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Comparison of the flexural behavior of natural and thermo-hydro-mechanically densified Moso bamboo

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The flexural properties in the longitudinal direction for natural and thermo-hydro-mechanically densified Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel) culm wall material are measured. The modulus of elasticity (MOE) and modulus of rupture (MOR) increase with densification, but at the same density, the natural material is stiffer and stronger than the densified material. This observation is primarily attributed to bamboo’s heterogeneous structure and the role of the parenchyma in densification. The MOE and MOR of both the natural and densified bamboo appear linearly related to density. Simple models are developed to predict the flexural properties of natural bamboo. The structure of the densified bamboo is modelled, assuming no densification of bamboo fibers, and the flexural properties of densified bamboo are then predicted using this structure and the same cell wall properties of that of the natural material modelling. The results are then compared with those for two analogous structural bamboo products: Moso bamboo glulam and scrimber.

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Acknowledgments

This paper is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under OISE: 1258574. The views expressed in this paper are not endorsed by the National Science Foundation. Research at UBC on densification of bamboo was supported by the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Green Building Materials Laboratory at Oregon State University (OSU). We would like to thank Alan Schwartzman for training and assistance with the Hysitron TriboIndenter.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA

    P. G. Dixon & L. J. Gibson

  2. Department of Wood Science, University of British Columbia, #2900-2424 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada

    K. E. Semple & G. D. Smith

  3. Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, Muzejski trg 2, 6000, Koper, Slovenia

    A. Kutnar

  4. Department of Wood Science and Engineering, Oregon State University, 119 Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA

    F. A. Kamke

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Dixon, P.G., Semple, K.E., Kutnar, A. et al. Comparison of the flexural behavior of natural and thermo-hydro-mechanically densified Moso bamboo. Eur. J. Wood Prod. 74, 633–642 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-016-1047-9

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