A HISTORY OF BAMBOO BRIDGESMARK EMERY (B.Larch)

Bamboo Catamarans and rafts Pioneering the world 60,000 years?

1250 Species of Bamboo

Ecuador

China

CambodiaPeru

Indonesia Colombia Burma

Leonardo da Vinci’s Military Bridges probably inspired by Marco Polo

Made from Bamboo

Post and Beam

King and double King trusses

Simple truss

Combination trusses

BASIC STATIC CONCEPTS FOR BRIDGES

The traditional revived

As strong as steel?

Treatment

HOWE TRUSS- Santa fe de Antioquia- Jorg Stamm

ARCH BRIDGE -Jenny Garzon - Simon Velez

KING TRUSS- Brazil

SPACE FRAME

KOH KOOD, THAILANDCÚCUTA, COLOMBIA

SUSPENSION BRIDGES

the matrix

bending

erection - cúcuta

erection - koh kood

42m ridge beam section

joinery

Community Significance

INDIA PHILPIPPINES

COLOMBIA THAILAND

Mark Emerywww.bambooroo.netmark@bambooroo.net

Photographic ReferencesPhotos: 3, 6, 10, 11, 23, 24 scanned from: Informationsdienst Holz, Germany, see bibliographyPhoto 9: scanned form : IL31 , Stuttgart, see bibliographyPhoto 11: scanned from : Guadua, Marcelo Villegas, see bibliographyPhoto 14: John Hardy, Bali, courtesyRender: Arq. Eladio Valdenebro, Popayan, courtesyThe other photos are from the author.Photos: 3, 6, 10, 11, 23, 24 scanned from: Informationsdienst Holz, Germany, see bibliographyPhoto 9: scanned form : IL31 , Stuttgart, see bibliographyPhoto 11: scanned from : Guadua, Marcelo Villegas, see bibliographyPhoto 14: John Hardy, Bali, courtesyRender: Arq. Eladio Valdenebro, Popayan, courtesyThe other photos are from the author.

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