?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Digital+workflow+for+the+accurate+computation+of+the+geometric+properties+of+bamboo+culms+for+structural+applications&rft.creator=Lorenzo%2C+R&rft.creator=Mimendi%2C+L&rft.description=Bamboo+is+one+of+the+most+promising+sustainable+construction+materials+due+to+the+large+endemic+natural+reserves+prevalent+in+the+Southern+Hemisphere.+However%2C+industrialised+materials%2C+such+as+concrete%2C+steel+and+aluminium+have+overshadowed+the+application+of+natural+bamboo+culms%2C+due+to+the+high-quality+assurance+achieved+over+decades+refining+the+production+processes+of+structural+elements+manufactured+from+the+former.+As+a+result%2C+the+physical%2C+geometric+and+mechanical+properties+of+these+industrialised+structural+elements+are+quantifiable%2C+predictable+and+in+agreement+with+international+standards.+This+research+presents+the+details+of+a+digital+workflow+to+quantify+the+inherent+geometric+variability+of+bamboo+culms+as+part+of+a+new+quality+assurance+process+for+this+natural+structural+element.+This+workflow+relies+on+the+use+of+a+mid-range%2C+commercially+available+structured-light+3D+scanner+to+accurately+capture+a+point+cloud+of+the+bamboo+geometry+and+generate+a+corresponding+polygon+mesh.+Digital+models+of+three+different+bamboo+species+were+validated+through+comparison+with+key+physical+measurements+finding+that+the+adoption+of+these+digital+models+can+significantly+improve+the+accuracy+and+efficiency+of+manual+methods+due+to+the+complex+irregularities+found+in+bamboo+culms.+This+work+demonstrates+the+benefits+of+adopting+a+non-destructive%2C+reverse-engineering+approach+to+quantify+the+geometric+properties+of+bamboo+compared+to+traditional+tools+and+methods.+Overall%2C+this+research+shows+the+potential+of+digital+technologies+to+support+the+adoption+of+this+natural+material+allowing+for+the+re-assessment+of+design+workflows+and+providing+an+opportunity+for+bamboo+to+compete+with+industrialised+materials.&rft.publisher=EDP+Sciences&rft.contributor=Li%2C+H&rft.contributor=Ashraf%2C+M&rft.contributor=Corbi%2C+O&rft.contributor=Yang%2C+P&rft.contributor=Corbi%2C+I&rft.contributor=Wang%2C+L&rft.date=2019&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.publisher=1st+International+Conference+on+Advances+in+Civil+Engineering+and+Materials+(ACEM)+%2F+1st+World+Symposium+on+Sustainable+Bio-Composite+Materials+and+Structures+(SBMS)&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A+Li%2C+H+and+Ashraf%2C+M+and+Corbi%2C+O+and+Yang%2C+P+and+Corbi%2C+I+and+Wang%2C+L%2C+(eds.)+Proceedings+of+the+1st+International+Conference+on+Advances+in+Civil+Engineering+and+Materials+(ACEM1)+and+1st+World+Symposium+on+Sustainable+Bio-composite+Materials+and+Structures+(SBMS1)+(ACEM2018+and+SBMS1).++(pp.+pp.+1-11).++EDP+Sciences+(2019)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10086217%2F1%2Fmatecconf_acem2019_01024.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10086217%2F&rft.rights=open