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Physical and mechanical characterisation of selected Malaysian bamboo species

With an estimation of 587 million culms of bamboo available in Malaysia, the potential as raw material is great. Bamboo is one of the fastest growing and highest yielding renewable natural resource. Due to the higher distinctions in physical and mechanical properties among species, age, and bamboo p...

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Main Authors: Halis, Rasmina, Sahri, Mohd Hamami, Abdul Jalil, Nor Rahmat, Ashaari, Zaidon
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Language:English
Published: Forest Research Institute Malaysia 2008
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spelling my.upm.eprints.161932015-09-17T01:12:47Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16193/ Physical and mechanical characterisation of selected Malaysian bamboo species Halis, Rasmina Sahri, Mohd Hamami Abdul Jalil, Nor Rahmat Ashaari, Zaidon With an estimation of 587 million culms of bamboo available in Malaysia, the potential as raw material is great. Bamboo is one of the fastest growing and highest yielding renewable natural resource. Due to the higher distinctions in physical and mechanical properties among species, age, and bamboo portion, a study on five common Malaysian bamboos was conducted. Three-year old bamboo culms were selected and tested. Results showed that the physical and mechanical characteristics were significantly determined for bamboo species and positions. Vertically, moisture content decreased with height while its specific gravity increased. Bending strength showed significant increase from bottom to top of bamboo culms, whereas compression parallel to grain was opposite. Forest Research Institute Malaysia 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16193/1/Physical%20and%20mechanical%20characterisation%20of%20selected%20Malaysian%20bamboo%20species.pdf Halis, Rasmina and Sahri, Mohd Hamami and Abdul Jalil, Nor Rahmat and Ashaari, Zaidon (2008) Physical and mechanical characterisation of selected Malaysian bamboo species. Malaysian Forester, 71 (2). pp. 153-158. ISSN 0302-2935
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description With an estimation of 587 million culms of bamboo available in Malaysia, the potential as raw material is great. Bamboo is one of the fastest growing and highest yielding renewable natural resource. Due to the higher distinctions in physical and mechanical properties among species, age, and bamboo portion, a study on five common Malaysian bamboos was conducted. Three-year old bamboo culms were selected and tested. Results showed that the physical and mechanical characteristics were significantly determined for bamboo species and positions. Vertically, moisture content decreased with height while its specific gravity increased. Bending strength showed significant increase from bottom to top of bamboo culms, whereas compression parallel to grain was opposite.
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author Halis, Rasmina
Sahri, Mohd Hamami
Abdul Jalil, Nor Rahmat
Ashaari, Zaidon
spellingShingle Halis, Rasmina
Sahri, Mohd Hamami
Abdul Jalil, Nor Rahmat
Ashaari, Zaidon
Physical and mechanical characterisation of selected Malaysian bamboo species
author_facet Halis, Rasmina
Sahri, Mohd Hamami
Abdul Jalil, Nor Rahmat
Ashaari, Zaidon
author_sort Halis, Rasmina
title Physical and mechanical characterisation of selected Malaysian bamboo species
title_short Physical and mechanical characterisation of selected Malaysian bamboo species
title_full Physical and mechanical characterisation of selected Malaysian bamboo species
title_fullStr Physical and mechanical characterisation of selected Malaysian bamboo species
title_full_unstemmed Physical and mechanical characterisation of selected Malaysian bamboo species
title_sort physical and mechanical characterisation of selected malaysian bamboo species
publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia
publishDate 2008
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16193/1/Physical%20and%20mechanical%20characterisation%20of%20selected%20Malaysian%20bamboo%20species.pdf
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