Water interaction, bamboo

The mechanism of bamboo-water interaction and the swelling-shrinkage behavior of bamboo culm subjected to the dry-wet cycle... 

Bamboo readily absorbs water and swells. When dried it shrinks, consequently causing a loose bond at the bamboo-matrix interface which results in cracking. Therefore, the mechanism of bamboo-water interaction is very important because it will determine how bamboo will be... 

This paper presents the basic factors for selecting bamboo, the mechanism of bamboo-water-concrete interaction, and the sulfur-sand treatment of the bamboo used for reinforcement in structural concrete. 

Shih studied the thermal behavior of an epoxy resin reinforced with water bamboo husks fibres and powders [42]. The char yield increased from 8.9 % for the epoxy resin to 10.1-13.6 % for the composites containing 10 % bamboo fibres or powder. The results showed that the addition of bamboo powder or fibres to epoxy systems would raise the char yield of the sample, therefore could improve the flame retardancy of these materials. Similar results were obtained in the case of Phormium tenax fibres reinforced epoxy composites, containing 20 % fibres. The presence of plant fibres determined an increase of the composites thermal stability, due to the improved fibre-matrix interactions [43]. 

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