%0 Journal Article %A Elejoste, Asier %A Arevalillo, Alfonso %A Gabilondo, Nagore %A Butron, Amaia %A Peña-Rodriguez, Cristina %T Morphological Analysis of Several Bamboo Species with Potential Structural Applications %D 2021 * Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) %X 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 Dendrocalamus strictus (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. %K Bamboo %K Phyllostachys aurea %K Arundinaria amabilis %K Dendrocalamus strictus %K Morphology doi 10.3390/polym13132126 %U http://hdl.handle.net/11556/1174 %~ GOEDOC, SUB GOETTINGEN