Mode II fracture mechanics of moso bamboo for application in novel engineering materials

Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2015.

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Main Author: Ellison, Rachel (Rachel M.)
Other Authors: Lorna J. Gibson.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/98653
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spelling mit-1721.1/986532019-04-11T12:24:42Z Mode II fracture mechanics of moso bamboo for application in novel engineering materials Mode two fracture mechanics of moso bamboo for application in novel engineering materials Ellison, Rachel (Rachel M.) Lorna J. Gibson. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Materials Science and Engineering. Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2015. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 32-34). Bamboo has been used as a structural material for thousands of years. Recently there has been increasing interest in its use as a modem construction material. In this study, as part of a larger project to characterize the mechanical properties of Moso bamboo for application in the production of structural bamboo products (SBP), end-notched flexure (ENF) tests and three-point bending tests were performed to obtain the mode II interlaminar toughness (GIIc) and longitudinal Young's modulus (EL). It was found that known values for GIIc, include the pith (innermost layer) and cortex (outermost layer) of the bamboo culm in their calculations. The resulting value is, to a statistically significant degree (t = 5.0 x 10⁶), higher than that with the pith and cortex removed, as they typically will be in processing SBP. A new value, GIIc, = 630 +/- 155 J/m² , was established for specimens lacking the pith and cortex. Although no correlation was found between GIIc, and specimen density, it is suspected that a relationship does exist, and recommendations for further investigation are given. by Rachel Ellison. S.B. 2015-09-17T19:02:28Z 2015-09-17T19:02:28Z 2015 2015 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/98653 920678272 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 37 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Ellison, Rachel (Rachel M.)
Mode II fracture mechanics of moso bamboo for application in novel engineering materials
title Mode II fracture mechanics of moso bamboo for application in novel engineering materials
title_full Mode II fracture mechanics of moso bamboo for application in novel engineering materials
title_fullStr Mode II fracture mechanics of moso bamboo for application in novel engineering materials
title_full_unstemmed Mode II fracture mechanics of moso bamboo for application in novel engineering materials
title_short Mode II fracture mechanics of moso bamboo for application in novel engineering materials
title_sort mode ii fracture mechanics of moso bamboo for application in novel engineering materials
topic Materials Science and Engineering.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/98653
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