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CATEGORIES:Engineering Department Structures Research Seminar
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SUMMARY:Bamboo as a full-fledged structural material –  pr
 ogress\, challenges and observations - Kent A. Har
 ries\, Ph.D.\, FACI\, FIIFC\, P.Eng. Leverhulme Vi
 siting Professor University of Bath
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180202T150000
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UID:TALK99913AThttp://talks.cam.ac.uk
URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/99913
DESCRIPTION:Interest in sustainable construction materials is 
 growing\, with research and construction being ini
 tiated worldwide. Structural applications of indig
 enous material resources\, such as bamboo\, are an
  integral part of sustainable development. The use
  of natural materials for primary construction\, h
 owever\, is limited to cultural-based traditions w
 ith little or no standardisation. To develop susta
 inable construction materials\, in both an enginee
 ring and cultural sense\, one must evaluate the tr
 aditional building techniques in terms of engineer
 ing standards and develop equivalent design method
 ologies to permit quantification\, assessment and 
 improvement of structural performance. This presen
 tation provides an overview of efforts supporting 
 this objective. \n\nStandardisation of material te
 st methods for bamboo is critical if the material 
 is to gain greater engineering acceptance. Methods
  that capture fundamental material properties perm
 it comparison of the behaviour and performance of 
 different bamboo species\, geometry\, weathering a
 nd treatment methods. Appropriate standardised tes
 t methods able to reliably provide fundamental mat
 erial properties permit the calibration of materia
 l resistance factors and the extension of design g
 uidance to different species. Standardised test me
 thods used in well-defined experimental studies al
 so permit the isolation of factors that affect mat
 erial performance and behaviour. This process repr
 esents the path to rational and universal design m
 ethods for bamboo. \n\nThe presentation will begin
  with an introduction of bamboo as a construction 
 material and go on to discuss the breadth of work 
 presently undertaken at the University of Pittsbur
 gh and with our international collaborations in Br
 azil\, Indonesia\, Colombia\, China\, India\, UK a
 nd [although not strictly international] Puerto Ri
 co. In addition to technical content\, this presen
 tation offers some insight into the development of
  a successful\, highly integrated international co
 llaboration.\n\nKent Harries is presently the Leve
 rhulme Visiting Professor at the University of Bat
 h and is the Bicentennial Board of Visitors Facult
 y Fellow and Associate Professor of Structural Eng
 ineering and Mechanics at the University of Pittsb
 urgh. Harries is a Fellow of the American Concrete
  Institute (FACI) and the International Institute 
 for FRP in Construction (FIIFC) and a Professional
  Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario\, Canada. He is Seni
 or Editor of the Journal of Construction and Build
 ing Materials (Elsevier). Dr. Harries is the autho
 r of over 235 peer-reviewed papers. His research i
 nterests include the use of non-traditional materi
 als (from bamboo to titanium to CFRP) in civil inf
 rastructure and the design of high-rise structures
 . He received his doctorate from McGill University
  in 1995.\n\n\n
LOCATION: Cambridge University Engineering Department\, LT6
CONTACT:Karen Mitchell
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