Preliminary Study on Design and Manufacture of Modular Round Bamboo House

In this study, Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) was used as the main raw material to design and manufacture a prefabricated modular bamboo house which could meet modern residential requirements. Bamboo was designed as building components after main physical-mechanical properties were tested and analyzed. After assembling bamboo together into construction components such as trusses and walls by using special connectors and clamps to combine and reinforce bamboo culms, strength of the prefabricated parts were tested. At last a modular bamboo house was built up. The results showed that use round bamboo for modern building is feasible.