Research Article

Comparative Study on Clear Specimen Strength and Member Strength of Side-Pressure Laminated Bamboo

Table 1

Summary of basic material properties.

Strength typeMaximum (MPa)Minimum (MPa)Average (MPa)Standard deviation (MPa)Coefficient of variation

Compressive strength parallel to grain90.364.984.93.040.04
Tensile strength parallel to grain143.087.9111.716.50.15
Tensile modulus10844.67107.39194.41101.10.12
Bending strength130.096.2111.98.20.07
Bending modulus13842.48515.011622.8349.20.03
Shear strength parallel to grain13.810.612.11.10.09