Identification of factors on the possibility of bamboo as a scaffolding and a formwork material in Ethiopia
From several countries trend bamboo has been used as a scaffolding material in building projects. Nonetheless, Ethiopia is known for the high population of bamboo vegetation such utilization of the material remained untapped. The purpose of this paper is to identify factors that influence bamboo’s s...
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| author | Ermias A. Amede Ezra K. Hailemariam Leule M. Hailemariam Denamo A. Nuramo |
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| description | From several countries trend bamboo has been used as a scaffolding material in building projects. Nonetheless, Ethiopia is known for the high population of bamboo vegetation such utilization of the material remained untapped. The purpose of this paper is to identify factors that influence bamboo’s structural suitability as a temporary material and to create a conceptual map for using it as an alternative structural material. Following the identification of important applications influencing parameters via literature analysis, both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used to identify significant factors. The paper also used a series of protocols; at first, several documents were selected based on criteria to provide an overview of bamboo-based construction systems. Following that, four major categories for SWOT analysis were chosen to examine the Ethiopian construction industry’s stance on the use of bamboo as a scaffolding material. Finally, a scoring model was employed as a quantitative analysis protocol to calculate the weight of factors (safety, procedure and implementation, time, and cost) through expert opinions. The investigation revealed that the use of bamboo has a cost and time savings advantage, while an increase in trash at acute and intermittent areas was one of the challenges. Furthermore, one of the challenges in creating bamboo formwork is a lack of complementary joinery techniques. Besides that, it is expected that the bamboo content will fall short of technical requirements. On the Brightside, every single respondent stated unequivocally that bamboo-made formwork meets a low-cost requirement. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-33f1ad56d1d74c929d88b961d471f8bf2023-09-02T09:53:18ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Engineering2331-19162022-12-019110.1080/23311916.2022.2051692Identification of factors on the possibility of bamboo as a scaffolding and a formwork material in EthiopiaErmias A. Amede0Ezra K. Hailemariam1Leule M. Hailemariam2Denamo A. Nuramo3Chair of Appropriate Building Technology, Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaChair of Construction Materials and Engineering Design, Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaChair of Construction Materials and Engineering Design, Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaChair of Construction Materials and Engineering Design, Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaFrom several countries trend bamboo has been used as a scaffolding material in building projects. Nonetheless, Ethiopia is known for the high population of bamboo vegetation such utilization of the material remained untapped. The purpose of this paper is to identify factors that influence bamboo’s structural suitability as a temporary material and to create a conceptual map for using it as an alternative structural material. Following the identification of important applications influencing parameters via literature analysis, both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used to identify significant factors. The paper also used a series of protocols; at first, several documents were selected based on criteria to provide an overview of bamboo-based construction systems. Following that, four major categories for SWOT analysis were chosen to examine the Ethiopian construction industry’s stance on the use of bamboo as a scaffolding material. Finally, a scoring model was employed as a quantitative analysis protocol to calculate the weight of factors (safety, procedure and implementation, time, and cost) through expert opinions. The investigation revealed that the use of bamboo has a cost and time savings advantage, while an increase in trash at acute and intermittent areas was one of the challenges. Furthermore, one of the challenges in creating bamboo formwork is a lack of complementary joinery techniques. Besides that, it is expected that the bamboo content will fall short of technical requirements. On the Brightside, every single respondent stated unequivocally that bamboo-made formwork meets a low-cost requirement.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311916.2022.2051692Bamboo materialscaffoldingformworkstructural materialSWOT analysis |
| spellingShingle | Ermias A. Amede Ezra K. Hailemariam Leule M. Hailemariam Denamo A. Nuramo Identification of factors on the possibility of bamboo as a scaffolding and a formwork material in Ethiopia Cogent Engineering Bamboo material scaffolding formwork structural material SWOT analysis |
| title | Identification of factors on the possibility of bamboo as a scaffolding and a formwork material in Ethiopia |
| title_full | Identification of factors on the possibility of bamboo as a scaffolding and a formwork material in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Identification of factors on the possibility of bamboo as a scaffolding and a formwork material in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identification of factors on the possibility of bamboo as a scaffolding and a formwork material in Ethiopia |
| title_short | Identification of factors on the possibility of bamboo as a scaffolding and a formwork material in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | identification of factors on the possibility of bamboo as a scaffolding and a formwork material in ethiopia |
| topic | Bamboo material scaffolding formwork structural material SWOT analysis |
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