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Table 3 Summary of results

From: Determination of the physical and mechanical properties of moso, guadua and oldhamii bamboo assisted by robotic fabrication

Property

Mean

Std. dev.

JG/T 199-2007

BS EN 1990

Charac. valuea

VX (%)

kn

VX (%)

kn

Moso

 Density (kg/m3)

684

97

10

1.66

14

1.67

522

 Compressive strength (MPa)

54

8

13

1.66

16

1.67

40

 Elastic modulus (MPa)

11,930

2628

22

1.67

7529

 Shear strength (MPa)

16

2

20

1.66

11

1.67

11

 Volume fraction

0.33

0.04

Guadua

 Density (kg/m3)

730

52

10

1.66

10

1.67

608

 Compressive strength (MPa)

58

12

13

1.66

21

1.67

38

 Elastic modulus (MPa)

18,480

3570

19

1.67

12,502

 Shear strength (MPa)

12

2

20

1.66

18

1.67

8

 Volume fraction

0.42

0.04

Oldhamii

 Density (kg/m3)

734

83

10

1.65

11

1.66

595

 Compressive strength (MPa)

68

11

13

1.65

16

1.66

50

 Elastic modulus (MPa)

20,683

7868

38

1.66

7604

 Shear strength (MPa)

13

3

20

1.65

22

1.66

8

 Volume fraction

0.46

0.06

  1. VX, coefficient of variation; kn, characteristic fractile factor
  2. aBased on the governing values of VX and kn (i.e. largest VXkn product)