Mechanical properties of laminated bamboo strips from Gigantochloa Scortechinii/polyester composites

Materials and Design

Volumn 57, Issue , 2014, Pages 551-559

  Rassiah, Kannan ^a,b   Megat Ahmad, M M H ^a   Ali, Aidy ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Politeknik Merlimau   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARDNESS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; POLYMER BLENDS;

BAMBOO FIBERS; BAMBOO SPECIES; BAMBOO STRIPS; FIBER COMPOSITE; GIGANTOCHLOA SCORTECHINII; LAMINATED BAMBOO; REINFORCING FIBERS; UNSATURATED POLYESTER;

BAMBOO;

EID: 84893392813     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.12.070     Document Type: Article

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