Bamboo is a rapidly renewable material that has many applications in construction. Engineered bamboo products result from processing the raw culm into laminated composite, similar to glue-laminated timber products. These allow be used standardised sections and have less inherent variability than natural material. The present work investigates mechanical properties of two types commercially available – scrimber sheets compares these engineered It shown are comparable or surpass timber-based...

Engineered bamboo is increasingly explored as a material with significant potential for structural applications. The comprised of raw processed into laminated composite. Commercial methods vary due to the current primary use an architectural surface material, processing used achieve different colours in material. present work investigates effect two types methods, bleaching and caramelisation, determine on mechanical properties. A comparison other engineered timber products also presented....

Bamboo is a rapidly renewable material that available globally and comparable in strength to modern structural materials. The widespread use of bamboo construction limited by the inherent variability its geometric mechanical properties, lack standardisation. Engineered aims reduce natural processed manufactured into laminated composites. Although composites have properties similar other materials, products are currently architectural applications. A field research on engineering emerging...

The investigation of natural products for use in construction continues to grow fulfil the need sustainable and locally available materials. Bamboo, being globally rapidly renewable, is an example such a material. Structural engineered bamboo are comparatively low-energy-intensive materials with structural properties sufficient demands modern construction. However, lack appropriate building codes standards barrier engineers architects using This paper describes existing national...

Structural sections of laminated bamboo can be connected using methods common in timber engineering, however the different material properties and suggest that behaviour connections two materials would not same. This study investigates dowelled connection, which a connector is passed through hole material, load resisted by shear embedment into surrounding material. Steel dowels were used connection between member steel plate central slot bamboo, this was compared with similar timber. The...

Natural materials are a focus for development of low carbon products variety applications. To utilise these materials, processing is required to meet acceptable industry standards. Laminated bamboo commercial product that currently being explored structural applications, however there gap in knowledge about the effects on chemical composition. The present study utilised interdisciplinary methods analysis investigate composition bamboo. Two common were investigated: bleaching (chemical...

Low carbon construction materials are needed to reduce dioxide emissions in the built environment. Laminated bamboo is an example of such a material. However, be used structural applications, fundamental mechanical properties establish design values architecture and engineering practice. Recent studies on laminated have focused use timber standards for small clear specimens, with little work published structural-scale testing. The presented this paper first study utilise test methods...

Laminated bamboo in structural applications has the potential to change way buildings are constructed. The fibrous microstructure of can be modelled as a fibre-reinforced composite. This study compares results fibre volume fraction analysis with previous experimental beam bending results. link between and stiffness shows that differences previously attributed preservation treatment fact arise due strip thickness. Composite theory provides basis for development future guidance laminated...

The academic public health and biomedical communities have a long history of researching documenting the adverse impacts pollution on human health. However, healthcare industry itself is major contributor to as well greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions responsible for global warming. For example, sectors United States, Australia, England, Canada are estimated emit combined 748 million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalents annually, equivalent nation that would rank seventh in world GHG emissions....

Bamboo is viewed as a sustainable and highly renewable material that may be grown in any temperate climate zone. Interest the engineering properties of bamboo use engineered construction growing. Although often having superior mechanical than readily available sawn timber, bamboo, being largely an unidirectional fibrous material, very susceptible to longitudinal splitting. Despite dominant limit state many applications, little previous work has addressed characterization splitting failure....

Standardization of material test methods for bamboo is critical if the to gain greater engineering acceptance. Methods that capture fundamental properties permit comparison be- havior and performance dierent species, geometry, weathering treatment methods. Appropriate standardized able reliably provide calibration resistance factors extension design guidance species. Standardized used in well-defined experimental studies also isolation aect behavior. This process represents path rational...

In recent years, there has been a rapid rise in the development of engineered bamboo materials, which have potential to play an important role as alternatives conventional building materials. Despite growing diversity products available on market, international standardization both and their constituent elements is limited, lack universal nomenclature recognized one main constraints developing standards. Similar or identical terminology used interchangeably describe different elements,...

Engineered bamboo is being increasingly explored for structural use in the construction sector. To ensure durability, products such as laminated undergo essential preservation treatment steps during their manufacture. However, effects of hygro-thermal caramelisation and chemical bleaching, two commonly used procedures industry, on surface interfacial properties are not yet known. The latter governs quality final product. Our dynamic wettability studies through contact angle measurements...

Sound-speed properties of liquids are calculated in terms the easily measurable parameters on assumption that isochoric temperature derivative sound speed is dominant factor with significant contribution to influencing thermo-acoustic properties. Using this simple model it shown Beyer’s parameter nonlinearity, Rao’s exponent, Carnevale and Litovitz’s molecular constant relating internal pressure cohesive energy density, microscopic Grüneisen parameter, thermodynamic or pseudo-Grüneisen all...