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Nemetschek Structural User Contest 2013 - Category 1: Buildings
Category 1: Buildings
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Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia
Contact
Débora Coting Braga
Address
Praça Mauá 1
09580 900 São Caetano do Sul, Brazil
Phone
+55 11 42393 000 / 0800 019 31 00
Email
Website
Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia - IMT is a private, non-profit organization.Its main objective is to promote
technical-scientific education, technological research and development aiming to provide highly
qualified human resources to contribute to the socioeconomic development of Brazil.
IMT was founded on December 11, 1961 its headquarters is located at Rua Pedro de Toledo, 1071 in
São Paulo city. The institute maintains two units: the Centro Universitário and the Technical Services
and Tests Center and two campi: one in São Paulo city and the other in São Caetano do Sul.
The headquarter of the two units is located at IMT campus in São Caetano do Sul at Praça Maua,
1 with a constricted area of 130,000 m², 12 km from São Paulo city center. In this campus the Centro
Universitário offers undergraduate courses in Engineering, Design, Administrations and Higher
Education Certificate.
Project information
Owner
Instituto Maua de Tecnologia - IMT” (Maua Institute of Technology
Architect
Débora Coting Braga
General Contractor
Débora Coting Braga
Engineering Office
Débora Coting Braga
Location
Brazil
Construction Period
01/2011 to 12/2011
Short description │
Structural Analysis of a Bamboo Building
Currently, constructions of bamboo are still made empirically, based on the results of load tests on test
pieces. In this research, the technical feasibility of constructing a four-floor buliding with bamboo as
the main material of the self-supporting structure was verified. Tests confirmed the good resistance of
bamboo’s compression parallel to the fibres, enough to be used as columns. However, bending tests
and compression perpendicular to the fibres showed the inadequacy of the material when subjected to
these efforts. The idea was developed of a composite material of bamboo filled with concrete, which
after the results from the laboratory was allowed to be used as the beams of the building. It has been
proven throughout the development of research that bamboo is an alternative material for construction
and besides having good physical and mechanical characteristics it is a material that enhances
sustainability.
