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Comparative Mechanical Properties of Selectied Bamboo Species Leoncio Mariano C. Acma Int. Journal of Precious Engineering Research and Application www.ijpera.com ISSN : 2456-2734, Vol. 2, Issue 1, April 2017, pp.01-08 RESEARCH ARTICLE OPEN ACCESS Comparative Mechanical Properties of Selectied Bamboo Species Leoncio Mariano C. Acma Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Central Mindanao University, Musuan, Bukidnon, Philippines ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate some basic mechanical properties of selected bamboo species that are applicable to structural applications. Seven bamboo species planted inside the Central Mindanao University Campus were tested, namely: Dendrocalamus merrillanus, Elmer; Gigantochcloa atter, Hassk; Bambusa vulgaris Var. Schrad; Dendrocalamaus asper, Schultes. F; Dendrocalamus latiflorus, Rehm.; Bambusa vulgaris Schrad.; and, Bambusa blumeana, Schultes were subjected to four-point bending test, compression parallel to grain test and shear strength parallel to grain test. Data were taken from bottom, middle and top portion of the bamboos. Result showed that Dendrocalamaus asper, Schultes. has the stronger compressive strength at an average of 104.02 MPa, Dendrocalamus latiflorus, Rehm. has the stronger shearing strength at an average value of 12.65 MPa, while Dendrocalamus merrilanus, Elmer has the stronger flexural strength with and average value of 188.39 MPa. All six bamboo species tested is 2-6 times stronger than 80% stress graded Vitex parviflora Juss. (Molave) in compressive strength, 1.7-4.4 times stronger in shearing strength and 1.4 – 7.85 times stronger in flexural strength. Keywords: bamboo culms, four-point load set-up, compression parallel to grain, shear strength parallel to grain, bamboo internodes I. INTRODUCTION commonly named as “sweet bamboo”; Bambusa Bamboo is abundant natural resource and blumeana, Schultes commonly named “kawayan available everywhere. It has been a conventional tinik”; Bambusa vulgaris, Schrad. Commonly constructional material since ancient times but named as “kawayan kiling”; Bambusa vulgaris currently overlooked due to the availability of other Var. Schrad. Commonly named “golden bamboo”; construction materials which requires large amount and, Dendrocalamus merrilanus, Elmer commonly of energy for its production and is not renewable. named as “bayog”. In recent years, bamboo has come to be recognized as a very important non-wood resource. This is due II. OBJECTIVE to the rapid destruction of tropical rainforests and The main objective of this study is to the unrelenting demand for raw materials by wood make a comparison of the basic mechanical based industries. Bamboo has high strength, properties of some selected bamboo species that are usually straight and lightweight, easy to propagate, applicable to structural applications. Specifically, it grow rapidly and suitable for almost endless variety aimed to: a) determine the flexural strength of the of purposes (Espiloy, et.al., 1999). However, there selected bamboo species using the modified four- is no available data for mechanical properties of point load test of the bamboo culm; b) to determine bamboo and most people do not know how one the compression parallel to grain along its culm bamboo species is compared to another species or internodes; c) to determine the shear strength to a known structural timber material in terms of parallel to grain along its culm internode; and, d) to strength. Hence, this study is conducted. make a comparative analysis of the mechanical Seven bamboo species available in Central properties among the bamboo species and with Mindanao University that can be used for structural commercially available hardwood. Tests were purposes were identified and subjected to common conducted for the bottom, middle and top portion mechanical properties such as Flexural or Bending of the bamboo. Strength, Compression Parallel to Grain and Shear Strength Parallel to grain. Bamboo species III. METHODOLOGY identified include: Dendrocalamus asper, Schult.F, 3.1 Gathering of Specimen commonly named as “giant bamboo”; Selected bamboo species were at the Dendrocalamus latiflorus, Rehm. commonly mature age of three to five years and without any named as “machiku”; Gigantochloa atter, Hassk damage to the entire length. Felled bamboo poles www.ijpera.com 1 | P a g e Leoncio Mariano C. Acma Int. Journal of Precious Engineering Research and Application www.ijpera.com ISSN : 2456-2734, Vol. 2, Issue 1, April 2017, pp.01-08 were immediately dispatched for processing. All All test specimens were gathered for the bottom, tests were conducted within seven days after felling middle and top part of the bamboo pole. Three to insure those test specimens are still green. specimens with three replications each were Prepared specimen were stored in a shed and kept prepared for every bamboo species representing away from direct sunlight to avoid cracking. bottom, middle and top part. Specimens for