A low-technology approach toward fabrication of Laminated Bamboo Lumber

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 29, Issue , 2012, Pages 257-262

  Mahdavi, M ^a   Clouston, P L ^b   Arwade, S R ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bamboo; Building material; Composite; Fabrication; Lumber; Mechanical properties; Strength; Sustainable material

Indexed keywords

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; COMPOSITE; CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE; END-PRODUCTS; FABRICATION EQUIPMENT; GREEN BUILDINGS; LAMINATED BAMBOO; MECHANICAL PRESS; SCREW-DRIVEN; STRENGTH; STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS; SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION;

BAMBOO; BUILDING MATERIALS; DEPOSITION; FABRICATION; HAND TOOLS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LAMINATING; LUMBER; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS);

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 82055172544     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.10.046     Document Type: Article

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