CONCRETE

Pros:
a. Can be easily formed according to the needs of the construction.
b. Able to carry a heavy burden.
c. Resistant to high temperatures
d. Low maintenance costs.
e. Resistant to corrosion / decay by natural conditions.
Disadvantages:
a. Form that has made it difficult to change.
b. Weak against tensile strength.
c. Heavy weights have.
d. Great sound reflectivity
e. Implementation of the work requires high accuracy.
STEEL
Pros:
-Kuat High tensile.
-Not Eaten by termites
Virtually no difference in the value of expansion and shrinkage
-Can Be recycled
-Dibanding Stainless Steel cheaper
-Dibanding Concrete is more flexible and lighter
-Dibanding Aluminum stronger
Disadvantages:
-Can Rusty.
-Lemah Against compressive force.
-No Flexible as wood can be cut and formed various profile
WOOD
Pros:
-The Natural renewable
-Kuat High tensile
-Can Be made with a variety of designs and colors.
-Gives a warm effect.
-The Good insulation on the outside temperature changes.
-Can Muffle the sound.
Disadvantages:
-Easy To absorb water.
-Easy Experienced flower-shrinkage
-Less Resistant to the effects of weather.
-Rentan Against termites.

ALUMINIUM
Pros:
-Mempunyai Light weight.
-Kuat High tensile.
-Minim Care.
-Hold Against rust.
Disadvantages:
-Easy Scratched.
-Lemah To impact.
-Less Flexible in terms of design.
BAMBOO
Pros:
-The Natural renewable
-Very Fast growing (only need 3 s / d 5 years already ready slash)
-At The same density, tensile strength of bamboo is higher than the tensile strength steels
being.
-Ringan.
-The Cheap construction.
Disadvantages:
-Rentan Against termites.
-Distance Segment and are not the same diameter from tip to base.
Global warming has reminded us of the importance of caring for the earth and efforts to
be more green and friendly to nature. Making bamboo as a building material timber
replacement is a smart move to reduce global warming because it can reduce the cutting
of trees that are heat resistant to the earth's atmosphere.
Bamboo is a building material that is durable, and are recognized to have superior
aesthetics and quality in construction aspects.
characteristics of Bamboo
Some material when compared to bamboo, eg steel and concrete, each has its advantages
and uniqueness. bamboo characteristics clearly different from that of other materials, both
in terms of chemical and anatomic properties.
Bamboo is a lightweight material that is hollow. People often think that the central cavity
for bamboo bamboo is a weakness, but this is not true. Bamboo is hollow, and the cavity
in the middle of this bamboo is actually a characteristic of the strength of bamboo and

serves as a bracer. Bracer can strengthen bamboo and create elements that are commonly
used as a structure to be lighter and stiffer tdak. Bamboo also has characters in the elastic
and not easily broken so that the bamboo structure becomes more reliable anymore.
Bamboo has a unique can be utilized optimally.
Bamboo is also possible to be used in conjunction with other materials such as wood,
metal and others. Bamboo has a pocket-friendly price and affordable and very easy to
obtain.
Problem in Bamboo
Why is the use of bamboo as a building material was not greeted enthusiastically by the
community? Even its use is rare in society.
People are still many who question how much the strength of bamboo as a building
material.
The use of bamboo in Indonesia synonymous with the use of the material for the poor
and not prestigious.
Bamboo is less durable, and easy rickety, and mossy, and attacked by pests and termites.
Actually these reasons it is not essential and not in accordance with the facts on the
ground bamboo. On the other hand, the bamboo is very easy to find and be found in
Indonesia. Hundreds of bamboo specimens scattered in the world, and Indonesia have the
grace to live a hundred specimens.
So that the public is increasingly familiar and easy to use bamboo as a material
banguanan, it being understood that government to disseminate grounded to build public
awareness, and encourage them to use bamboo. It can also be reached by public service
ads, examples of housing that uses bamboo and success, and others.
From various studies conducted by experts are astounding results.
It turns out that bamboo is stronger than concrete in the structure.
Bamboo with bamboo specimen types petung is the most robust and powerful.
Bamboo can not be mixed with concrete.
The use of bamboo has several advantages such as safety factor maksmimal.
Tips to Use Bamboo in Construction
The use of bamboo in construction must be supported with sophisticated structural
design and appropriate for the building in question
The use of bamboo must be through the process of selecting bamboo that was already
mature and go through the process of preservation
Place the bamboo vertically if you want to preserve it properly, and keep from moisture
Keep the placement of bamboo on the ground is wet and humid so the bamboo into a
durable and long lasting.

 Not recommended to use the bamboo because bamboo spikes will easily split into two
and can cause fatal damage
Consideration to be careful in using bamboo, because bamboo has a diameter, and the
length is limited.