1. Prof. Dr. MARCO ANTONIO DOS REIS PEREIRA
UNESP - BRAZIL
BAMBOO PROJECT : MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GLUED LAMINATED BAMBOO

2. BAMBOO PROJECT 1- Priorities species introduction and cultivation
START : 1990
OBJECTIVES : BAMBOO RESEARCH AND DIVULGATION
STEPS :
1- Priorities species introduction and cultivation
2 - Culms management and production
3 - Physical and Mechanical characterization
4 - Culms processing
5 - Products/Design

3. Dendrocalamus giganteus

4. CULMS AGE CONTROLL

5. CULMS PROCESSING Transversal Longitudinal cutting. cutting
Four face shaper
Nodes removal

6. STRIPS POSITION

7. Brazilian wood standard (NBR 7190)
- parallel compressive test : 5 x 5 x 15 cm
- simple bending test : 5 x 5 x 115 cm
- parallel tensile test : 5 x 0,7 x 42 cm

8. PARALLEL COMPRESSIVE TEST

9. SIMPLE BENDING TEST

10. PARALLEL TENSILE TEST

11. Elasticity modulus (GPa)
AVERAGE VALUES
Strength (MPa)
Elasticity modulus (GPa)
U (%)
Tensile
ft0 = 143.7
Et0 = 20.6
11.2
Simple bending
ff = 98.9
Ef = 13.6
11.3
Compressive
fc0 = 65.5
Ec0 = 18.1
(density  = g/cm3)

13. SOME DEVELOPED PRODUCTS

14. CONCLUSIONS
The main conclusion: glued laminated bamboo has good mechanical
characteristics to be used in bamboo products confection and in this
way it can contribute to avoid native wood cutting

15. GRATEFULNESS Thank you
To Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo – Fapesp, for the financial support in this work development.
To Fundação para o Desenvolvimento da Unesp – FUNDUNESP , for the financial support for this work presentation
Thank you