Mapping the structure, composition and mechanical properties of bamboo

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1969-1976

  Low, I M ^a   Che, Z Y ^a   Latella, B A ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CRACK INITIATION; CREEP; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HARDNESS; INDENTATION; STIFFNESS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; VICKERS HARDNESS TESTING;

CRACK DEFLECTION; CRACK-BRIDGING; FIBER DEBONDING; INTERFACIAL DAMAGE ZONE; VICKERS INDENTATION;

BAMBOO;

BAMBOO; BEND STRENGTH; BREAK RESISTANCE; CREEP; DEBONDING; ELASTICITY; HARDNESS; STIFFNESS; TOUGHNESS;

EID: 33749125189     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2006.0238     Document Type: Article

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