傳統建築材料面臨缺乏及價格提高的狀況之下， 尋找替代的新建材成為課題。竹子就是其中被考慮的建材之一。幾千年以來，竹子滿足了人類的基本需求，竹材能夠從碳排放到碳隔離作用等方面改變建築工程行業。但在竹子在被認可爲牢靠的建材之前，竹構造之接頭問題必須優先解決。解決方案為運用已知的載重性質及竹子的强度，避開其脆弱點，以達到新技術的運用 (低科技與廉價技術)。因此這項研究的目的，是設計出一個竹構結合，可在任何地方由基本工具和製作工法生產，特別是竹子還沒被廣泛運用爲建材的落後國家。沒有兩根一模一樣的竹子， 每一根的剖面會因竹的大小和形狀而異，因而讓兩根竹稈的結合變得比較特殊。本研究提出以竹構PVC結合作爲測試，以解決竹材之間的結合，并同時配合其他已成立的限制確保研究的可行性。 本研究（竹構結合設計工法）研究方法以文獻參考探討竹構工程，並以綜合實驗方案找出竹結合之最弱點-軸向荷載,以判斷最佳負載性能的構件（例 ： PVC 直徑)。實驗數據用於描述統計分析以解釋構件一般的性質，以ANOVA分析變數統計。 研究所提出的竹構PVC結合有效地解決了軸向荷載問題，不但可運用於兩件或以上的構件，也提高了竹構水平面的補强效果。預設成果有達到探討目的 ：構件裝、廉價、容易采集建材以及運用低科技的竹構結合方案。實驗結果顯示，竹構PVC結合構建提高了抗壓與抗拉的性質同時也提倡了輕重量的結構設計。

Before bamboo can be consider as a reliable engineering material the issue of joints must be solved, provide feasible solutions with known load capabilities, which can exploit bamboo’s strengths while avoiding its weaknesses. Such is the endeavor of this research, to design a joint that can be produced anywhere with basic tools and knowledge in developing countries where bamboo is still unknown as a construction material. In bamboo not two culms are alike and its cross section changes in size and form along its vertical axis making every connection unique situation. The proposed joint uses PVC as a mean to connect bamboo culms while satisfying other established constraints that will define its feasibility. The bamboo joint design methodology includes an extensive literature review on bamboo engineering and comprehensive experimental program to determine the joints weakest link, its axial load capabilities and to determine which components (e.g. PVC diameter) have a significant impact in its ultimate load performance. The experimental data obtained is used to run a basic descriptive statistical analysis to describe its general performance and ANOVA to determine each variable’s statistical significance. The proposed Bamboo PVC joint successfully solves the cross section issue allowing a smooth connection between any two or more bamboo culms, also PVC improves bamboo’s tangential strength. Other established constraints are satisfied, such as ease of assembly, usage of cheap and readily available materials, making the joint a low tech solution. The results obtained from the experimental program showed promising values in compression and tension performance, encouraging the use of the Bamboo PVC joint in the construction of lightweight structures.

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