Experimental Analysis of Frames Made with Glued Laminated Pressed Bamboo Guadua

Abstract

This article presents the experimental tests results of frames made with glued laminated pressed bamboo guadua under lateral load. The tested frames had two floors with 1.40m of height each one and 2.80m of total height; the width of the frames was 2.10m. Beams and columns had square box cross-section of 0.10m side and 0.015m of wall. Three frames had bracing type K and other threes had panels. The adhesive used for the manufacture of beams, columns and braces was Urea Melamine Formaldehyde and for the elaboration of panels was Polyvinyl Acetate. The frames of glued laminated pressed bamboo guadua had elastoplastic behavior with great ductility.