Morphological Analysis of Several Bamboo Species with Potential Structural Applications

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2021-06-28
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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.
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Elejoste , A , Arevalillo , A , Gabilondo , N , Butron , A , Peña-Rodriguez , C & Peña‐rodriguez , C 2021 , ' Morphological Analysis of Several Bamboo Species with Potential Structural Applications ' , Polymers , vol. 13 , no. 13 , 2126 , pp. 2126 . https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13132126