Bamboo The Multipurpose Plant
This book is intended for use both in the industry and the academia. It introduces the physical, chemical and the mechanical properties as well as the characterization of bamboo. Novel industrial applications in structural, non-structural, reinforcem
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Bamboo The Multipurpose Plant
Bamboo
Esther Titilayo Akinlabi Kwame Anane-Fenin Damenortey Richard Akwada •
Bamboo The Multipurpose Plant
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Esther Titilayo Akinlabi Department of Mechanical Engineering Science University of Johannesburg Auckland Park South Africa
Damenortey Richard Akwada Department of Mechanical Engineering Science University of Johannesburg Auckland Park South Africa
Kwame Anane-Fenin Department of Mechanical Engineering Science University of Johannesburg Auckland Park South Africa
ISBN 978-3-319-56807-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-56808-9
ISBN 978-3-319-56808-9
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Preface
Humans for many centuries have harnessed the multifaceted applications of bamboo, including those in the structural and engineering fields and for food and medicinal purposes mainly in Asia and Africa. However, the practical applications for bamboo in the areas of composite materials, textiles, and structural engineering have seen tremendous growth and research interest over the past decade. The existing literature on bamboo often assumes a very narrow dimension. The literature on bamboo can be grouped into four main categories. These include biological, architectural, structural engineering, and the socio-economical contexts. Farrelly (1984), in “The Book of Bamboo: A comprehensive guide to this remarkable plant, its uses, and its history”, focused on the biological components such as taxonomy, anatomy, and cultivation and harvesting. However, Janssen (2000) mainly dealt with the fundamental dimension of b
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