A Review of Codes and Standards for Bamboo Structural Design
Table 1
Codes for bamboo structural design.
Country
Year of publication
Code name
Colombia
2010
Reglamento Colombiano de Construcción Sismoresistente—chapter G.12 Estructuras de Guadua (Guadua Structures)
China
2011
JGJ 254: Technical code for the safety of bamboo scaffold in construction
Ecuador
2011
Norma Ecuatoriana de la Construcción—chapter 17 Utilizacio´ n de la Guadua Angustifolia Kunth en la Construcción (Use of Guadua angustifolia Kunth in construction) [13]
India
2005
The National Building Code of India—developed a Code of Practice for Bamboo Design-Section 3—Timber and Bamboo: 3B
1979
9096: Code of practice for preservation of bamboo for structural purposes
Peru
2012
Reglamento Nacional de Edificaciones, Section 3. Code E100— Diseño y Construcción con Bamboo (ICG) [14]