Selected physical and mechanical properties of moso bamboo (phyllostachys pubescens)

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 258-263

  Yu, H Q ^a   Jiang, Z H ^a   Hse, C Y ^b   Shupe, T F ^c  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Relative density; Shrinkage; Tensile modulus of elasticity; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHRINKAGE; STATISTICAL TESTS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

COMPARISON TESTS; INNER LAYERS; LONGITUDINAL SHRINKAGES; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PUBESCENS; RELATIVE DENSITIES; RELATIVE DENSITY; TANGENTIAL SHRINKAGES; TENSILE MODULUS; TENSILE MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; TWO WAYS; ZHEJIANG;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

BAMBOO; GROWTH; TENSILE STRENGTH;

PHYLLOSTACHYS PUBESCENS;

EID: 55849145886     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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