EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH AND CONSTRUCTION OF PREFABRICATED BAMBOO POLE DEMONSTRATION HOUSE

Because of the special shape and structure，bamboo pole is not fit to the requirements of construction industry and therefore its research and use are rare in the field of building structures． Moso bamboo，a kind of rich forest resource in China，was selected as building material and tested． The test results showed that the main mechanical properties of bamboo pole were better than those of coniferous wood of TC13 grade and could be used as structural material． Several types of metal connections were presented for connecting bamboo poles with other materials and it was realized basically the manufacture standardization and prefabrication of bamboo members． The lateral resistance tests of two pieces of shear walls made by bamboo poles were conducted． The lateral resistance capacity of this kind of shear wall was about 65% of that of the same wall of light wood structure． The static tests of three pieces of bamboo pole roof trusses were done and the average ultimate loading capacity was 12. 3 kN． A prefabricated bamboo pole demonstration house with construction area of 50 m2 was designed and constructed according to the testing results and code for design of timber structures．