Sustainable development and applications of bamboo and bamboo-wood composites
require better understanding and optimization of bamboo bonding. This paper provides a …

Adverse effect of conventional construction materials on the environment has enforced
researchers to use natural resources. Use of bamboo as a building material is increasingly …

Bamboo is a fast growing and natural fiber-reinforced material with excellent flexural
strength and ductility. While it has been increasingly used in many applications, flexural …

It is highly desirable to develop green and renewable structural materials from biomaterials
to replace synthetic materials involved from civil engineering to aerospace industries …

Steam explosion is an attractive technology due to its low energy consumption and low
environmental impact; however, there is still relatively limited research to improve the …

To improve the fundamental understanding of the bamboo scrimber (BS) pressing process,
this study examines the current lab and industrial pressing methods, mat compaction …

Bamboo flattening technology can increase the utilization of bamboo, flattening half or third
bamboo tube sections into flattened bamboo strips through steam softening, roller flattening …

To improve the fundamental understanding of the fracture behavior of bamboo, this study
was conducted to evaluate the fracture modes of bamboo fibers pertaining to their cell wall …

Bamboo as a natural biomaterial with excellent strength and toughness is widely used in
construction, furniture, decoration, handicrafts and other fields. However, the internal cracks …

In this paper, the longitudinal tensile fracture behaviours of moso bamboo (Phyllostachys
pubescens), especially at the cell wall scale, were analyzed by the digital speckle …