Specimen for compression and shear has its length compression parallel to grain and shear parallel to equal to the outer diameter. Specimens for flexure grain are prepared with the length equal to the have a minimum of eight nodes and maximum of diameter of the culm. Routine preparation of test eleven nodes or 30 times outside larger diameter. specimen is shown in Fig. 1. a) Measurement and cutting of bamboo b) Specimen for compression and shear tests Fig. 1. Routine preparation of bamboo test specimen 3.2 Compression Test Parallel to Grain was taken as twice the outer diameter. So that the Compression strength test was undertaken bamboo will not crack prior to testing, all test using the compression accessory of the universal specimens were soaked in fresh water. Test testing machine (UTM) and following the specimen are placed in between top and bottom specification of ISO/TC 165 /N314. Compression paten of the UTM and compression load is applied tests parallel to grain were on specimens without gradually until failure is observed which is either any node, and the length of the specimens were deformation on the contact surface, buckling of the taken equal to the outer diameter, however for specimen or splitting of the specimen. Set-up is outer diameter less than 20 mm or less, the length shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 2. Compression Test Set-up and typical appearance of specimen at failure 3.3 Shear Strength Test Parallel to Grain predetermined. The specimen was supported at the Shear Strength Test Parallel to Grain was lower end over two quarters, opposite one another; carried out using the ISO/TC 165 /N314 and loaded at the upper end over two quarters Specifications. A tetra-shear apparatus was which are not supported. The shear strength test fabricated as shown in Fig. 3. Specimen was set-up parallel to grain is shown in Fig. 4. in the apparatus such that shear failure line was www.ijpera.com 2 | P a g e Leoncio Mariano C. Acma Int. Journal of Precious Engineering Research and Application www.ijpera.com ISSN : 2456-2734, Vol. 2, Issue 1, April 2017, pp.01-08 Fig. 3. Tetra-shear apparatus for Shear Test Fig. 4. Shear strength parallel to grain test set-up 3.4 Flexural Test each ends a half-internode- length. The usual A modified four-point load set-up length has a minimum of eight internodes and a following the procedure of ISO/TC 165 /N314 maximum of eleven internodes. The test set-up is Specifications. Test culms used are without shown in Fig. 5. The load used are block with visually apparent defects. In order to obtain failure corresponding weights placed in a saddle such that in bending, the free span was at least 30 x D, in the saddle will be able to deliver equal four-point which D is the outside diameter. The full length of load to the specimen. Actual loading of the set-up the culm was measured as the free length plus at is shown in Fig. 6. www.ijpera.com 3 | P a g e Leoncio Mariano C. Acma Int. Journal of Precious Engineering Research and Application www.ijpera.com ISSN : 2456-2734, Vol. 2, Issue 1, April 2017, pp.01-08 Fig. 5. Actual test set-up for flexural test Fig. 6. Actual loading for the four-point flexure test IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION crumble divided by the average area of the bamboo The conduct of the test was done in two culm to resist the load. The average of the three stages. No data was taken for shear strength data was taken as the average compressive strength. parallel to grain for golden bamboo; giant bamboo Data was taken from the bottom, middle and top and sweet bamboo as the specimen were overtaken part of the bamboo. Fig. 7 shows the summary of events that lead to aging of the specimen. the compressive strength of each species of Compressive strength of bamboo was bamboo tested and its comparison with each taken as the load when bamboo culm started to species. www.ijpera.com 4 | P a g e Leoncio Mariano C. Acma Int. Journal of Precious Engineering Research and Application www.ijpera.com ISSN : 2456-2734, Vol. 2, Issue 1, April 2017, pp.01-08 Compressive Strength Parallel to Grain 120140 100204060800 Top Middle Bottom Dendrocalamus 98.67 76.85 43.2 latiflorus, Rehm Dendrocalamus 83.56 98.11 130.4 asper, Schult. F. Dendrocalamus Stress, MPa Stress, 78.97 72.15 68.11 merrillanus, Elmer Bambusa vulgaris Var. 44.74 42.92 43.05 Schrad. Bambusa 56.33 61.75 49.9 blumeana, Schultes Gigantochloa 54.89 56.92 43.78 atter, Hassk. Fig. 7. Comparison of the result of the average Compressive stress in MPa of 6 bamboo species Computation of compressive strength is taken from the equation 2 2 σultc = Fult / {π/4[D – (D-t) ]} --------- (1) In obtaining the shear strength parallel to grain, the load when the bamboo culm was about to where σultc is the compressive strength, Fult is the split up along where the tetra-shear apparatus was load at failure, D is the outside diameter of bamboo applied divided by the average thickness of the and t is the thickness of the bamboo culm.
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