Research Article
Mechanical Properties and Strength Grading of Engineered Bamboo Composites in China
Table 8
Compressive strength grade classification of EBC based on compressive modulus.
| Grade (Ec, 0) | Compressive strength (fc, 0, MPa) | Interval (MPa) | Mean | R0.05 | Rk |
| PSB | 10000–11999 | 63.10 | 51.12 | 50.70 | 12000–13999 | 72.58 | 63.16 | 62.64 | 14000–15999 | 98.13 | 75.20 | 74.58 | 16000–17999 | 108.71 | 87.24 | 86.52 | 18000–19999 | 115.16 | 99.28 | 98.46 | ≥20000 | 116.07 | 111.32 | 110.40 |
| LVB | 9000–9999 | 54.00 | 45.21 | 44.80 | 10000–10999 | 55.41 | 48.55 | 48.11 | 11000–11999 | 58.74 | 51.89 | 51.42 | 12000–12999 | 63.08 | 55.23 | 54.73 | 13000–13999 | 66.45 | 58.57 | 58.04 | ≥14000 | 67.22 | 61.91 | 61.35 |
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