Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 1 Mechanical properties for the scrimber composite
Category | Direction of loading | Strength (MPa) | MOE (MPa) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | COV (%) | 5-percentile | Mean | COV (%) | ||
Compression | Parallel-to-grain | 101 | 9.9 | 84.3 | 16,780 | 13.3 |
Perpendicular-to-grain radial | 18 | 10.1 | 15.2 | 1167 | 7.1 | |
Perpendicular-to-grain tangential | 24 | 6.2 | 21.7 | 1317 | 5.2 | |
Tension | Parallel-to-grain | 108 | 23.1 | 64.4 | 11,069 | 6.6 |
Perpendicular-to-grain radial | 2 | 22.0 | 1.4 | – | – | |
Perpendicular-to-grain tangential | 4 | 21.2 | 2.8 | – | – | |
Shear | Parallel-to-grain | 17 | 13.0 | 13.7 | – | – |
Flexural | – | 140 | 12.1 | 113.4 | 22,310 | 9.4 |