Novel and non-conventional materials and technologies for sustainability : selected, peer reviewed papers from the 13th International Conference on Non-Conventional Materials and Technologies (13NOCMAT 2011), 22nd-24th September 2011, Changsha, Hunan, China / edited by Yan Xiao [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The 13th NOCMAT Conference continued to provide a forum where researchers, governmental and non-governmental agencies could introduce their research results concerning innovations in the field of low-cost energy-saving materials which are renewable and locally available: such as bamboo, soil fibers and cement alternatives. Also covered were technologies which make use of such non-conventional materials as natural fibers and agricultural and industrial residues in a more cost-effective, durable, environment-friendly, energy-efficient and sustainable manner. Review from Book News Inc.: This volume collects the proceedings of an international conference on non-conventional materials and technologies held in Changsha, China in 2011. Many of the papers discuss uses of bamboo along with recycled materials and unusual uses of concrete. The last 39 papers are devoted to energy saving design that also reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emissions. Almost all of the authors appear to be from either China or South America.

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Novel and Non-Conventional Materials and Technologies for Sustainability; Foreword and Organized; Table of Contents; Bamboo Materials; Limits States Analysis for Bamboo Pin Connections; Projects Selection and Evaluation Tools for the of Non-Conventional Materials and Technologies (NOCMATS); Application of Non-Conventional Materials: Evaluation Criteria for Environmental Conservation in Brazil; Impregnation of Bambusa Vulgaris with Polymeric Resins; Experimental Study of Glubam Single-Bolted Joint Loaded by Tension; Mechanical Properties of Glubam Sheets after Artificial Accelerated Aging.

Experimental Buckling Capacity of Multiple-Culm Bamboo ColumnsEffect of Fiber Gradation on the Edge Bearing Strength of Bamboo Culms; Variation of Tensile Strength Parallel to the Fiber of Bamboo Guadua Angustifolia Kunth in Function of Moisture Content; Experimental Determination of Allowable Stresses for Bamboo Guadua Angustifolia Kunth Structures; Preliminary Research on Characteristics of Bamboo Briquette Charcoal as Solid Fuel; Selected Physical and Mechanical Properties of Bamboo and Poplar Composite OSB with Different Hybrid Ratios.

The Flexural Characteristics of Prestressed Bamboo Slivers Reinforced Parallel Strand Lumber (PSL)Performance Evaluation of Bamboo Scrimber under Planner Machining; The Influence on Bamboo Fungi by Ultrasonic Dip Treatment; Experimental Study on the Tensile Properties of Bamboo Related to its Distribution of Vascular Bundles; Test Research of Glubam and it's Engineering Application; Bamboo Structures; Low Carbon Construction Using Guadua Bamboo in Colombia; Monotonic and Cyclic Tests of Round Bamboo Shear Walls.

Experimental Study on Creep and Mechanical Behavior of Modern Bamboo Bridge StructureThe Regional Expression in Utilization of Material Construction: The Landscape Sketch Practice of the Modern Bamboo Structures in Meixi Lake Project; Flexural Fatigue Study of Glubam Beams; Experimental Study of Glued Laminated Guadua Bamboo Panel as an Alternative Shear Wall Sheathing Material; Racking Performance of Traditional and Non-Traditional Engineered Bamboo Shear Walls; Design and Construction of Housing with Structural Elements of Bamboo (Guadua) Laminated.

Experimental Analysis of Frames Made with Glued Laminated Pressed Bamboo GuaduaTextile-Architecture Structured on Bamboo Culms; Traditional Bamboo Houses of North-Eastern Region: A Field Study of Assam & Mizoram; Experimental Study of Twin Bamboo Concrete Composite Column under Laterally Restrained Pure Axial Loading; Experimental Study of Twin Round Bamboo Concrete Infill Parabolic Tied Arch; Potentiality of Plaster Reinforced by Bamboo in Structural Elements; Shake Table Test of a Bamboo Frame Structure; The Research for the Strengthening Method of Bamboo Poles in Dai's Houses Roof Frame.

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