Bamboo: poor man s material
--Bamboo possesses elasticity, high tensile strength and is light in weight. Bamboo houses suffer very little loss during a earthquake. If such houses fall during an earthquake, they can be reconstructed very quickly and at little cost.
--Bamboo houses are strong, because the joints of bamboo are very hard and thus they do not bend or break easily.
--People prefer constructing their walls of houses with timber, as it is more durable, stronger, and has lesser possibility of destruction by termite and insect. But bamboo is preferable to give the structure quake-proof properties. Bamboo walls are more elastic and thus there are lesser chances of it falling down