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Bamboo density was described as increasing from outer to inner layer.
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e0“Density increases from outer to inner layer which started from 500 kg/m2 at inner and increased to more than 820 kg/m2 at outer part of bamboo at 12% moisture content”
t0“Bamboo”
Title
Potential and Structural Variation of Some Selected Cultivated Bamboo Species in Peninsular Malaysia
Razak Wahab; Mohd Tamizi Mustafa; Mohammed Abdus Salam; et al. International Journal of Biology 2012. doi:10.5539/ijb.v4n3p102
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- Observation The cultivated bamboo species differed in anatomy, physical properties and strength.
- Observation Fiber length, diameter and lumen size differed significantly among bamboo species.
- Observation Vascular bundles were denser at the outer culm than the middle or inner position.
- Observation Vascular bundle length ranged from 845 to 1183 um.
- Observation Vascular bundle width ranged from 530 to 759 um.
- Observation Bamboo fibre length ranged from 1745.00 to 2039.98 um.
- Observation Bamboo fibre diameter ranged from 17.26 to 22.75 um.
- Observation Bamboo fibre lumen ranged from 3.83 to 8.66 um.
- Observation Bamboo fibre wall thickness ranged from 1.3 to 5.31 um.
- Observation Green bamboo moisture content ranged from 73 to 112%.
- Observation Moisture content was higher at internodes than nodes.
- Observation The inner culm layer had 126% moisture content.
- Observation The middle culm layer had 83% moisture content.
- Observation The outer culm layer had 41% moisture content.
- Observation Specific gravity across species was about 0.69 to 0.78.
- Observation Tensile strength ranged from 103.38 to 122.15 MPa.
- Observation Dried bamboo tensile strength exceeded green bamboo tensile strength.
- Observation Dried bamboo modulus of rupture exceeded green bamboo modulus of rupture.
- Observation Air dried bamboo modulus of elasticity exceeded that of green bamboo.