Bamboo Pipes for Pressurized Water Systems: The Potential for Home and Agricultural Use

摘要

This is a study to determine the feasibility of using bamboo pipes for pressurized water systems in or at home. Procedures were developed for the testing of samples cut from bamboo culms approximately one meter in length. A field test was conducted in Costa Rica. The test consisted in cutting the bamboo, pressure-testing samples of the cuttings, and developing simple methods of sizing pipe by standardizing end diameters and letting length vary. The feasibility of using bamboo pipes for pressurized water systems was demonstrated with regard to pressure properties and assembly procedures.