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IStructE Publishes First Structural Engineering Manual for Bamboo

The free guide turns ISO 22156:2021 into practical design rules to expand safe use of bamboo in permanent low‑carbon buildings.

The manual centres in the use of bamboo poles (the stems) as the main structural component of buildings.

Overview

  • Four international experts—David Trujillo, Kent Harries, Sebastian Kaminski and Luis Felipe Lopez—authored the manual as members of INBAR’s Bamboo Construction Task Force.
  • The manual limits engineered bamboo buildings to two storeys because of fire risk and outlines risk assessment and mitigation measures for permanent structures, excluding scaffolding.
  • It introduces Composite Bamboo Shear Walls to improve performance in earthquake‑ and typhoon‑prone regions.
  • The publication is available as a free PDF from the Institution of Structural Engineers and is intended to support application of ISO 22156:2021 worldwide.
  • Ten peer‑reviewed chapters cover topics from supply chains and grading to structural analysis, seismic and wind design, connections, durability and worked examples.