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Current Trend in Bamboo Analysis

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The focus of most design and manufacturing firms is to improve product quality with high efficiency and at lower cost. Material properties and cost are critical for achieving production efficiency. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) has proven to be a valuable tool for limiting inefficiencies and improving reliability in most engineering designs. A brief review of the FEA process and its use in wood and bamboo characterisation is presented in this chapter. Additionally, the use of FEA for simulation of bamboo behaviour under tensile, compression, and bending is discussed. The second part of this chapter discusses some significant studies conducted on bamboo as a Functionally Graded Material (FGM). Understanding the FGM property of bamboo will legitimise it for many more industrial and engineering use. Other artificial materials can be developed to exhibit similar optimised functionalisation. Experimental work is also carried out to show the microstructure of the vascular bundle. An optimised design that is a function of adaptability to environmental loading is observed.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, South Africa

    Esther Titilayo Akinlabi

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, South Africa

    Kwame Anane-Fenin

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, South Africa

    Damenortey Richard Akwada

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Akinlabi, E.T., Anane-Fenin, K., Akwada, D.R. (2017). Current Trend in Bamboo Analysis. In: Bamboo. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56808-9_6

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