Saturday, 30 June 2007

004_bamboo scaffolding 01


Local contractors in Hong Kong use bamboo for scaffolding, no matter how tall the building is. It is quite dangerous since bamboo is weaker than steel. The positions of joints are also not uniform because bamboo sticks don’t come with consistent length. Building bamboo scaffolding needs a lot of skill, as it is complicated. The one in the picture even has cross bracing members, the same system used for the Bank of China Tower.

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