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Books:

Janssen, J. ‘Designing and Building with Bamboo’ INBAR 2000

http://inbar.int/publication/txt/INBAR_Technical_Report_No20.htm

The result of 25 years of research, guidance of projects and visits to bamboo growing countries, a comprehensive study of bamboo, sections include: durability and preservation, mechanical properties, rules of thumb, modelling and calculations, joints, international standards, soil reinforcement, bamboo housing

Janssen, J. ‘Building with Bamboo: A Handbook’ available from the ITDG bookshop in the UK

Very useful book (and less than £10) includes useful sections on harvesting and preservation, connections, mechanical considerations and truss design. Probably a good place to start since it is already a good overview of use of bamboo.

Hidalgo, O. ‘Bamboo Gift of Gods’

Useful sections include:
Part 4: Bamboo treatments against Insects and Fungi — Rules for improving the natural durability of Bamboo.

Part 6: Bamboo Construction Technologies: Some basic Rules for using
Bamboo in Construction; House Construction-Footings; Bamboo Walls; Roof
Structures; Prefabrication of Bamboo Houses.

Part 7: Construction of Bamboo Structures: Construction of Bamboo Scaffoldings (Knot-tying); Bamboo spatial Structures, Structures generated by natural and artificial deformation of living culms; The Effect of Earthquake Forces on Bamboo Buildings.

Papers:

Jules Janssen has also written a series of papers on bamboo, a list of which can be found by searching ‘bamboo’ here:

http://w3.tue.nl/en/navigate/search_vspaces/

They include the following:

J.J.A. Janssen. Mechanical Properties of Bamboo, 1998

J.J.A. Janssen. International Standard on Properties of Bamboo, 1998, 2002  

Websites:

Useful practical site with diagrams and animations:

http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/earthquakes/Bamboo/Bamboo.htm

International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) is an international organization established by treaty in November 1997, dedicated to improving the social, economic, and environmental benefits of bamboo and rattan.

www.inbar.int