainable |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences S Agriculture > SB Plant culture T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Andriamparany Edilbert RANOARIVONY |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jul 2018 09:38 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Jul 2018 09:38 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/7454 |
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