Effects of age and height on physical and mechanical properties of bamboo

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 211-217

  Kamruzzaman, M ^a   Saha, S K ^a   Bose, A K ^a   Islam, M N ^a  

^a KHULNA UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Culm; Density; Modulus of elasticity; Modulus of rupture; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

HOUSING; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; RAW MATERIALS;

AGE GROUPS; BAMBOO SPECIES; BAMBUSA BALCOOA; BANGLADESH; BRIDGE CONSTRUCTIONS; CULM; DENSITY; DIFFERENT HEIGHTS; MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; MODULUS OF RUPTURE; MOISTURE CONTENT; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SAFE DESIGNS; SHRINKAGE; WALL THICKNESSES;

BAMBOO;

AGE STRUCTURE; BAMBOO; BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION; HEIGHT; HOUSING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MOISTURE CONTENT; PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

BAMBUSA; BAMBUSA BALCOOA; BAMBUSA TULDA; MELOCANNA BACCIFERA;

EID: 49149120985     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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