Research Article
Mechanical Properties and Strength Grading of Engineered Bamboo Composites in China
Table 9
Compressive strength grade classification of EBC based on density.
| Grade (ρ) | Compressive strength (fc, 0, MPa) | Interval (g/cm3) | Mean | R0.05 | Rk |
| PSB | 0.85–0.949 | 61.17 | 49.47 | 49.12 | 0.95–1.049 | 71.24 | 62.58 | 62.14 | 1.05–1.149 | 87.58 | 75.69 | 75.16 | 1.15–1.249 | 101.93 | 88.80 | 88.18 | 1.25–1.349 | 111.45 | 101.92 | 101.20 | ≥1.35 | 121.94 | 115.03 | 114.22 |
| LVB | 0.60–0.629 | 51.57 | 44.14 | 43.89 | 0.63–0.659 | 55.43 | 49.58 | 49.31 | 0.66–0.689 | 60.48 | 55.03 | 54.72 | 0.69–0.719 | 65.45 | 60.48 | 60.14 | 0.72–0.749 | 72.23 | 65.92 | 65.56 | ≥0.750 | 74.95 | 71.37 | 70.97 |
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