Physical and mechanical properties of Gigantochloa scortechinii bamboo splits and strips

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Anwar, U M K ^a   Zaidon, A ^b   Hamdan, H ^a   Mohd Tamizi, M ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Gigantochloa scortechinii; Physical and mechanical properties; Splits; Strips

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELASTICITY; MOISTURE; SHRINKAGE; TIMBER;

GIGANTOCHLOA SCORTECHINII; MODULUS OF RUPTURE (MOR); PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SPLITS;

BAMBOO;

BAMBOO; COHESION; CORRELATION; CULM; DENSITY; ELASTIC STRENGTH; LUMBER; MOISTURE CONTENT; SHRINKAGE; STRIPS;

GIGANTOCHLOA; GIGANTOCHLOA SCORTECHINII;

EID: 16244392399     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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