Guadua, material sostenible para viviendas de interés social (VIS)

Abstract

This project presents the physical-mechanical characterization of Guadua Angustifolia Kunth from the Malacatos parish in Loja province, applied to the construction of social housing. Laboratory tests based on ISO 22157 and ISO 22156 were developed with satisfactory results, even above values stipulated in normatives of guadua building, which demonstrates the capacity of this plant to replace current construction materials. The structural design of the house was developed in structural modeling software based on finite element analysis, with correct structural results and behaviors. The house construction cost analysis is presented with lightly lower prices than the current construction prices. However, when analyzing the possibility of entering the cultivation and production of cane guadua to the chain of production of housing of social interest based on this material, additional reductions are achieved in the final costs of construction, due to the possibility of cultivating this plant on Loja province.