Structural engineering with bamboo
Date & Time

3 July 2025 - 4 July 2025
10:00 - 13:30 BST

Location

Online

Price

Member early booking: £295 + VAT
Member: £335 + VAT
Standard: £445 + VAT

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Structural engineering with bamboo

Structural engineering with bamboo

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Date & Time

3 July 2025 - 4 July 2025
10:00 - 13:30 BST

Location

Online

Price

Member early booking: £295 + VAT
Member: £335 + VAT
Standard: £445 + VAT

Early booking discount

Available until one month prior

This course equips attendees with practical knowledge about structural design with bamboo stems (culms). The course considers aspects of concept design, detailed design and durability by design.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

  • Describe the structural characteristics of bamboo culms

  • List and interpret the advantages and limitations of using bamboo culms as a structural product

  • Identify where and how bamboo culms may be used appropriately within a building structure

  • Determine the capacity of bamboo culms and their connections through basic calculations

  • Examine the state-of-the-art of structural design with engineered bamboo

Intended for

This course is intended for anyone working with glulam and timber and are exploring alternatives or with an interest in building with sustainable materials, but might be of particular relevance for:

  • Graduate engineer

  • ​Mid-career engineer

  • Senior engineer/Team leader/Manager

Trainers

David Trujillo

David Trujillo has been researching bamboo for over 25 years and has authored or co-authored more than 50 publications on the subject, including technical papers on bamboo in The Structural Engineer. He is a member of the committee that drafted five ISO standards for bamboo (some of which are now British Standards).

Seb Kaminski

Seb Kaminski is an Associate Structural Engineer in Arup’s Specialist Technology Analytics & Research Team and a specialist in the use of bamboo, especially for housing in seismic areas. He has co-authored technical papers on bamboo in The Structural Engineer and was also involved in the revision of ISO 22156 (Structural Design of Bamboo).

Contact

Email - [email protected]

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