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