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Trujillo, Eduardo - World Bamboo

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Why bamboo fibres?<br />

Stress (MPa)<br />

1200<br />

1000<br />

800<br />

600<br />

400<br />

200<br />

0<br />

<strong>Bamboo</strong> fibres show some<br />

similarities with glass fibres<br />

Typical Stress - Strain curve<br />

for single bamboo fibre<br />

Strain (%)<br />

Fibre properties<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Bamboo</strong> Congress – Antwerp Belgium April 10-15, 2012 9<br />

• The same linear elastic behaviour under<br />

tensile load<br />

• Brittle fibres (strain ~ 2%)<br />

• Specific properties are comparable with<br />

glass fibre<br />

Density Glass fibre: 2.5 (g/cm3)<br />

Density bamboo fibre: 1.4 (g/cm3)<br />

(<br />

Roughness of the bamboo fibre (Veeco profilometer)<br />

σ<br />

ρ<br />

,<br />

E<br />

ρ<br />

)

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