Morphological Analysis of Several Bamboo Species with Potential Structural Applications
Bamboo constitutes a family of plants that are very promising and interesting as renewable materials for both large and small structure construction. To be used as an alternative to traditional materials; the understanding of its morphology and mechanical behavior is of crucial importance. As the di...
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| author | Asier Elejoste Alfonso Arevalillo Nagore Gabilondo Amaia Butron Cristina Peña-Rodriguez |
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| description | Bamboo constitutes a family of plants that are very promising and interesting as renewable materials for both large and small structure construction. To be used as an alternative to traditional materials; the understanding of its morphology and mechanical behavior is of crucial importance. As the distribution of fibers and vascular bundles differs for each type of bamboo; several bamboo types have been characterized: Phyllostachys aurea (PA), Arundinaria amabilis (AA) and <i>Dendrocalamus strictus</i> (DS). Morphological analysis has been performed by optical (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Differences in density; surface morphology and wall thickness have been found. In fact; PA and AA have shown a great morphological regularity; while DS presents the greatest thickness; to the point that it can be considered full culm. The plant’s own ducts constitute a very important factor for future impregnations and the optimization of mechanical properties for structure construction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f74edc268d80423dabe05be5ca42236a2023-11-22T02:06:13ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602021-06-011313212610.3390/polym13132126Morphological Analysis of Several Bamboo Species with Potential Structural ApplicationsAsier Elejoste0Alfonso Arevalillo1Nagore Gabilondo2Amaia Butron3Cristina Peña-Rodriguez4‘Materials + Tecnologies’ Research Group, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Gipuzkoa, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Plaza Europa 1, 20018 Donostia, SpainTECNALIA, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Sede Azpeitia, Área Anardi 5, E-20730 Azpeitia-Gipuzkoa, Spain‘Materials + Tecnologies’ Research Group, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Gipuzkoa, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Plaza Europa 1, 20018 Donostia, SpainTECNALIA, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Sede Azpeitia, Área Anardi 5, E-20730 Azpeitia-Gipuzkoa, Spain‘Materials + Tecnologies’ Research Group, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Gipuzkoa, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Plaza Europa 1, 20018 Donostia, SpainBamboo constitutes a family of plants that are very promising and interesting as renewable materials for both large and small structure construction. To be used as an alternative to traditional materials; the understanding of its morphology and mechanical behavior is of crucial importance. As the distribution of fibers and vascular bundles differs for each type of bamboo; several bamboo types have been characterized: Phyllostachys aurea (PA), Arundinaria amabilis (AA) and <i>Dendrocalamus strictus</i> (DS). Morphological analysis has been performed by optical (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Differences in density; surface morphology and wall thickness have been found. In fact; PA and AA have shown a great morphological regularity; while DS presents the greatest thickness; to the point that it can be considered full culm. The plant’s own ducts constitute a very important factor for future impregnations and the optimization of mechanical properties for structure construction.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/13/2126bambooPhyllostachys aureaArundinaria amabilis<i>Dendrocalamus strictus</i>morphology |
| spellingShingle | Asier Elejoste Alfonso Arevalillo Nagore Gabilondo Amaia Butron Cristina Peña-Rodriguez Morphological Analysis of Several Bamboo Species with Potential Structural Applications Polymers bamboo Phyllostachys aurea Arundinaria amabilis <i>Dendrocalamus strictus</i> morphology |
| title | Morphological Analysis of Several Bamboo Species with Potential Structural Applications |
| title_full | Morphological Analysis of Several Bamboo Species with Potential Structural Applications |
| title_fullStr | Morphological Analysis of Several Bamboo Species with Potential Structural Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphological Analysis of Several Bamboo Species with Potential Structural Applications |
| title_short | Morphological Analysis of Several Bamboo Species with Potential Structural Applications |
| title_sort | morphological analysis of several bamboo species with potential structural applications |
| topic | bamboo Phyllostachys aurea Arundinaria amabilis <i>Dendrocalamus strictus</i> morphology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/13/2126 |
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