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/cm^3)
	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