Journal of Wood Science

Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 2 Mechanical properties for the scrimber and comparable timber/bamboo-based materials

From: Production and mechanical performance of scrimber composite manufactured from poplar wood for structural applications

Products/specie	Density	Compression		Tension		Shear	Flexural		f ^b/ρ
	ρ	f ^c_∥	f ^c_⊥	f ^t_∥	f ^t_⊥	f ^s_∥	f ^b	E ^b	f ^b/ρ
	kg/m³	MPa	MPa	MPa	MPa	MPa	MPa	MPa	10⁴ m² s⁻²
Scrimber	885	101	21	108	3.4	17	140	22,310	15.8
Sitka spruce [28]	383	36	–	59	–	9	67	8000	17.5
SPF glulam [29]	408	28	4	–	1.2	3.5	32	12,175	7.8
Douglas-fir LVL [30]	520	57	–	49	–	11	68	13,000	13.1
Glubam [31]	800–980	51	–	82	–	–	99	10,400	10.1–12.4
Glulam Guadua [32]	741	62	–	143	3.2	9.5	122.4	13,260	16.5

LVL laminated veneer lumber

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