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- Title
The Flexural Strength of Three Bamboo Species from Brazil: A Comparative Study of Internal and External Lamina Surfaces Using Static and Dynamic Bending Properties.
- Authors
Scharfenberg, Hugo Rocha; Anhê, Ana Carolina Borella Marfil; De Araujo, Victor Almeida; Gava, Maristela; Mascarenhas, Fernando Júnior Resende; Morales, Elen Aparecida Martines; Christoforo, André Luis; Shimano, Marcos Massao; Cortez-Barbosa, Juliana
- Abstract
Bamboo is already a convenient construction resource, as it offers an efficient structural performance. As this plant has native varieties adapted to different climates and soils of Brazil, bamboo silviculture can be intensified to supply the national industry. Three bamboo species from Brazil (Dendrocalamus asper, Bambusa tuldoides, and Phyllostachys aurea) were analyzed for the flexural load capacity applied on the internal and external surfaces. Specimens were prepared without knots and with knots centered at the middle of each sample. In total, 240 samples were tested in terms of static bending and dynamic bending (impact). The results showed a higher flexural elasticity and a higher proportional limit strength of knotted P. aurea. The presence of knots provided higher values of ultimate strength in P. aurea, even reducing the bamboo flexibility. Also, P. aurea exhibited the best characteristic of flexural dynamic energy absorption among the three bamboo species under evaluation.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; BAMBOO; FLEXURAL strength; ULTIMATE strength; SPECIES; PHYLLOSTACHYS; COMPARATIVE studies
- Publication
Forests (19994907), 2024, Vol 15, Issue 4, p580
- ISSN
1999-4907
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/f15040580