Through-thickness distribution of bamboo tensile strength parallel to fibres

Abstract A tensile test program of Moso bamboo samples was carried out in order to obtain information on the radial distribution elastic and strength properties. In accordance with previous studies, modulus were found increase outwards direction. This spatial dependence compared fibre content layers excellent correlation suggesting that fibres are main load bearing components. The quantified using regression analysis direction as 0.1 (inner layer), 0.19 (middle-1 0.28 (middle-2 layer) 0.44 (outer layer). Rule Mixture theory allowed estimation individual components, parenchyma matrix. Article Highlights Radial across culm wall stiffness properties obtained from parallel compared. analysed image software. failure mechanisms identified depend content.