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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
Abstract
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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| Item Type: |
Article
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| Subject: |
Bamboo - Malaysia |
| Subject: |
Bamboo - Varieties - Malaysia |
| Subject: |
Bamboo - Identification - Malaysia |
| Divisions: |
Faculty of Forestry |
| Publisher: |
Forest Research Institute Malaysia |
| Keywords: |
Bamboo; Physical properties; Mechanical properties; Bamboo portion. |
| Depositing User: |
Norhazura Hamzah
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| Date Deposited: |
14 May 2013 01:29 |
| Last Modified: |
17 Sep 2015 01:12 |
| URI: |
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16193 |
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