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Study On Mechanical Properties Of Node And Internode From Different Parts Of Gigantochloa Ligulata Bamboo

With exponential worldwide population increase and accompanying environmentally damaging consumption of natural resources, alternative and sustainable materials are being researched to meet human demands. Bamboo's features, such as its rapid growth, renewable nature, and ease of availability as...

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Main Author: Devarajan, Devandran
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2021
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TA1-2040 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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spelling my.usm.eprints.57371 http://eprints.usm.my/57371/ Study On Mechanical Properties Of Node And Internode From Different Parts Of Gigantochloa Ligulata Bamboo Devarajan, Devandran T Technology TA1-2040 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) With exponential worldwide population increase and accompanying environmentally damaging consumption of natural resources, alternative and sustainable materials are being researched to meet human demands. Bamboo's features, such as its rapid growth, renewable nature, and ease of availability as raw material, satisfy the human demand for environmentally friendly building materials. Bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants on the planet, with numerous species varying in size. Even though bamboo has been used as a construction material for thousands of years, there has been little research on the mechanical properties of bamboo itself. Bamboo's use in construction has long been overlooked due to a lack of understanding about its properties. As a consequence, this study presents an investigation of the mechanical properties of nodes and internodes from various height positions (top, middle, and bottom) of a bamboo species found in Malaysia. In this study, the mechanical properties of the Gigantochloa Ligulata bamboo species are determined (compression, shear, and tensile). ISO 22157 was used as a reference to test the mechanical properties of bamboo culms at various heights. Based on the test results, the compressions and shear strengths of internodes outperform those of nodes. From the bottom to the top of the bamboo culm, the nodal section for compression and shear exhibits an increasing tendency. All the mechanical properties show an increasing trend from bottom to top of the bamboo culm. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2021-08-01 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/57371/1/Study%20On%20Mechanical%20Properties%20Of%20Node%20And%20Internode%20From%20Different%20Parts%20Of%20Gigantochloa%20Ligulata%20Bamboo.pdf Devarajan, Devandran (2021) Study On Mechanical Properties Of Node And Internode From Different Parts Of Gigantochloa Ligulata Bamboo. Project Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pusat Pengajian Kejuruteraan Awam. (Submitted)
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TA1-2040 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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TA1-2040 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Devarajan, Devandran
Study On Mechanical Properties Of Node And Internode From Different Parts Of Gigantochloa Ligulata Bamboo
description With exponential worldwide population increase and accompanying environmentally damaging consumption of natural resources, alternative and sustainable materials are being researched to meet human demands. Bamboo's features, such as its rapid growth, renewable nature, and ease of availability as raw material, satisfy the human demand for environmentally friendly building materials. Bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants on the planet, with numerous species varying in size. Even though bamboo has been used as a construction material for thousands of years, there has been little research on the mechanical properties of bamboo itself. Bamboo's use in construction has long been overlooked due to a lack of understanding about its properties. As a consequence, this study presents an investigation of the mechanical properties of nodes and internodes from various height positions (top, middle, and bottom) of a bamboo species found in Malaysia. In this study, the mechanical properties of the Gigantochloa Ligulata bamboo species are determined (compression, shear, and tensile). ISO 22157 was used as a reference to test the mechanical properties of bamboo culms at various heights. Based on the test results, the compressions and shear strengths of internodes outperform those of nodes. From the bottom to the top of the bamboo culm, the nodal section for compression and shear exhibits an increasing tendency. All the mechanical properties show an increasing trend from bottom to top of the bamboo culm.
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title Study On Mechanical Properties Of Node And Internode From Different Parts Of Gigantochloa Ligulata Bamboo
title_short Study On Mechanical Properties Of Node And Internode From Different Parts Of Gigantochloa Ligulata Bamboo
title_full Study On Mechanical Properties Of Node And Internode From Different Parts Of Gigantochloa Ligulata Bamboo
title_fullStr Study On Mechanical Properties Of Node And Internode From Different Parts Of Gigantochloa Ligulata Bamboo
title_full_unstemmed Study On Mechanical Properties Of Node And Internode From Different Parts Of Gigantochloa Ligulata Bamboo
title_sort study on mechanical properties of node and internode from different parts of gigantochloa ligulata bamboo
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